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monday, January 28, 1980
daily nebraskan
8pm, courses enroll more
By Rose Fitzpatrick
Increasing awareness, of health and
physical fitness takes many forms; from
sweating it out at a health spa to "stress
management.
Evidence of the health trend is
abundant in Lincoln: Enrollment has
increased at the YMCA and YWCA, two
health spas have opened in the past two
yean, two racquetball clubs have been
built in the last four vears and schools are
enrolling more students in health and
physical fitness courses.
Paul Gradt, manager of the Lincoln
YMCA, said the increasing interest in
t health and physical fitness . can be
"attributed to increasing concern with the
quality of life and the benefits gained from
being physically fit.
Being fit at Sweep Left means joining
the Health Spa, which specializes in weight
training, said Andrew Fry, manager. The
two and one-half-year-old club has a little
' more than 100 members, which includes
everyone from competitive weightlifters to
: people who are just in it for fun, he said,
The Body Shoppe health club's clients
number about 225 a day, said an
employee,
Racquetball popular
. Racquetball , also is 'growing in
popularity, . ;
An employee at Sports Courts said the
club has 1 ,800 members after four years of
existence,..
WaUbangers racquetball club began in
August, of. 19J8 and now has , 1,100 : j
members manager David Putensen, said,
Racquetball also is one of the most
popular activities at the YMCA, according
to Paul Gradt.
Gradt said there are 8,840 members in
the YMCA, including both the northeast
and downtown branches.
At the YWCA, swimming and aerobics
draw a lot of participants, said Clareline
HawJ. She said the YWCA had to add
some aerobics classes and now has 10,
which meet twice a week.
High school students too
She said there are about 5,000 YWCA
members, an increase of about 150 in the
last 10 years,
In Lincoln high schools, r-'v students
are taking physical fitness c uim., beyond
the required number of coupes, said Dean
Austin, director 'of health and physical
fitness for Lincoln Public Schools,
Students interests vary from weight
training to aerobics to golf, Austin said,
Interest in fitness has increased interest in
diet and stress management, he added,
Austin said there is a course' required for
seniors that teaches health is a personal
responsibility and emphasizes the inter'
relationship of . fitness, diet, and stress
management,
- At UNL, "Healthy Lifestyles" has about
100 students, instructor John Scheer said,
This is the third , semester the elective
course has been offered.
Students sign an exercise contract for
fitness development and study nutrition,
stress management, time management, the
adverse effects of alcohol and smoking,
ancl the, relationship of mental health and
disease to fitness,
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By Lori McGinnis
Imagine waking up one morning with
a swollen jaw, stiff neck, headache and
sore throat. A visit to the doctor is'
considered. But as the thought of a
doctor bill snaps into your already
throbbing head, you abandon the idea,
thinking your ailment will go away,
It may go away, but then again it
may not. With a membership in a health
maintenance organization, (HMO), you
need not worry about the cost of visit
ing a doctor.
An HMO is similar to an insurance
company except members don't file
claims, said Sheryl Bellinger, marketing
director for Health Central, 17th and N
streets in Lincoln. For a monthly fee,
members can obtain a doctor's care for
no additional cost, she said,
The rates of an HMO are comparable
to that of an insurance company,
Bellinger said, but HMO benefits are
more comprehensive,
Covers exams
Membership in an HMO will cover al
most all medical care, even preventive
care, such as immunizations, eye exams
and physical exams,
Insurance companies are cooperative
with HMOs, she said, ,4But I'm sure they
see us as competition,"
Health Central , Nebraska's only
HMO, opened Feb, , 1979, It is one of
230 across the nation, some of which
started operation 50 years ago,
, : Health Central is a private, non-profit
organization, . operated by a board of
directors, she said, with a present mem
bership of 8 ,000, The capacity of
Health Central is 25 000 patients and
Bellinger expects it' to reach that
number in eight or 10 years, . ; '
The formation : of HMOs are a
definite .trend for . the 1980s, she, claim
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ed, As more people search for ways to
combat skyrocketing medical care costs,
the number of HMOs will increase, she
said, .
"HMOs do have a history of keeping
down health care costs."
Kaiser-Permanente, an HMO in
California, has provided its members
with a 10 to 40 percent savings in health
care costs, Bellinger said,
Two types
There are two types of membership
in Health Central; individual and group,
An individual must pass a test to deter
mine his or her health before member
ship is allowed, she said.
The bulk of Health Central's
membership is in groups. Health Central
solicits throughout Lincoln , organi
zations for members, UNL employees
were approached last April and May, she
said, and about 18 percent joined, In a
group membership, the employer may
pay for part or all of the employees
premiums, she said, ,
Health Central has six physicians,
three physician's assistants and four
nurses, The doctors are family practi,
tioners, who can handle almost any
medical need, she said.
If a doctor can't provide a service a
patient needs, such as surgery, the
patient will be referred to a doctor
who can.
Still pays
Health Central still will pay the bill,
she said,
. About 20 percent of Health Central's
cases are referred to other doctors,
Bellinger said, Health Central will also
pay for hospital visits, .. ; . . ;, ' ;
Some people , have claimed health
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