pe Se A TT ———— -—-. 3 ll al all a i at -— !90 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, January 25, 1995 a. By DR. TIMOTHY "MCCONNELL Every home comes equipped with one of the best “exercise ~ machines” ever invented: The step. In and around the average home yards to porches, from cellars to first floors, from first floors to second floors, from second floors — E "to attics. Built of brick, concrete, marble or wood - or, in the case of : "fire escapes, metal - steps proba- « blyexercise the average American ‘more often than treadmills, row- ing machines, tennis courts, swimming pools and bicycles. Unfortunately, most of us re- _ gard steps with the same respect "that we regard floors. They are “something to walk on, that's all. *'So we use steps only as a means ~ toget fromone place toanother. If “an elevator is available, we avoid “steps entirely. «Too bad. ~ In the winter, when ice or ¢subfreezing temperatures prevent hus from jogging, biking and hik- ning - or bludgeoning a baseball ~ into the next galaxy - some of us tend to park our carcasses in front of the TV until the next thaw. We watch, munch, vegetate. We forget about steps. But supppose that on a snowy morning in January when jogging "and biking are impossible, we decided to walk up the steps to “the second floor, then down, then up, then down, and so on. After “seven or eight minutes, we would begin perspiring, our heartbeats would quicken and we would start to feel the way we do during \summer exercises. b+ And we wouldn't have to worry about oncoming cars and pitbulls. tx If you decide to step up to this form of exercise, be sure to wear .skid-proof footwear and keep the 1steps free of clutter. Of course, if your steps are too Steep: too narrow orto squeaky, 4 “32 £ WAYS LSE YoLlr carpen- AHH AL build oF IXable step- This Forty Fort ptometrist now makes house calls Forty Fort optometrist Dr. @ason R. Smith is now offering a. fnew “at-home” eye care service. #ihe HOME EYE SERVICE pro- £ides full eye examinations to “poeple who are unable to go to an eye doctor's office. + The full eye examination in- cludes a refraction to determine a prescription for eyeglasses and a visual health test for cataracts, glaucoma and macular degenera- n. y+ Dr. Smith is a graduate of New ~England College of Optometry, the niversity of Florida, the Univer- sity of South Florida and Wyo- ng Seminary. He is currently enrolled at Ry + King's College in the Master's in \ ‘Health Administration program i-and is a member of the American, \ Pennsylvania, and Northeastern Pennsylvania Optometric Associa- « tions, the National Academy of 0 -Opticianry, the National Society ' to Prevent Blindness and the + ‘American Foundation for Vision \ ‘Awareness. . ~~ He is in private practice with .Dr. Joseph H. Smith at Forty Fort ‘Eye Associates, 1600 Wyoming t “Avenue, Forty Fort. For more ‘Information call 288-1218. J are scores of steps, rising from: 3 b 3 ‘ k ¥ t t 3 £io t a ih i 1 "A VISION - OF 4| EXCELLENCE" Step up to exercise up platform that you can work" out on. If you lack carpentry skills, you can buy such a con- traption ata sporting-goods store. Another option is to climb steps at work, during your lunch hour. That option is ideal if you work in a skyscraper, a Gothic cathedral with a bell tower or a double- decker bus. Suppose, though, that climb- ing steps isn't for you. It's too boring, too repetitive. Well, that’s no excuse to plop in front of the TV. Other options include: e Playing indoor racquetball, handball or tennis. * Swimming at the local “Y". Skiing and ice-skating. e Taking a two-mile walk through the corridors of the local mall. DR. TIMOTHY McCONNELL But whatever you do, you must do it regularly - say, three or four times aweek - for 20 minutes or so at a time. Dr. Cimochowski to speak at national conference George E. Cimochowski, M.D., - chief of cardiac surgery at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Campus of Wyoming Valley Health Care System, will present at the upcoming annual meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons in Palm Springs, California. Dr. Cimochowski's audio-vis- ual presentation—co-authored with Dr. Alfred D'Anca and Dr. Michael Harostock—is titled, “Delayed Closure of an Open Ster- num Using Cadaver Bone Follow- . ing the Fourth Coronary Artery Bypass Procedure” and has been accepted for the Surgical Motion Picture Session of the conference, to be held January 30. This is the first time ever in the history of cardiac surgery that a cadaver sternum was used in such a pro- cedure. The presentation will represent the third time in recent months that Dr. Cimochowski has ac- cepted invitations to present at prestigious national conferences. He recently addressed two topics at the 32nd annual meet- ing of the Pennsylvania Associa- tion for Thoracic Surgery and presented at the American Col- lege of Surgeons in Chicago, Illi- 288-1218. OPTOMETRISTS DO MAKE HOUSE CALLS A mobile eye service is offered by Forty Fort Optometrist, Dr. Jason Smith. 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