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The first column I wrote was about somatotypes (body types). This will not only be a reminder that because everyone is different, we can‘t expect to look like the muscular, lean bodies parading on the covers of practically every magazine, but will include some suggestions on the kinds of activities suited to each particular body type. %'-: /78 iky . la=iâ€"* T« o & * 2. Epoas) ka‘- @2 ,!I‘;: ap & PA 27.3 iL. ff i as.* * . 18@ o "Uâ€" tm‘ & u9t j 1 IA% a‘ o : , e +*® & f # = â€" m . & â€" ts eA 3 *‘ % T'. C _E( * ["-[?('\‘kr? w‘e -J 'y rfi. A "« iA * {®* = w\ \‘ L,"Y’ Noy * â€" ul 1z * 32 ‘€ 1 .\!\ e } d 1| P GuLIPrX 1.37' __au( L j | e T. ~8 First, the reminder. All you‘ll need to do to determine your body type is stand in front of your mirror with all your clothes off. If you are long and skinny, with bony hips, small chest and slender arms and legs, chances are you belong to the group classified as ectomorphs. Generally this type of body fits a person who is nervous and often highâ€"strung. Though a person with an ectomorph body may have a good appetite, he or she may not gain any weight due to the calorie burning anxieties. If you have wellâ€"developed muscles in your arms and legs, a flat stomach, narrow hips and wider shoulders, you may fit into the mesomorph category. This type of body suits a person who is generally relaxed and takes care of their body with physical activity. You may be a combination of several body types, or all three. This could explain why all your weight goes to your hips, or why your chest stays If, however, your body is round and/or pearâ€"shaped with little muscle tone, flabby arms, wide hips and heavy legs, you would fit into the endomorph category. Fitness Forum Kathy Hammond Fitness Instructor There are certain sports which are best suited to the different body types. The ectomorph usually does well in ballet, marathon running, race walkâ€" ing. The mesomorph does well with gymnastics, sprinting, rowing, basketâ€" ball, karate, racquetball and squash. The endomorph can do well with archery, field hockey, lacrosse, biâ€" cycling and golf. small even with extra weightâ€"building. Your body height/weight ratio will also determine your skill in a particular sport. Long distance runners should have no more than two pounds of weight for every inch of height. (The lighter a runner is the less impact on the ground and the fewer injuries. Heavier runners have more leg trouble. If you have three pounds to the inch of height you‘re asking for trouble with your hips, ankles, knees, and spine if you get involved with marathon running.) The percentage of body fat on your body will also determine how hard you will have to work at a particular sport. Aerobic sports are most enjoyable and easier for people with less than 18 percent body fat. The more fat you have the harder your heart must work to carry the load. If, however, you have a higher percentage of fat you will be insulated against cold winds and water, making you a good candidate for swimming sports. Lighter swimmers must work hard just to stay afloat, without the natural buoyancy fat gives. LETTERS Don‘t blame students for our problems In 1981 the Aiexandra School Review was formed to investigate the closure of Alexandra School in Waterloo. I was a member of that committee, because 1 had children attending this school (and learning) and also because as an uptown Waterloo resident I was conâ€" cerned about the effect of closure on the local residential area. At that time, the committee met often and regularly. Meetings were attended by Waterloo County Board trustees who disputed the issues with a group of parents. Although the parents were able to predict the social ramifications of closing this school they lacked the political clout to change the course of action proposed. This course was to close the school on the basis of declining enrolment and the resulting financial implications. Despite public meetings and appeals to the local Waterloo powerâ€"structures‘ the parents, children and local resi dents were defeated in their attempts to retain a school in the core area of Wa terloo. As was predicted the lack of an elementary school has resulted in families moving from the core area, houses being purchased by those wish ing to make a profit and the student tenants being scapegoated for our own nearâ€"sighted policies of 1982. The social ramifications of the closing of Alexanâ€" dra School are just beginning to be seen and felt by us all. Do you know what makes a newspaper editor happy? I mean really happy? _ To the students who are now my neighbors, I would like to say I am sorry you have borne the brunt of negative publicity. You have all been good neighbors and we enjoy your presence, but you are in the middle of a battle which started as far back as 1978 (when the first review committee met) at a time when you were still in elementary school. To the local uptown Waterloo resiâ€" dents and local groups I would like to point out that Brighton School is presently being reviewed for closure. This may be your opportunity to help the north end of the core area remain a family oriented community. I urge you to write to the Waterloo County Board of Education and express your views on the effects of school closure. Oh sure, a pat on the back from the publisher, or a call from a reader praising a story, those kinds of things are always welcome. But ask any editor worth his/her salt, and they‘ll tell you what really makes them happy is to see their letters to the editor file spilling over with reader opinâ€" ion. To the Board of, Education 1 would like to say to you, think twice next To the realtor who told me that the value of my house would be greatly increased if I was prepared to sell to an absentee landlord, I would like you to know that you are also a part of the disintegration of a very old and beauti ful tradition, the core area of our City. It‘s the best indication that people are reading the newspaper, and isn‘t that what the business is all about? You bet it is. And this newspaper editor is thrilled to report that in the past two months, we have received more letters from readers than at any time in well, at least the past decade. Ahâ€"mazâ€" ing. time There have been letters of praise, the nice type, sure. But there have also been letters taking us to task for particular editorial comment and news stories. Some readers just want to make their feelings known on hot issues of the day So, in conclusion, let us not blame our WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23. 1985 â€" PAGE 7 Keep‘em coming Rick Campbell Chronicle Editor (swimming pools, student housing, minor sports) and still others have been moved to write in to disagree with what other letter writers have said. _ . Regardless of content (we have develâ€" oped thick skin over the years), we‘d like nothing better than to see that letters file continue to spill over with your thoughts and opinions. A reminder though, for those conâ€" templating election correspondence. All letters should be fair comment, it goes without saying nonâ€"libellous, and should focus on issues and how candidates relate to them. We will not publish blatant endorsements or deliberate atâ€" tacks on those running for public office, and as usual, we reserve the right to make judgement accordingly. That being said, keep those cards and letters coming. As you can see, 1 value your correspondence so much, I‘m even willing to cut short my weekly rantings to accommodate it. The ground is yours, and sacred too. She Loved The Gods Must Be Crazy At the risk of sending Paul Doerr‘s blood pressure above the limit I would like to say that I had the pleasure of seeing that delightful film The Gods Must Be Crazy in Vancouver this summer. And have been chuckling over scenes from it since. For heaven‘s sake (better change that or I‘ll be accused of taking the name of the universe in vain) is it not possible that we can have a fun thing any more? Why must everything be splashed with vitriol and dictatorial opinions, and analysed down to the bare bones? are quiet hard working young neighâ€" bors, but let us look back and make sure we do not allow the same mistake to be made again in our Region. Students want treatment befitting their stature 1 think the message was fairly clear: that we agree the simple codes of living are the best. Obviously I have a shallower and less belligerent mind than your correspondent and cannot play at being clever. All the same as long as the media and the Journal stay with us it is possible to grasp the enormity of world problems. university students, who in the main The housing conflict developing beâ€" tween students and the City of Waterloo overlooks what 1 consider to be a more important aspect of the situation. My main concern is that students of our intellectual and potential social status should be housed in squalid slums alongside the welfare cases and unemâ€" ployed of the city. Intelligent city and provincial politi cans should realize that housing stu dents in appropriate accommodations, at the expense of the city, is a good method of ensuring their political ca reers, as we will someday be the movers and shakers of society. Noise and parking problems are merely signs of despair; students cry ing out for treatment befitting their stature. City politicians who fail to realize this only point out the greater error of locating prominent universities in a hick town. I say cheers for the Chronicle reviewâ€" er and don‘t miss this film. It is more humane than Rambo‘s guns. Marcel} Lemmen Waterloo, Ont. Dorothy Wynne Waterloo, Ont. Irene O‘Toole, Waterloo, Ont.