The
Sports
Club
Do Homework To
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of West Bloomfield
ALISON ASHTON SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
A Great Deal
Gets Even Better
Newly Expanded & Renovated
Locker Rooms
No initiation fee during Construction
(through November 11, 1095)
Individual Memberships
still available for just $50/month.
Couple Memberships for just
$85/month.
Great Deal Better
The Sports Club is a
than any other fitness club in Metro Detroit
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The following kudos were de-
livered on behalf of the Michi-
gan Podiatric Medical
Association at its annual con-
ference, held this year Sept. 29
in Grand Rapids:
Come see what we have to offer.
The Sports Club of West Bloomfield
6343 Farmington Road, just north of Maple Road
Dr. Stuart Wertheimer, Dr.
Marshall Solomon, Dr. Gary
Kaplan, Dr. Mathew
Borovoy, Dr. Norbert Ketai,
Dr. Charles Kissel, Dr. Irvin
Kanat and Dr. Randy Ka-
plan are recipients of MPMA's
Shining Star Awards.
Above monthly rate is for a three-year fitness membership.
Monthly dues and initiation fee vary for shorter term memberships.
months later. As a consolation I
was offered use of other gyms n
the chain, but none were in the
immediate area.
So how can you find a gem and
avoid a dud? Follow these steps
before paying a hefty initiation
fee:
• Consider convenience. Like
real estate, half of a gym's appeal
is "location, location, location." If
it's out of the way, it's too easy to
find excuses not to go. Look for a
facility that's close to home or
work.
• Pay a visit. A well-informed
staffmember should give you the
grand tour. The club should be
clean, well-staffed and well-main-
tained. Be sure to check out any
amenities that you know you'll
use (i.e., swimming pool, weight
room, etc.). Also try to tour the
gym at a time when you're like-
ly to use it.
• Decide what you plan to do
at the gym. A gym doesn't need
to have everything if your work-
out plans are specific, and you
don't want to pay for bells and
whistles you don't need. For ex-
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Dr. Randy Kaplan is the 1995
recipient of the Department of
Health and Human Services In-
spector General's Integrity
Award. The award recognizes
Dr. Kaplan's contributions to the
education of podiatrists on is-
sues of medical fraud and abuse.
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W
hen I joined a gym a
year and a half ago, it
was a nice facility,
though not exceptional.
But the woman who showed me
around pointed out that big plans
were in the works.
Since then, members have
welcomed remodeled locker
rooms and an expanded weight
room that now boasts new state-
of-the-art weight machines, free
weights and a fleet of treadmills,
stair steppers and stationary
bikes. For exercisers who are eas-
ily bored, there's a row of big-
screen TVs set on various
channels that can be tuned in on
a Walkman.
With all that (plus a pool, ten-
nis courts and a full aerobics
schedule), you'd think I joined an
expensive health club. Hardly.
It's a local YMCA and I pay less
than $30 a month in dues.
But I haven't always had such
good luck. In college I joined a
gym near campus — not fancy,
mind you, but convenient — only
to have it close down ("for relo-
cation and remodeling") a few
The Shining Star Awards
are given in recognition and ap-
preciation for outstanding ser-
vice and dedication to podiatric
resident training. These doctors
each have dedicated more than
10 years of their professional
lives to training residents.
Dr. Marc Weitzman, Dr. Jef-
frey Danto and Dr. Shay
Rosenfeld have been named
to the board of directors of
MPMA, the statewide organi-
zation of physician specialists
of the foot and ankle. Dr.
Steven Binder completed his
four-year term as secretary of
MPMA. He has been a member
of the MPMA since 1985. Dr.
Marc Borovoy has been
named immediate past presi-
dent of MPMA.