{"id":914,"date":"2007-02-08T16:44:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-08T16:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/chatteringmind\/2007\/02\/aerobics-teachers-on-injured-list.html"},"modified":"2007-02-08T16:44:00","modified_gmt":"2007-02-08T16:44:00","slug":"aerobics-teachers-on-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind\/2007\/02\/aerobics-teachers-on-injured-list.html","title":{"rendered":"Aerobics Teachers On the Injured List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Whatever happened to those “hard bod” exercise teachers who advised us to “go for the burn” in those 1980s aerobic classes?<\/p>\n

They’re hobbling around with all kinds of injuries, says this article <\/a>in today’s New York Times.<\/p>\n

Some former aerobics enthusiasts are almost wistful. \u201cWe had a great time,\u201d said Frederick Schjang, 48, who taught the classes for more than a decade. \u201cAnd we got our hearts in shape.\u201d He admitted, however, that he has paid a price. \u201cThe persistent stress on the joints finally got to us,\u201d he said. He blames aerobics for a torn meniscus, which required surgery, and for the osteoarthritis he has in both knees. \u201cI gave my knees to the aerobics movement,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As a result, Mr. Schjang, still teaches 15 group classes a week, but mostly Pilates and Feldenkrais Method…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If they hadn’t hurt themselves, they wouldn’t be turning us all toward the healing modalities available in most health clubs today.<\/p>\n

Let’s thank them profusely for their sacrifice and the wisdom that has come from it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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