On top, and spinning like crazy

Article Abstract:

The new $55 million Reebok Sports Club in New York's Upper West Side is aimed at the top end of the fitness market. Ordinary members pay around $2,500 for their first year, while being an 'executive member' can cost twice that amount. The club has the usual aerobics studios, but also features a whole floor devoted to cardiovascular work-out machines. It also has a swimming pool which is wired for underwater sound, an all-weather outdoor running track and a three-storey climbing wall. The most popular form of exercise there is 'spinning,' a strenuous group activity.

Health clubs, Buildings and facilities, New York, New York, New York

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What has a London surgeon got to do with an old woman from Africa?

Article Abstract:

It is generally possible to completely reverse a female circumcision, according to consultant gynaecological surgeon Harry Gordon. He developed this technique at Northwick Park Hospital in London, England, where an African Well Woman Clinic was set up in 1993. Most of the 200 women on whom he has operated to reverse a circumcision were from Somalia, but female circumcision is in fact widely practised in a number of African countries. Circumcision can cause sever health problems, both in the short and longer term.

Health aspects, Interview, Female circumcision, Gordon, Harry (Lithuanian writer)

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