Dear LPG,

I just wanted to say that today is a commemorative day for the exercise video.  Did you know that Jane Fonda’s first ever exercise Video was released on this very day in 1984?

I know that lots of people of a certain age were first inspired to exercise because of such videos and many of the ladies will remember the stir that Jane Fonda ignited on that day.  Other celebrities joined the band wagon and then male stars followed while the fitness professionals continue to bring us up to date with their specialist ways of presenting the age old moves.  They stood the test of time and transcended the crossover from Video to DVD.  We have had yoga, boxercise, flatten your tummy, fat burn and improve your posture, marital arts, line dancing and so many others.

Of course, many ladies from our era got swept up in the habit of buying and using the latest DVDs.  I think that we looked at the actresses and other celebrities that endorsed them and  it became the fashion to be seen working out at one, by those actresses and singers, as part of their road to getting even more famous., while we aspired, and still aspire, to look as fabulous as they did and still do.

 As LPG has shown with many of the exercise-inspired articles that they have presented on this site, we have moved onto YouTube and there is so much to be found for us older people there too.  So, even if you are too embarrassed to be seen doing all those silly exercises that are so good for our bodies, whatever age we are, we have people like Jane Fonda to thank for helping us to be able to practise in the privacy of our own homes. 

EL. Forest Hill

LPG offers you some exercise memories.  We stress that they are memories and it is really important before doing exercise to make sure that you are up to it.  just sit, watch, and remember for now. 

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