Eastern Kentucky University - Milestone Yearbook (Richmond, KY)

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LET ' S GET PHYSICAL Olivia Newton-John probably wasn ' t thinking about EKCI when her song hit the charts in the summer of 1982, but students, young and old, chose to let their bodies talk in many different ways this year as a physical fitness craze swept the campus community. Weight lifting, once confined to football locker rooms, found its way into the lives of many university students. Barbells and benches were common furni- ture in many dorm rooms. Weight rooms in Richmond found themselves packed to the rafters with fitness- crazed people. Women, as well as men, began to see the benefits of lifting and became common sights in many gyms and weight rooms. If weight lifting wasn ' t your bag, perhaps jogging was more your speed. If so, the Varsity Track was always swarming with friendly faces with which you could sweat, strain, and trade complaints. Jogging seemed to be a national past-time, and when the weath- er got too bad, the Begley Building track provided a haven for those who were determined to lose those few extra pounds. The Body Shop, in the University Shopping Center, is a favorite hangout for weight lifters such as Bradley Taylor, an Owsley Co. native and Bert Turner from Dayton, Ohio. Photo by Mansfield. t ♦ ' ♦M J. - , -Vi { ' Bfjfi t 3 Joggers take their sport very seriously. In order for jogging to be effective, one h ad to run . . . and run and run. photos by Thompson. 22 Student Life

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OPPOSITE PAGE: After eight years of preaching, 39-year-old Jed Smock stiil delivers his message to college students across the country. LEFT: Cindy Lasseter. Smock ' s traveling preaching partner, clutches her bible in a dramatic jesture. BELOW: Lasseter entertains the crowd in front of the Medi tation Chapel (PHOTOS BY MANSFIELD) Student Life 21

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Tim Miller, a Richmond native, strains and sweats as he tries to get in shape at the Body Shop More and more students turned to weight lifting as a means of getting in shape Photo by Mansfield The racquet sports also made a resurgence on the fitness scene in ' 83. One often had to stand in line to get a racquetball court and the various tennis courts across camp- us were seldom empty unless rain had temporarily postponed the match. So, in ' 83, muscles strained, sweat poured, and pounds fell off as Eastern joined the physical fit- ness craze that swept the nation. Though the time and energy it took didn ' t seem worth it to some, those who took the time and exert- ed the energy found the results most rewarding. The racquet sports, tennis and racquetball, provide these University men a form of exercise, while having a good time in the process. Photos by Thompson- Student Life 23