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THE ABC’S OF STAYING FIT IN DALLAS A IS FOR AEROBICS…

By Leane Costello |

Aerobics Center: The Aerobics Center has three out-I door jogging tracks, one indoor track, basketball and volleyball courts, racquetball courts, lap pools, tennis courts, treadmills, and exercise bikes. The center offers aerobic dance classes, a full weight training program, and therapeutic massage. Membership fees are $850 a year for men (which includes laundry service) and $650 a year for women. 12100 Preston Road, 239-7223.



Boxing: Two city recreation centers-Martin Weiss and Anita Martinez-offer beginning, intermediate, and advanced training in all the boxing divisions. Anyone ten years and older can join; the only requirement is that the person be in good physical shape. Offered Monday through Thursday at Martin Weiss Recreation Center, 1111 Martindell, 337-3788, and Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at Anita Martinez Recreation Center, 3212 North Winnetka. 670-7773.



Corporate Superstars: At the 4th Annual Corporate Superstars competition on April 25, coed teams from various corporations will compete to find out who the super executives really are. Teams often to twelve people, four of whom must be female, will compete in a 200-meter swim relay race, a basketball free-throw contest, a two-mile relay race, a bench press contest, an obstacle course, volleyball, tug-o’war, and more. Registration begins in March at the downtown YMCA, 601 North Akard, 954-0500; ask for Diane Whiting.



Downriver Club: This water-loving group of 225 members arranges kayaking, canoeing, and rafting trips year-round, with trips increasing in the high-water-flow months. The group paddles scenic waterways in Texas and takes longer jaunts to Colorado, New Mexico, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Annual dues are $12. The group meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Blue Ribbon Barbecue in the Hillside Village shopping center at Mockingbird and Abrams. 826-3423.



Extension Courses: Shape up with extension courses at Dallas County Community Colleges. Exercise classes are open to the public, and registration begins January 5 for classes such as Physical Fitness for Men and Women, Dancer’s Dance Shop, Power Volleyball, Aerobic Dance, and Yoga. Classes cost between $35 and $60. 746-2125.



Fencing: At the Fencing Center of Dallas, fencing instructors teach balance, muscle control, and poise. The center provides all fencing equipment free, including protective gear and three types of fencing weapons: the foil, the epee, or the saber. A twelve-lesson individual introductory course is $60, and advanced instruction is also available. Open Monday through Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Centerpoint Athletic Club, 1501 West Airport Freeway in Irving. 258-1828.



Golf: Seven public golf courses provide a variety of venue for Dallas golfers: Cedar Crest, 1800 Souther-land, 943-1004; Firewheel Golf Park, 600 Blackburn, 494-7136; L.B. Houston, 11223 Luna, 869-1778; Grover C. Keeton, 2323 Jim Miller, 388-4831; Sherrill Park Golf Course, 2001 East Lookout, 234-1416; Stevens Park, 1005 North Montclair. 670-7506; and Tenison Park Golf Course, 3501 Samuell, 823-5350.



Hoop-D-Do: A three-on-three, in the street, half-court basketball festival will tip off in Dallas in late June-the 1987 Dallas Morning News/D magazine West End Hoop-D-Do basketball competition, benefiting the Texas Special Olympics. Its a two-day event of street basketball on seventy-five half-courts set up in the historic West End. The four-member team entry fee is $50. 559-0800.



Ice Skating: Ice Capades Chalet | operates three ice-skating rinks at area malls. Admission is $4.75. and skates are $1.75. The rinks are at the Plaza of the Americas. 922-9800; the Galleria, 387-5533; and Prestonwood, 980-8988. Lessons are available for all ages.



Jazzercise: At the Ridgewood Recreation Center, instructor Ann Stout teaches fifty-five-minute classes of aerobic exercise based on jazz dance movements. Classes are Monday and Wednesday at 6:10 p.m. and 7:10 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday at 5:45 p.m., and Friday at 6:15 p.m. One class is $5; eight classes are offered for a special rate of S22. 6818 Fisher Road. 670-7115.



Kicker Dancing: No-Whar But Texas, in the Corner Shopping Center at Walnut Hill and Central Expressway, offers free country-western dancing classes (except for the cover charge to get in: $1 before 6:30p.m. and $2 after) Sundays 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., 369-3866. Belle Starr, located off North Central Expressway at Southwestern, offers $2 classes Sundays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., 750-4787.



Laps for Fitness: The local YWCA has a lap swim program designed just for you. The Central YWCA at 4621 Ross Ave. has a junior Olympic pool, Membership at the YWCA is $25 a year. Members swim for 85 cents and nonmembers for $2.25. 827-5600.



Mammography: The American Cancer Society, in a push to promote early detection as the best prevention for breast cancer, is sponsoring the 1987 Dallas Breast Screening Project. This spring, local hospitals and clinics will provide low-dose mammograms for $50-half the average fee. 688-3404.



Night Owl Series: The Reverchon Recreation Center is the only twenty-four-hour recreation center in the city-perfect for swing-shifters and insomniacs. Depending on the season, Reverchon offers midnight till dawn tournaments of indoor soccer and coed volleyball, plus lots of free play. The Night Owl Series runs Monday through Friday; the center is open weekends 8 a.m. to midnight. Located at 3505 Maple Ave. near Turtle Creek Boulevard. 670-7720.



Oh no! There’s no O, but that rhymes with tae kwon do, so. .. people are discovering that the “art of the hand and foot.” tae kwon do. develops balance, coordination, and agility while firming muscles. ATA Fitness Centers (located at 6110 Greenville and 16240 East Northwest Highway) offer adult and junior classes Monday through Saturday. Call 363-5991 or 686-1866 for information.



ParCourses: Bachman Lake and White Rock Lake are equipped with jogging courses and exercise stations for the fitness buff or the beginner. The Bachman Lake ParCourse runs one mile on the Shorecrest side of the lake. Eighteen different stations provide exercise instruction for jumping jacks, knee lifts, hanging rings, isometric squats, the vault bar. parallel bars, push-ups, leg stretches, and more. The White Rock Lake Par-Course is a mile long with eighteen stations and is located on the southeast side of White Rock Lake near Casa Linda. 670-4100.



Quoits: And you thought there wasn’t a sport that began with the letter Q. Quoits is a game somewhat like horseshoes, in which a player throws quoits (rings of rope or flattened metal) at a peg, called a hob or tee. The point is to get a ringer, and all you need is a back yard.



Rugby: The Our Gang Rugby Club offers a competitive Rugby schedule for amateurs and experienced athletes. The club practices Tuesdays and Thursdays between 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Fair Oaks Park. $20 membership fee per person. 969-0433.



St. Paul Hospital Health Institute: At St. Paul’s Health Institute, participants are given strength and flexibility testing, body fat content testing, a test for lung capacity, blood work, and a test for cardiovascular fitness. Members have access to the two racquetball courts, jogging track, Nautilus equipment, rowing machines, exercise bicycle, and swimming pool. The Health Institute is open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.. Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. 879-3900.



Triathlons: The annual President’s Triathlon, sponsored by the President’s Health Club, attracts 2,000 athletes who swim 1.2 miles, bike forty-one miles, and run ten miles (that’s the pro course-other shorter courses are available, too). The triathlon is in late May; entry fee is $30. 239-7190. The Dallas Park and Recreation Department’s summer wheelchair triathlon at Bachman Lake incorporates one and a half miles of rowing, a half-mile swim, and a 15K (9.3-mile) wheelchair push. Entry is free. 670-4101.



University Cycle: University Cycle at 6719 Hillcrest was chosen by the 1.500-member Greater Dallas Bicyclists Club as the starting point tor its weekly Saturday excursions. Eager cyclists meet at 9 a.m. for leisurely paced twenty-mile courses. The GDB also sponsors a Thursday night dinner ride of twelve to eighteen miles. Annual dues to the GDB are $15; families pay a total of $21.521-4633.



Volksmarching with the Dallas Trekkers: Volksmarches are organized hikes, and participants choose their own pace (walk, run, or jog). The Dallas Trekkers sponsors five or six events a year. The walks are limited to between ten and thirteen kilometers. Membership is $10 the first year and $8 a year after that. 349-0558.



Wallnet at the International Athletic Club: Dallas racquetball pro Gene White invented wallnet, a game that’s like two-man tennis in a racquetball court, played with wooden paddles across a low net. 13701 Dallas Parkway. 991-9995.



X-Country: Avid long-distancers meet every Saturday morning at the Big Thicket Cabin on the east side of White Rock Lake. Also known as the “7-11 Group,” they congregate at 7:11 a.m. during daylight savings time and at 8:11 a.m. during standard time for long, leisurely jaunts around the lake. The Cross Country Club organizes a formal race at White Rock the first Saturday of each month. $15 annual dues; non-members pay $3 each race. Write Bob Hancock at PO. Box 820414, Dallas, 75382-0414.



YMCA: The downtown YMCA at 601 North Akard St. is equipped with three running tracks; a twenty-five meter lap swim pool; basketball courts; handball/racquetball courts; squash courts; Nautilus, Universal, Cam II, and complete free weight training; stationary exercise bikes; and an aerobic exercise room. The join-up fee tor adult members is $150; monthly dues are $36. 954-0500.



Zoo, The Human Race: Last year 2.500 runners participated in the zoo’s annual fall 10K (6.2-mile) run. The Human Race, which begins and ends at the zoo, is a fundraiser sponsored by the “Zookeepers,” an auxiliary of the Dallas Zoological Society. Entry fee is $10. The zoo is located at 621 East Clarendon Drive in Oak Cliff. For more information call David Monnich at 748-7032.

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