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LETTERS, _fFeedback It is commendable that. Waterloo council is looking into improvements regarding entertainment for the city‘s population. Don‘t ignore past problems However, individual groups of persons should not expect taxpayers to provide everything for them. Persons who have no hobbies or no friends are bereft, indeed. A little imagination, a hobby or two and a friendly smile can open a lot of doors and save the city extreme expenâ€" No doubt, teenagers require someâ€" thing to spur their swaying interest and keep them off the streets. There are gymnasiums in schools and basements in churches where games or dances can be held. However, from past experience, only the few from wellâ€"structured famiâ€" Eight million Canadians can‘t be wrong. They‘re getting to and from work, shopping, visiting, exercising and most importantly enjoying themselves. On their boneshakers that is. (For those of you who do not travel on wheels, a boneshaker can be translated into a biâ€" cycle.) _ The busy roads, the cost of buying a car, the cost of insurance, repairs and gasoline for the car, the heat of the sun inside the car or bus, and the opportuniâ€" ty to be out in the fresh air are just a few of the reasons why bike riding has become so popular. I must, of course, mention the exercise benefits as well. Bike riding prompts the usage of two important muscle groups which are often neglected, yet essential for good stability, coâ€"ordination and posture. The shin muscles, situated along the sides of the shin bone (at the front of the lower leg), are generally abused rather than stretched and strengthened. Aerobic activity such as running and jumping on the spot have been notoriously bad for causing shin problems in many unâ€" trained fitness buffs. Biking, however, with the constant turning of the lower leg and movement of the foot pushing on the pedals does stretch and strengthen the shin area, gently. The quadriceps, located at the front of the thigh (the largest muscles of our body) can be developed quickly while riding, especially from riding up hills. 1 was ‘"Yes, all animals should be covered under the same bylaw. If people look after their dogs, then people with cats should look after Jakob Aichle Kathy Hammond Fitness Instructor k + S l P * w . xk is C s P " en Pasgsis: 7 F V‘ k. © 0 0S ; : § s f & e " * *4 To PW M 7 t f ¢ § "Cleed * y “ . 4 NCmmA f: 2: & en P e s n "* / je/ ul 2 e l * 4 j & s P oo 1 +. + 4 h ® § E â€" «h: y *~* +# } + . e (‘? 6 A 2 * 3 1 4 k ;"',V’ 4 w "%B 5. Pn . . § Sn ge & 4 PW hee e + -"3'?‘ « . 5" # j 5 * & # * # t i h e ‘ ul w . ols : % , P w 2e E. ® . Â¥ a . y & r > in ut C â€" k C agt" . Lle (£8 & 1 en J r ~Â¥ , § 8* g" A i { a o . s * ie 5 % A t % + s . % ’ qiÂ¥ t Sast _ C y e j el 4 P & ; o. t 4 +X t Lh T t ‘"" > AFR.. ; s C As. P < 4 ifs s < a d es es [ 4. A. € / & = ' & ' umt T ’ Pey: 3 §J : > 4 activity. Never mind the swell of the thighs while riding, the heart has a chance to swell and pump hard too. Take a ride up a hill and see how fast your breath holds out! Not long. And it‘s the fast, hard breathing that encourages the efficient use of oxygen and the increased e The Big Brothers Association in Kitchener is holding a 200 km bikeâ€"aâ€" thon Sat., May 23 to Sun., May 24. Enjoy your biking with good friends, a beautiâ€" ful ride through the Caledon Hills, and support the Big Brothers summer camp in Orangeville. circulate the fresh oxygen. The art of biking is over 100 years old. During this time the advancements in comfort and technology have made bicycles a pleasure to sit on and dynamic to ride. I personally decided to become even more involved with biking after recently moving to a subdivision. The "subdiviâ€" sion syndrome‘‘ of hopping into a car to go anywhere was not going to take control of me. Rather than buying a second car, I opted for a good reliable bike, decided upon with good professionâ€" al advice. I plan on enjoying the fresh air and sunshine this summer getting to and from work, tennis, shopping, visitâ€" ing . ... lies showed interest. Others made trouâ€" ble so this group was left with qot!ling. Daffodil Days committee offers thanks I hope council will look back to the times places were provided and really examine past problems. Norma Sangoi Waterloo, Ont. On behalf of the "Daffoil Day Camâ€" paign‘‘ sponsored by Beta Sigma Phi Sorority to benefit the North Waterloo Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society, I would like to thank you for your participation in the advertising of Dafâ€" fodil Days. It doesn‘t take much to realize a jaunt ‘"No. It would be difficult to enforce it for cats. People wouldn‘t put a cat on a leash because they would see it as too restricting, considering the naâ€" ture of the animal." r of the heart to help Alicia Hussey Waterioo Can‘t understand the logic of her complaint I was compelled to reply to last week‘s letter from Â¥vonne Woelfle regarding the Stoopâ€"andâ€"Scoop Bylaws. Ms. Woelfle indicated that she owns a dog which is kept in a fenced yard on her property and is not allowed to venture onto other people‘s property to leave remains. If all pet owners were this responsible, there Should all pets at large be subject to the same bylaw? The 1987 Daffodil Sale was most successful and we look forward to your support in 1988. Gloria Eberhardt Publicity Chairperson, Daffodil Day, 1987. people successful. You‘ll hear someone say, ‘"My father worked like a dog all the years of his life and never once got his head above water.‘"‘ Hard work alone is not the answer. The answer is not how much time we spend on the job, it‘s how much we spend the time! It‘s how people spend their time that determines how wellâ€"off we We have only to look back in history to see that for a country, a society, or a person, the difference is made by how we spend our time. When men spent their time trying to kill game with spears and arrows, and women gathered roots and berries, no one could live in comfort. No matter how hard they worked it was for mere survival. Yet, today most of the people in the industrialized countries live comfortâ€" ably; for only when people learned how to do more in less time, to be more productive, have we been successful in improving the quality of life. Our children go to school for years, and among the things they learn are the means by which they can accomplish more in less time. And what once seemed like a paradox to the great majority, and still does to an unfortunate few, the more time spent in school, which on the surface appears to be unproductive, the greater the producâ€" tivity and hence the earnings of the indiâ€" vidual. For centuries, people worked from dawn to dusk and got very little to show for it. Today the working day is short, but because we use our time more effectively, we produce more and can ‘‘*No. All pet owners have the same responsibility to look after the messes created by their pets, but there :'mun to be greater problems rcing it on owners of cats." Ray Baptie There is often a good deal of confusion WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 290, 1987 â€" PAGE 7 live better. Before we learned how to build machines, the great majority from small children to the oldest grandâ€" parents toiled to stave off starvation. Now our working lives begin later, and retirement is usual. So, the answer is pretty clear. Our whole civilization is simply an extension of that old adage: ‘"Use your head to save your heels.‘"‘ No matter how hard you use your body, only the use of your head will make the difference. It‘s the difference between a skilled and an unskilled person; because any skill is nothing more than learning to do something well, in less time. Whether it be a household chore, a sport, or on the job, the same applies. â€" would not be a need for a Stoopâ€"andâ€"Scoop Bylaw, however, there are many pet owners who are not as responsible as she is, of this I‘m sure she would agree. Yet I could not understand her logic at putting down a Bylaw which is merely intended to make pet owners responsible for their animals, as responsible as she herself claims to be. Most of our progress toward a better life has come as a result of someone getting an idea, which is another way of using your head. How long does it take to get an idea? You could get an idea while driving to work on a Monday morning that could make you rich in five years. The five years are going to tfiass anyway but it‘s what you do during their passage that will make the difference. Ms. Woelfle went on to complain about loose cats. I agree there is a problem concerning cats who damage gardens and get into garbage but instead of putting down a Stoopâ€"and Scoop Bylaw which was long overdue, perhaps she should apâ€" proach the Humane Society or City Council to fin . a solution with regard to roaming cats. The selfâ€"employed and those earning sales commission frequently get ideas for using their time more effectively and can double, triple, or quadruple their incomes by so doing. . o O But everyone could make their lives easier if they become better organized, by allotting time to plan their activities and thinking of new and better ways of doing things. f 1 commend the Chronicle for supporting the spirit of the Stoopâ€"andâ€"Scoop Bylaw in their Editorial of the same week. (Mr. Fellows is the founder of the Human Resource Development Instiâ€" tute, P.O. Box 642, Cambridge, N1R 5W1) "Yes, cats and dogs should be treated equally. It‘s the individuâ€" al‘s responsibility to keep their animals under control." cdung t t Betty McCallum Waterioo Barb Hanley Waterioo, Ont.