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Issue Date: August 5, 2001
I've been lifting weights for years and have gained bone density and muscle. Now my husband says the new "super-slow" method of lifting increases muscle mass faster. What's your take on this trend and how if affects bones?
Greta Buchanan, Trenton, N.J.
I haven't seen specific research on the effect of super-slow lifting on bone density. And generally speaking, bones grow stronger by lifting heavier weight (not by lifting more slowly). However, strength isn't the only measure of the success of a weight-training regimen. Endurance, power and explosiveness also are factors. Many super-slow trainers suggest a 20-minute weekly workout, but my experience shows teaching muscle and neuromuscular coordination takes more time and practice. That said, it's certainly a trend worth trying, if only for variety.
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Exercise on the fly
Working out may be the last thing you'd expect to do in an airport, but airport gyms are just the ticket for travelers with time to kill -- or nerves to calm. Especially on a long layover, you can work out instead of pig out! I recently tried the Las Vegas airport's fitness center and was grateful to work up a sweat on a treadmill rather than by storming through the terminal.
In airports like those in Vegas, Chicago (O'Hare), Pittsburgh and Miami, facilities available for a walk-in fee of about $15 have all the usual health-club features, such as weights, treadmills, kickboxing and yoga. You didn't pack the right gear? Sneakers, shirts and shorts can be purchased or rented. 24 Hour Fitness, the outfit that runs the Las Vegas gym, is negotiating to open facilities at three additional airports. Call ahead to see if an airport on your itinerary has a fitness center, or consult our handy guide to gyms at or near major U.S. airports below.
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AIRPORT GYMS
Even if the airport you're passing through doesn't have a gym in the terminal
- don't blow off your workouts. Here's a selection of fitness centers at or near major US airports.
Atlanta/Hartsfield International Airport
Perimeter Summit Health Club, 25-minute taxi ride, $5 day pass, 404-256-6527
(airport also has a 1.5-mile jogging track, but no locker room)
Baltimore/Washington International Airport
American Athletic Club, 20-minute taxi ride, $5 day pass, 410-355-1494
Boston/Logan International Airport
Health Club & Spa at the Hilton Hotel, 5-minute taxi ride or free shuttle, $15 day pass, 617-568-6700
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
Gold's Gym, 15-minute taxi ride, $15 day pass, 704-554-1010
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Int'l.
Fitworks Fitness and Sports Therapy, 10-minute taxi ride, $10 day pass, 859-282-0600
Cleveland/Hopkins International Airport
Bally Total Fitness, 15-minute taxi ride, $10 day pass, 440-835-8230
Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport
Bally Total Fitness, 10-minute taxi ride, free day pass, 972-252-8772
Denver International Airport
Stapleton Fitness Center in the Radisson Hotel, 15-minute free shuttle ride, $10 day pass, 303-321-3500
Detroit Metropolitan Airport
Wayne Racquet & Exercise Club, 15-minute taxi ride, $7 day pass, 734-728-2900
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport
Gold's Gym, 20-minute taxi ride, $15 day pass, 954-731-4653
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Honolulu International Airport
24-Hour Fitness, 10-minute taxi ride, $20 day pass, 808-951-7677
Houston/George Bush International Airport
24 Hour Fitness, 10-minute taxi ride, $15 day pass, 281-812-3059
Indianapolis International Airport
Indy Fitness Center, 5-minute taxi ride, $10 day pass, 317-247-9100
Costa Mesa, California/John Wayne Airport
Club Met-RX, 10-minute taxi ride, $10 day pass, 949-645-1677
Kansas City International Airport
Just Total Fitness, 10-minute taxi ride, $5 day pass, 816-505-0900
Los Angeles International Airport
24-Hour Fitness at the Hilton Los Angeles, 5-minute taxi ride, $10 day pass, 310-410-4000
Las Vegas/McCarran International Airport
24-Hour Fitness, in the airport terminal, $15 day pass, 702-261-3971
Memphis Airport
Fitness Plus, 5-minute taxi ride, $7 day pass, 901-345-1036
Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport
Appletree Fitness Center at the Holiday Inn Select, 10-minute taxi ride or free shuttle, $8 day pass, 952-876-8688
Nashville International Airport
Gold's Gym, 5-minute taxi ride, $10 day pass, 615-366-1063
Newark International Airport
Fitness Center at the Hilton Newark Airport, 5-minute tax ride or free shuttle, $10 day pass, 908-351-3900
New Orleans International Airport
Cureton's Sports Club, 5-minute taxi ride, $5 day pass, 504-466-7642
New York City/John F. Kennedy International Airport
Cross Island Sports & Fitness, 15-minute taxi ride, $10 day pass, 718-528-7592
New York City/LaGuardia Airport
Fitness Center at the LaGuardia Marriott, 7-minute taxi ride or free shuttle, $20 day pass, 718-565-8900
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Oakland International Airport
Integrated Fitness Group, 10-minute taxi ride, $10 day pass, 510-655-1770
Orlando International Airport
World Gym, 15-minute taxi ride, $10 day pass, 407-249-5506
Philadelphia International Airport
Sweat, 20-minute taxi ride, $10 day pass, 215-351-0100
Portland International Airport
Nelson's Nautilus, 10-minute taxi ride, $10 day pass, 503-254-7710
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Rex Wellness Center, 15-minute taxi ride, $8 day pass, 919-784-1371
Salt Lake City International Airport
Sugarhouse 24-Hour Fitness, 15 minute taxi ride, $15 day pass, 801-466-2030
San Antonio International Airport
Olympic Gym, 5-minute taxi ride, $7 day pass, 210-829-5040
San Diego International Airport
Spa and Fitness Center at the Sheraton Hotel, walk or 2-minute free shuttle ride, $10 day pass, 619-692-2288
San Francisco International Airport
Gold's Gym, 20-minute taxi ride, $15 day pass, 415-552-4653
San Jose International Airport
Gold's Gym, 15-minute taxi ride, $15 day pass, 408-360-8440
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Powerhouse Gym & Fitness Center, 5-minute taxi ride, $15 day pass, 206-433-1555
Phoenix/Sky Harbor International Airport
Phoenix Suns Athletic Club, 10-minute taxi ride, $10 day pass, 602-379-7500
Tampa International Airport
Beach Park Health Club, 10-minute taxi ride, $5 day pass, 813-839-4444
Vancouver International Airport
Absolute Spa at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel, in the airport, $8 day
pass, 604-207-5200
Washington, D.C./Dulles International Airport
World Gate Sport & Health Club, 15-minute taxi ride, $25 day pass, 703-709-
9100
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