neck . . . lb make our own
self aware of what is not pro-
per for us and then to prepare
ourselves to become fit for our
lifestyle?'
This is not an easy time in
Sylvia Zukin's life, because of
her career change, and be-
cause her husband, Walter,
has been ill. Now she must
apply the mental approach
she has taught to others for
so long. But for her, that
seems to come naturally.
"It's so important to have a
very positive attitude," she ex-
plains. "Not to ignore the
pain. Not to ignore it. To
understand the pain, to re-
spect the pain. Once you rec-
ognize where your pain is,
then you can deal with it. But
if you ignore the pain, then
you apply more pain on top —
you camouflage it. Very sim-
ply, some people grind their
teeth when they get tight and
they can't express themselves.
However, if you learn that
you're grinding your teeth,
then you do exercises in your
head, to relax your jaws and
relax your teeth . . . But to ig-
nore it, you build on top of
each emotion, each physical
problem until you make it
very severe .. .
"When you feel good, you
work on the things that hurt
you — you work on those
things. And once you know
what you're working on,
you're doing something very
positive for yourself. You're
going to make yourself better
. .. Once that comes into your
head you become," she says
with a laugh, "a Sylvia Zu-
kin-kind of person. You say
hello to everybody all the
time. It's 'Hi! I'm Sylvia
Zukin!' And that's the way
I've always been. I've never
known a stranger . . . Because
you don't walk around like
this," she puts a scowl on her
face, "you walk around with
all the nice warm fuzzies. Peo-
ple love laughter, they love
happiness, they love softness.
They don't love anger, and
they don't love the pricklies.
That's what I like to share."
Arlene Agree, an aerobic
instructor at the Center, says
that Zukin "has the knack to
see the other side of some-
thing. And it's always the
good side. She doesn't have to
search for it, she just finds it
automatically. It's just part of
her nature!'
With this philosophy, it is
easy to see how she inspires
others to share her attitude.
"I had a grandmother call me
the other day," she relates.
"Her grandchild called and
told her, `Bubbe, you have
to go swimming, you must
swim? And I used to tell her
this, she used to tell her
children this, her grandchild
now is calling her from Cali-
fornia to tell her this, how im-
portant it is. Yes, those are my
satisfactions!"
Bruce Landgarten, assis-
tant executive director of the
Center, says Zukin brings "ef-
fervescence" and a "bubbly
personality" to her work.
"She's truly a great leader,"
he adds, "as far as the teach-
ing goes. She's kept the same
groups going for years .. .
She's made a difference?'
She may have just reached
age 65, but Sylvia Zukin, who
defines the term "young at
heart," is not retiring. She
will continue to share her
knowledge of fitness and her
attitude toward life. Un-
doubtedly she will continue to
receive much more heartfelt
feedback from her students,
as well as their children
and grandchildren, in the
future.
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ROUND UP I
Stross Making
A Difference
Ann Arbor — Freshman
Wendy Stross has begun her
collegiate tennis career in
fine fashion, playing a key
role in the Wolverine's 6-3
start. Starting in the number
three singles position, Stross
has posted a 9-5 record and a
6-3 mark in dual match
competition.
Stross has also teamed with
freshman Kriste Miner to an-_
chor the number three
doubles team. The duo is 3-3
so far.
"Wendy has really added
strength to our lineup," said
head coach Elizabeth Ritt..
"She's still young, but she has
unlimited potential!'
Akiva In
State Hoops
The Akiva Day School
basketball team joined March
Madness for the first time
Monday night, losing an
86-17 decision to Pontiac
Catholic. Noam Koenigsberg
had nine points for Akiva.
Akiva is scheduled to travel
to Skokie, Illinois next
weekend for a series of games
against a Hebrew school team
there.
Rothstein Hits
Winning FTs
David Rothstein hit a pair
of free throws to break a 47-47
tie and give Rochester Adams
a 49-47 win over Bloomfield
Hills Lahser on March 3.
Rothstein led the
Highlanders with nine points.
Adams entered district play
this week with a 16-4 record.
Matt Hoffman scored 13
points last Saturday as North
Farmington beat Plymouth
Salem in the Western Lakes
basketball tournament
playoff final, 58-46. The
Raiders finished the regular
season 9-11, but well their
last four game', including
three contests in the tourna-
ment.
Goldstein Wins
National Berth
Linda Goldstein swept
seven events last weekend to
win individual honors in the
United States Swimming
Michigan short-course cham-
pionships. The 13-year-old
Goldstein, competing in the
13-14-year-old age bracket,
earned spots in the junior na-
tional meet in Alabama with
her times in two events, the
200 and 400 individual
medley. Goldstein swam the
200 IM in 2:10.7 and the 400
in 4:38.3. She won the 200
backstroke (2:14.3) and took
four freestyle events, the 200
(1:55.8), 500 (5:05.2), 1000
(10:31.2) and 1650
(17:29.8). The USS short-
. course junior nationals are
March 31-April 2 in
Tuscaloosa.
Goldstein's Stingray's team
won the team championship.
The meet was held at the
Oakland Community Col-
lege's Orchard Ridge campus.
Dena Bernstein earned a
state title in the 15-16 age
group, winning the 200 but-
terfly in 2:12.6, less than four
seconds away from a junior
national time. Bernstein was
fifth in the 100 butterfly
(1:01.7). She swam on three
relay teams, finishing fourth
in the 400 medley and 400
free relays, and placing fifth
in the 800 free.
12-year-old Jodi Shapiro, of
the Stingrays, took third in
the 100 breaststroke (1:13.9),
was fourth in the 100
backstroke (1:07.2) and 50
breaststroke (34.0), sixth in
the 100 IM (1:07.6) and
eighth in the 200 IM (2:28.4)
and the 50 backstroke (31.7).
Andover Hits
Hockey Final
Bloomfield Hills Andover
reached the final of the state
regional hockey tournament
before dropping a 5-3 decision
to state power Birmingham
Brother Rice last Saturday.
Brad Zamler scored twice
for the Barons in the finale,
both assisted by Matt Cohen.
Andover, 13-10-1, beat
Southfield-Lathrup and
Bloomfield Hills Lahser on
their way to the final.
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