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But the notion of enjoying exercise was unfathomable! As the media began to inundate me with mounting evi- dence that I should exercise, I took the plunge and headed off to the YM-YWCA with several colleagues here at the Guelph Agriculture Centre (I should tell you I said “no” to them many times before saying “yes".) Now. after almost nine months of going on the average twice a week, I actually miss it ifI don‘t go. And, if I‘m free at lunch. I tend to eat a whole lot more over that hour, which is very detrimental to MY body! The bottom line is. I feel better about myself. even though I know I’ll never look like Raquel Welch no matter how fit I am! I want to make a second point about fitness. I’ve discovered it doesn‘t really matter what you're doing, what's more important is that you are doing something. Before I come to Guelph each morning, I‘ drop my son off at the baby-sitter’s, just a couple of blocks from our Milton home. Every single day, I see two women. I‘d say about 50 or 60 yearsâ€"old. briskly walking. I can usually tell how late or early I am by where they are on the street. It doesn’t seem to matter if it‘s raining, snowing. windy. sunny. those two women are always on their walk. Walking is very good exercise and recently there has been some attention given to power walking. The easiest way to describe it here is to say it's walking with umph! There is an article on power walking on page 19. I would encourage you to read it and then give it a try, perhaps with a friend. For me having someone else along on my trips to the Y is a big help. It's much harder to stick to a program by yourself. And I think if I stopped the car one morning and asked the women walking along. they would agree â€" the buddy system works for exercise. t I would like to thank the women who helped me to com- pile the ideas on getting new members (see story on page 6). Often. there are ideas and solutions within the organizations we are most familiar with and yet we overlook them. If there's a group that's successful at recruiting new members in your area. ask them how they do it. Perhaps you can use some of their ideas. And likewise with other problems or situaâ€" tions within your own group. Maybe you would like to do some fundraising, but don’t know how. Ask someone in a group that has successfully raised funds. Don’t be' shy! II o t i know many of you are involved in agriculture in the classroom projects/activities. be they small or large. I would like to hear about these programs. Please drop me a line at the address on this page. ‘ t