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NightSight, Ep. 1090 (1986)

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Poster for NightSight, Ep. 1090 (1986)

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#1090 Mid-Life Fitness; NS1090 NS12/08/86 SOM= 00:01:06:00Focus Segment (Tape 1)- Producer Victoria Fung takes us to the Seattle Athletic Club where aging yuppies are running, jumping, pumping iron and then to the orthopaedic surgeon's office where their overindulgences are diagnosed and remedied.Interview:- Guest- Dr. John Robertson, Seattle Sports Medicine Clinic- Guest- Karen Clippinger-Robertson, Kinesiologist - Discussion will focus on prevention of injuries.Feature Segment: New Wave Sports Gear (Tape 2)- Producer Victoria Fung looks at how the sporting goods industry is looking for creative ways to keep older baby boomers and impatient beginners interested in some of the more challenging sports.Feature Segment: Issue Watch (Tape 3)- Walt Crowley brings us up to date on issues about town.Feature Segment: Backbeat (Tape 4)- J. Michael Kenyon gives his own advice on how to recover from a back injury.

Directors & creators

KCTS (Television station : Seattle, Wash.)

Subjects

public broadcasting, AAPB, Victoria Fung, Lena Gordman, Walt Crowley, J. Michael Kenyon, John Robertson, Karen Clippinger-Robertson, Jim Robbins, KCTS 9, Seattle Athletic Club, Seattle Sports Medicine Clinic, Seattle, Washington, Baby Boomers, Physical fitness, Sports medicine, Sports injuries, Kinesiology, Aerobic exercise, Tendonitis

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