Lesgaft was the founder of the modern system of physical education in tsarist Russia. (MM)

A successful fitness program using popular music is described. (MM)

An acceptable substitute for the straight and bent knee sit up exercise is described. (JD)

Edmund Peyson Weston's long and remarkable career as the father of walking speaks for the benefits of regular exercise through pedestrian activities and a simple life-style based on a moderate approach to eating and personal habits. (LH)

Exercise prescribed in terms of distance or time and without regard to intensity is unlikely to produce a beneficial training result. (MM)

Rope jumping is a good, all-around, physical exercise, promoting cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, muscular strength, and muscular endurance. (MJB)

The efficacy of blood doping (infusion of blood into an athlete's circulatory system) has not been established and merits further research. (JD)

An Olympic-type event for people over the age of 55 is described. (JD)

The Vita Parcours program at California Polytechnic State University has added a new dimension to jogging by incorporating diversified exercises into a seemingly limited activity. (RC)

One aspect of the coaches meetings at York College of the City University of New York is a round table discussion of what research tells the coach about athletic performance. (RC)