By now you should have been out on several practice walks and determined your state of fitness.

And in the same superb state of fitness.

But this increase may not be as great as the rise in the numbers of older people if there is an improvement in their state of fitness as Jefferys and Thane (1989) suggest.

If you are Type O or Type B and entering the menopause, begin to exercise in a manner recommended for your blood type, and in a way appropriate to your current state of fitness and lifestyle.

Yet, according to Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana, a longtime advocate of youth fitness programs, "there is a strong connection between the decline in academic test scores and the sorry state of fitness and health among our young people."

THEY called Neil Mallender 'Ghost'- and there was a lingering chance that he might materialise as England's additional seam bowler out in New Zealand when Lawrence, DeFreitas and Lewis were all in varying states of fitness.

Only his state of fitness is pressuring the ten-time tournament winner this season, with he top seed due to start on Wednesday in the second round after a bye at the Bercy arena against Italian Fabio Fognini or Croatian Ivan Dodig.

On a hazy Saturday morning this month, red and yellow touring kayaks were laid out on a patch of grass between the Cold Spring train station and the river, awaiting the 13 men and women, ranging from their 20's to 60's and in various states of fitness, who had signed up for the trip.