Jane Fonda's Workout Book

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This is an exercise book that really works — and the outstanding appearance of Jane Fonda herself proves it. Not only does it describe the best exercise programme for women, it also explains the philosophy of physical well-being that Jane Fonda has incorporated into her own life.
In the opening chapters Jane Fonda describes the negative image she had of herself as a young girl - awkward, fat, clumsy - an image reinforced when she went away to school and alternated between eating binges and self-deprivation; she also took diuretic pills (which for years doctors have handed out freely without warning patients of their harmful effects), all in pursuit of someone else's image of how she should look. It was only when Jane Fonda became pregnant with her first child, at the age of thirty, that she began to pay attention to the proper use of her body. She discovered that being well is not something that can be taken for granted and maintained only through intelligent eating habits and... Tovább

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This is an exercise book that really works — and the outstanding appearance of Jane Fonda herself proves it. Not only does it describe the best exercise programme for women, it also explains the philosophy of physical well-being that Jane Fonda has incorporated into her own life.
In the opening chapters Jane Fonda describes the negative image she had of herself as a young girl - awkward, fat, clumsy - an image reinforced when she went away to school and alternated between eating binges and self-deprivation; she also took diuretic pills (which for years doctors have handed out freely without warning patients of their harmful effects), all in pursuit of someone else's image of how she should look. It was only when Jane Fonda became pregnant with her first child, at the age of thirty, that she began to pay attention to the proper use of her body. She discovered that being well is not something that can be taken for granted and maintained only through intelligent eating habits and physical activity. With the pollution that surrounds us, the stress that office work imposes on women and the dramatic rise in the incidence of cancer, physical fitness must now be approached aggressively.
With this in mind Jane Fonda created a programme called The Workout that is strenuous and fun, and has attracted fitness seekers across the country. The Workout is a series of exercises for the entire body designed to burn calories and improve the figure as they strengthen the heart and lungs and build up muscle stamina and flexibility. Structured to use each area of the body in a specific sequence to ensure maximum benefit, The Workout is based on the repetition of movements using isolated muscle groups against the resistance of body weight. Consequently the exercises can be performed just about anywhere without expensive weights or other gym equipment.
Now, with this fully illustrated volume, everyone can enjoy the benefits of Jane Fonda's Workout. Here the author demonstrates the entire
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routine of repetitions, stretches and aerobics, just as they are practised in her classes. With special sections for beginners and advanced participants, each complete with suggestions for music to accompany the exercises, Jane Fondas Workout Book will help anyone get — and stay — in shape.
Jane Fonda's multi-faceted life combines a distinguished career as an Academy Award-winning actress and film and television producer with the demands of running The Workout fitness centers, her ongoing work as an activist committed to protecting and improving the health of the environment through the Campaign for Economic Democracy, and her roles as wife and mother. She lives with her husband, Tom Hayden, and children, Vanessa and Troy, in Santa Monica, California. Vissza