Described is a program for weight loss and muscle tonus/body composition change for women through a planned, individualized program of dietary restriction and weight training. (MJB)

Monitoring of heart rates of 17 adult male tennis players during singles and doubles competition revealed that subjects playing singles games reached an average of 61 percent of their maximal heart rate, while, in doubles competition, they reached only 33 percent of maximal heart rate. (Author/CB)

Argues that the perennial problem of boring student writing is solved when assignments provide writers with target readers, enabling students to find their appropriate voice. Discusses a sample assignment in which students explain how to do something they do well to readers who don't know how to do it. (JG)

Provides activities for teaching the skill of comparison using various parts of newspapers. (SRT)

This study describes the influence of highly intense aerobic circuit training on the cardiorespiratory fitness of 31 coronary artery disease patients who had undergone bypass surgery. Results show improvement in heart rate and other measured responses and no abnormal responses related to cardiovascular or musculoskeletal complications. (Author/MT)

Investigation of the force-time characteristics of eight male sprinters during the acceleration phase of the sprint start suggested that the braking and propulsion phases occur immediately after the block phase and that muscle strength strongly affects running velocity in the sprint start. (Author/CB)

Recommends a series of questions, activities, and guidelines to make free writing more productive and generative. (MS)

Eight experts discuss the negative aspects of exercise, such as risk of injury. Adherence to exercise programs is reviewed, and ways of getting people to regard exercise as a natural and necessary aspect of life are considered. (Author/MT)

The results of exercise testing in 192 apparently healthy women were examined to assess the false-positive rate in cardiovascular response. Findings are presented. It is suggested that varying methods of testing and interpretation may account for the high rate of false positivity in some testing centers. (Author/MT)

The static contraction endurance characteristics of five muscle groups were investigated in 38 normal, health, college-aged men. Four parameters of continuous and intermittent contractions were examined. Results support the hypothesis that endurance is unique to each muscle group and specific to the task performed. (Author/MT)

Evaluated the physical and psychological benefits of an individualized exercise program for "normal" adults. Differences between program completers and dropouts on persistence, fitness, and physical self-concept are reprinted. A number of special strategies to motivate clients who may benefit most from therapeutic exercise programs as an adjunct…

Eight male and eight female runners were matched on the basis of performance in a 24.2 kilometer road race, and subjected to various performance and body measurements. The results indicated that the male and female runners were very similar in body composition and in metabolic and cardiorespiratory responses to exercise. (Author/MT)

A sedentary lifestyle, along with program cutbacks and changes in teaching emphasis, have led to lower scores every year on tests of upper body strength of elementary school children. Pulling, pushing and hanging activities are described, and a yearly program of fitness activities is suggested. (MT)

This article reports on an experiment that evaluated the effects of a 27-day sit up exercise training program on adipose cell size and adiposity. Fat biopsies were taken by needle aspiration from male subjects before and after a progressive training regimen. Results are discussed. (Author/DF)

To establish the net energy cost of dribbling a soccer ball, eight males ran on a treadmill while dribbling a ball against a rebound box. Oxygen uptake, perceived exertion, and blood lactate levels were measured and compared with results from subjects running without dribbling. Results are discussed. (Author/DF)