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"Fitness is one of the few
things we haven't found a way
to speed up. Some of us do less
and can get away with it, but the
general population is gonna
have to put in a little time."
While two minutes may
sound like an aborted warm-up
for the experienced exerciser, it
can be challenging — depend-
ing on the activity. Try doing
two minutes of push-ups, non-
stop, for example.
"It may take 30 to 60 days to
get to that point," Elbogen con-
cedes. "However, in the mean-
time, utilize short rest periods,
adding up only the time your ex-
ercises are performed to equal
two minutes."
HEALTH HAZARD
Beginning around June, that
treadmill or set of dumbbells
you're thinking about buying
may be carrying a warning from
the surgeon general: "Lack of
physical activity is detrimental
to your health."

The warnings are due since.
the surgeon general's office re-
leased. a report in May, which
was one of the strongest policy.
statements made by the gov-
ernment on the benefits of ex-
ercise.
Until now, surgeon general
warnings have appeared only on
tobacco and alcohol products —
labeling them as health hazards.
The new federal report has
come on the heels of findings
that indicate an estimated 60
percent of Americans, many of
them overweight, lead perilous-
ly sedentary lives.
One-third of overweight men
and 41 percent of overweight
women surveyed in 1994 said
they hadn't exercised the pre-
ceding month.
The findings, compiled by the
national Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention in At-
lanta, were based on a nation-
wide telephone survey of more
than 100,000 adults over age 18.

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Summer Can Mean
Lots Of Sneezing

ALISON ASHTON SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

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ummertime brings warm-
er temperatures, blue skies
and lots of pretty flowers.
For allergy and asthma
sufferers, it can also mean sneez-
ing, wheezing and spending lots
of time indoors.
Hay fever victims are be-
deviled by tree pollen, grass pol-
lens and mold spores.
Asthmatics, who may also suffer
from allergies, fall victim to sud-
den weather changes.
"Having an allergy doesn't
mean you can't enjoy being out-
side," says Jacqueline D.
McLeod, MPH, M.Ed., president
of the American Lung Associa-
tion. "It means taking precau-
tions and altering plans to
minimize your risk of having an
allergic reaction or an asthma at-
tack."
First and foremost, people
who have allergies and/or asth-
ma should learn what triggers
their symptoms. That allows
them to plan for optimum com-
fort.
Other tips:
Monitor pollen counts and
stay indoors when the count is
high. Newspapers, radio and
television weather broadcasts of-
ten announce pollen counts dur-
ing hay fever season.
Keep windows closed to keep
outside pollen and mold from get-
ting in.
Avoid touching your eyes and
nose.
Wash bed linens regularly in
hot water.
Remove carpets from bed-

rooms or vacuum them fre-
quently.
Plan outdoor activities for the
afternoon. Pollen counts are at
their highest in the morning.

DRINK YOUR TEA

If you think drinking tea for
good health is some New Age fad,
think again. Researchers writ-
ing for the American Medical As-
sociations Archives of Internal
Medicine report that regular,
long-term consumption of black
tea may protect against stroke.
Consuming fruits and other
flavonoid-containing substances
also helps.
Researchers studied 552 peo-
ple ages 50 to 69 over a 15-year
period to determine if dietary
anti-oxidant vitamins and
flavonoids in fruits and vegeta-
bles shield against stroke.
Black tea contributed 70 per-
cent of the flavonoids consumed
by the subjects; apples con-
tributed another 10 percent. Sur-
prisingly, researchers found that
the more tea the men drank, the
lower their risk of having a
stroke, but the link between sol-
id fruit and stroke risk was sta-
tistically insignificant.
"Men who drank more than
4.7 cups of tea per day had a 69
percent reduced risk of stroke
compared with men who drank
less than 2.6 cups per day," ac-
cording to the researchers.

SMART CONSUMERS

Managed health care has
turned medicine into a maze

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