Clearwater High School - Aqua Clara Yearbook (Clearwater, FL)

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Get Physical Everybody wants to get in better shape by Anne Sunne S tretch 2, 3, 4 . . . Reach 2, 3, 4 . . . The health kick hit everyone with a bang. In previous years, students had gorged themselves on pizzas, cheeseburgers, and M M’s, and it finally added up. Everyone start- ed worrying that their contemporaries would start commenting on their weight gain or, worse yet, the opposite sex would be uninterested! So the students started looking for new diet and exercise programs. Exercising came in many forms. A few of the favorites were running, swimming, and a rela- tively new favorite, weight-lifting. In order to become physically fit, students initiated new ex- ercise routines into their daily schedules. Simi- larly, PE classes offered weight-lifting and aero- bics to students. “I bench press, do leg lifts and 50 sit ups daily. It makes me feel better about myself by helping keep me in shape,” Jo Mac- Nutt commented. Like Jo, other students real- ized that they didn’t have to be on the track team or swim team to get into shape. Senior Mike Manfred exercised three times a week by doing push-ups and sit-ups, and he jogged four miles on the weekends. But he add- ed, “I get most of my exercise when I go to work. I’m a cook at Howard Johnson’s, and I have to lift heavy boxes off the trucks.” In order to become smart about physical fit- ness, students started reading books, talking to people knowledgeable about physical fitness, and watching Jane Fonda do stretching positions that a chimp couldn’t get into. Many spa direc- tors and teachers could offer valuable advice to teens wanting to become more physically fit. Confident that they were losing weight and becoming more physically attractive, students began to have a better image of themselves. Their efforts proved that “thin truly was in.” T Jamie Spencer, director at the Clear- water American Fitness Center, of- fered this advice to eager young health nuts of America: 1) Set a desired weight goal. 2) Regulate eating times. 3) Allow 20-30 minutes after each meal for your system to register full. 4) Avoid snacking between meals. 5) Eat a given amount of food from each of the 4 food catagories each day. 6) Exercise for 30 minutes each day. 7) Stay away from fad diets, and diet and exercise in moderation. 12 Physical The new weight room above the locker rooms gives both girls and boys the opportunity to lift weights. Rodney Herbert prepares for the state wrestling meet at Countryside High.

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Summertime fortunate to host one very exciting event — an international band festival. Bands from as far | away as Canada and England came to Clear- ? water to participate. “I was very impressed with each corp’s members’ sense of self-discipline,” said Jennifer Hodge. Clearwater was greatly honored to have hosted this event, and without the influence of Mr. Smith, director of Suncoast Sound and the CHS marching band, these bands would not have come to Clearwater. “I was very pleased to see the interest and support of drum corps in Pinellas County,” replied Mr. Smith. So as exams and graduation approached, stu- dents had many things on their minds, but the main thing was anticipation of that good old summertime, y Water sports are very popular among many people. Chad White has mastered the skill of barefoot water skiing.

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S. Espey Many students enjoy the sport of jogging as a way to get in better shape. Kathy Rogers tunes in to her Walkman as she prepares to jog the track. Many students are interested in toning and shaping up. Jackie Barratt shapes up with her membership at The Spa, New foods are offered at lunch for the students. Mike Ely using weights to strengthen her arms and upper back. opts for yogurt instead of the regular school lunch. The swimmers work many hours training for swim meets. Jane Williams swims another lap of breast stroke in practice. Physical 13 Meddin