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enzyme in the penis that contributes
to impotence. According to Dr.
Kenneth Goldberg, founder of the
Male Health Center in Dallas, "For
years, all doctors had to give to men
who complained about declining
potency was testosterone injections.
The problems are still with us, so we
know testosterone isn't the answer."
Goldberg's clinic, unlike many in the
male menopause mill, treats the entire
man. As he says, "No problem exists
in isolation." The biological saga is
merely beginning, but what about the
psychological aspects of male
menopause?
Early men's movement author
("The Secrets Men Keep") Dr. Ken
Druck of Del Mar, Calif, said, "We
still worship youth in our culture.
Since we were little boys we've been
trying to pose and posture and pump
ourselves up to appear whole. We
think that's what it takes 'to be a
man,' when in reality we have such a
vague sense of what it means to be a
man heart and soul.
"We wake up in the middle of life,
and we have these antiquated images
of how we're supposed to be. We slow
down a step. Some of the traditional
signs of virility wither. In the psycho-
logical sense, menopause is the change
of seasons in a man's life.
Unfortunately, the emphasis is too
often on what we've lost rather than
what we've gained.
"One of the great freedoms of grow- _
ing older is that you no longer run in
the wrong races. It's no longer neces-
sary to seize every opportunity to corn-
pete and to demonstrate our worth.
Our worth and value are more internal-
ly known than externally proven."
Druck says men who try to outrun
midlife often mount yet another
treadmill. "They attempt an illusion
of eternal youth and virility, secretly
hating themselves and denying the
deeper, richer parts of their soul," he
said. He exhorts men to ask: "Am I
showing up for life every day? Have I
the ability to open, to see the bigger
picture of what is going on, what is
changing and what this life is?" 0
Charlene Balciridge writes for Copley
News Service
Fit For Living
Exercise trends target health, not just body image.
ALISON ASHTON
Special to The Jewish News
0
verall health" was the buzz
phrase at the recent World
Fitness IDEA convention in
Anaheim, Calif Thousands
of fitness instructors, including the
likes of Johnny G (of Spinning fame)
and Richard Simmons, gathered to
demonstrate and sample new ways to
stay fit.
As the population ages, experts in
the field see exercise shifting from
improving appearance to becoming a
daily activity.
"We've gone from aerobic exercise
having a tights-and-leotards stereotype
to including fitness in everyday life,"
says Debi Pillarella, who designs com-
munity fitness programs for underac-
tive and at-risk populations in the
Chicago area.
Dawn James, the fitness director of
Wenmat Fitness in Northern
California, agrees. "It's no longer
about being the perfect 10," she says.
Aside from offering updated classes
and new equipment, health clubs are
becoming user-friendly community
resources. Personal trainer Lawrence
Wayne, owner of Chicago's Fitness
Companion, cites expanded hours and
better health education for all exercis-
ers, from teens to seniors. Members
also are more likely to find solid nutri-
tional information and weight-man-
agement programs.
And clubs are designing communi-
ty outreach programs for schools,
churches and nursing homes to
encourage non-exercisers to get mov-
ing.
Overall, "people are becoming
smart consumers about fitness," says
Wayne, noting that current trends
focus more on movement and func-
tion and rely less on wacky gimmicks
to lure exercisers.
With that in mind, here is a
roundup of the top 10 fitness trends
coming soon to a gym near you:
1. Mindful exercise. Yoga, tai chi, qi
gong, meditation and other ancient
practices are going mainstream as
more clubs offer specialized classes for
members seeking ways to reduce
stress. Look for these to turn up as
part of corporate and hospital-based
wellness programs, too.