A week of testing by the gym staff, in conjunction with the University Physiology Dept., and the Health Service, revealed some quite suprising results: suprising not only to the staff, but to many of the students who, secretly harbouring hopes of 'superfitness', came down with a bump.

Every lunchtime for that week the gym was aside for a battery of tests which the 'patients' passed through, gaining a score on each test. Their scores were entered onto a chart, and [unclear: ar the end] of the circuit, the student plotted his/ her scores against norm tables. The resulting profile indicated several aspects of the subject's fitness, and whether there was any cause for concern.

The implications at this stage would seem to favour an increase in more sustained and strenuous Physical Exercise for the women at least. The results of the various tests used are discussed later in this article, but the highly evocative statement just made can be justified.

We suspect that the results were, on the whole, flattering to the men, e.g. The Harvard Step Test q.v. We feel that perhaps the men entered the test with the idea of proving just how 'superfit' they were, whereas the women came along just to find out their state of fitness. There were a larger number of men who passed through the test than women, and although the men scored noticeably better on the tests, this is by no means evidence to prove an overall male superiority. I wonder just how many of the 'unfit' men we did miss out on? I suggest a considerable number.

Two of the more important tests produced results which may be of relevance to the student body, as they indicate some interesting trends.