HnePPA On The Sidelines Wednesday, Sept. 19, 1984/TEffi BLUE BAMNER/3 By Anne Snuffer Sports Editor And Chris Streppa Staff Writer being physically fit doesn't necessarily mean joining a spa, dribbling a basketball, or sprint ing dovm a track. You can buy fitness at Buffalo Records for $12, Work out records, tapes, and videos have become the newest fad. They are. ttie perfect solution for tiiose of us who can’t afford the time or money to join a spa; and are a blessing in disguise for those of us who refuse to expose lumps and bulges to cri tical eyes. You may want to take the "secretive approach" when making your pur chase . This consists of pre tending interest in the "Top Ten" when, in re ality, you are dwelling on the promise of a Jane Fonda figure. You sidle up to the cash regis ter, hoping no one will notice you prefer Rich ard Simmons to Rod Stewart, and you hastily explain to the cashier that you’re buying the album for a fat friend. Once you’ve smuggled your purchase home past prying eyes, TiiE PREP ARATION begins. holey sweats won’t do. You don your color-coordinated,desig ner shorts or leotard, and psyche yourself up for that opening chord. (if you had been think ing clearly from the start, you would liave re alized how ridiculous it was to spend so much on such fancy garb—didn’t you kna^ that sweat turns lycra spandex gray???) Five minutes into the routine, you realize that the voice you got all dressed up for isn’t a friend at all, but a harping drill sergeant. Your orders are to stretch and pull, twist and bend, until you feel WORRIED ABOUT BEING PREGNANT? The Western Carolina Medical Clinic is a facility for performing therapeutic abortions in problem pregnancies. WE CARE! FREE PREGNANCY TESTING Call for Answers ...ACTION on • Pregnancy • Birth Control • Abortion • Blood Serum Pregnancy Test • Annual GYN Physical HOURS: 8 A.M.-6 P.M. Mon.-Fri. 8 A.M.-2 P.M. Saturdays 900 Hendersonville Rd. P.O. Box 5962 1^ Asheville, N.C. 28813 Qlik Phone: 704/274-7460 like "Plastic Man" on Saturday morning car toons . To add insult to in jury, that ever-cheery voice actually wants to know if you can "feel it bum? Your response? "Bite it Jane!" Moreover, you can’t help but compare your own spastic attempts with the fluid, synchronized move ments you’re sure the "commander" is doing. Of course there’s al ways the problem of when to exercise. It seems as though you’re always interfering with someone’s sleep time or drowning out the 6 p.m. news. Often there are pets or kids around who want to get in on the act, and your solo routine quickly becomes "herd exercis ing." Where do you work out? Few homes have the ful ly-outfitted studios de picted on the album covers. So you end up tearing down your house. Little did you know when you spent that $12, you’d soon be facing bills for jacking up the floor, repairing the holes you’ve worn in the carpet, ,or rewiring the Overhead light fixtures. The bottom line is that these routines also be come monotonous after the first few fun-tiiroughs. You know exercise is good for you. You should be doing it. After all, it cost you $12. Maybe, just maybe, it would have been cheaper (and easier) if you’d joined the spa in the first place. Lady Bulldog Tennis: stretches to return a victory over Catawba. Staff Photo by Sylvia Hawkins UNCA’s Monica Bronikowski volley in last Saturday’s Men’s tennis shaping up By Joan Sterk The men’s tennis team opens the fall season with its first iiiatcli Sept. 24, at 2 p.m. against V^lestern Carolina University. The team will partici pate in seven matcties and live tournaments this fall, including the UNCA Fall Invitational, sche duled for Oct. 12 and 13. Team members set a goal of earning the title of district champions, a ti tle which has eluded the Bulldogs in the past. Coach John Shackelford hopes to dethrone the NAIA National Champions, Atlantic Christian. "For the past two years, UNCA has placed second to Atlantic Chris tian. This year we’ll really be going after them," said Shackelford. Three letterraen, Joven Cizek, Neils de Jong, and Danny Young are returning to this year’s lineup. Clint Osbourne, Will Hancock, and Mark Ordones are also returning. Two freshmen, Rudy Schwab and John Lichten- berger, make up the rest of the team. Shackelfora feels the team "has plenty of ta lent and ambition, and there are some hungry players who are x^orkin;^ hard." Lady Bulldogs claim victory ByJoan Sterk Top seed Monica Brona- kowski dropped her first set, but allowed her op ponent only four games during the remaining two sets in last Friday's victory over Catawba. The Lady Bulldogs open ed the fall season with an 8-1 overall mn. Second seed Leslie Kna- ble had a close first set, but slie dominated the second set winning 7-5, 6-1. ter paired up for the number one doubles and took a 9-7 pro-set from Catawba. Christine Nichols and Sheila Royal, playing number two doubles, de feated their opponents 8-6. Both Nichols and Royal won in singles. Fifth seed Susan John son lost a tough match, but later joined Kecia Wilson for an easy win in doubles, granting Catawba only one game. Coach Mike Sams said the match was not a re liable indicator for the team’s performance this season. He said UNCA defeated Catawba in every match ever played, but he looks forv7ard to more difficult challenges from upcoming opponents. On Sept. 21, the Lady Bulldogs take on Catawba at 6 p.m. and Mars Hill at 8 p.m. at UNCA.

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