Key To Fitness All In The Eating JACK WILLIAMS Special to The Jewish News B y 5 a.m. most weekdays, Larry North has begun phase two of his quest for sculpted leanness: an hour or so work- out in his Dallas gym. Not on an empty stomach, though. Not when his body is conditioned to four or six meals a day, each no more than 600 calories. North, a 36-year-old fitness entre- preneur and talk-show host, begins his mornings with some light food at 4:30. At 6:30 a.m., he's eating again: a regu- lar, low-fat breakfast. That's the next phase in a muscle- feeding, fat-starving fitness regimen that North is pitching among all those ab-vertisements on the infomercial cir- cuit. Like many contemporary fitness authors, North is tempering exercise with the sensibilities of a time-con- stricted age: Less can be more. Invigorate but don't exhaust. Quality over quantity. Weight lifting over aero- bics. But the heart of his message goes right to the gut. His multiple-meal eat- ing plan, outlined in his book Living Lean (Simon & Schuster), fights the culprit that undermines the most disci- plined of exercise,regimens: overeating. "Those who don't eat during the day, don't stop eating all night," North _ said. "If you don't have the right foods at your fingertips, you'll either start eat- ing food that's terrible for you or you'll miss meals." To North, solving that problem means combining carbs with protein to stabilize blood sugar and provide the amino acids that are essential to muscle maintenance. North's book goes into detail in introducing the kitchen novice to food preparation that he insists is high on flavor and low on fat and calories. As for the workouts, the notion that rest is sometimes best is vital to the North program. "The belief that you need to spend hours in a gym to look good is simply not true," said North. "My workouts are 30 to 45 minutes on the weights, and 30 to 45 minutes of cardiovascular, tops. No more than three or four times a week, and I let diet do the rest." ❑ Jack Williams writes for Copley News Service. NOW THRU SATURDAY, JAN 17 Rear Ends Sundance Shoes Zeba Oriental Rugs Tressa's Boutique Greetings From... Running Fit Omaha Steaks Steven Franklin Optics Marguerite Hersh's Richard's. Stride Rite Mr. Alan's Shoes Solomon & Son Kitty Wagner Salon Top Sirloins • Tenderloin Tips • Gourmet burgers: Only $19.98 Facial Special $80 Value Now $40 theboardwdlk Previous Purchases Excluded Orchard Lake Road • West Bloomfield Wit 11,, , ,,4t Iva 1L.. ?/C111 -Cop NIA IL" or> um -IL 11- lehrew Scheci A/Aerneriesm.k. (Even If you Have Spent your Adult years Trying to Forget Them!) Did you used to skip Hebrew school to play basketball? Was your Sunday school teacher the objeuct uo of endless pranks? Did you that your Bar Mitzvah would be your last day of religious school...EVER? T We want to hear your stories -- both good and bad -- about your Jewish education (no day school memories, please) for an upcoming cover story on Hebrew school. Also, if you're a parent we want to know how you think your child's Hebrew school education compares to yours. Is it better? Worse? How so? Responses can be via mail to The Jewish News at 27676 Franklin Rd, Southfield, MI 48034, fax, at (248) 354-6069, or email at thedjn@aol.com , by January 15, to Julie Weiner. Please include your phone number. DETROIT JEWISH NEWS JN 1/2 1998 1 01