By NANCY WEATHERLEY

AFTER EM-
BARRASSING . myself
in public at an over-
whelming Jazzercise
class last week, I
decided if I couldn't
become fit within the
privacy of my own four
walls, then fitness was
not for me.

These are a couple of
options available to the
hermit who hopes eventually
to emerge from the cocoon a
beautiful, muscular, athletic
butterfly.

Of course it can be done.
The problem as>-aiways for
those of us who are trying to
begin a regular exercise
program, is MOTIVATION.

The big bonus with an in-
home fitness plan is that it
brings the motivation to you
- you don’t have to go out to
a class, or a club, or a team
to get your workout.

For many women this is
important. Embarrassment
about age, weight,,or ability
often stops us from. joining
fitness groups. Even ‘finding
a regular tithe for organized
excercise can be a problem,
especially for working
women and mothers.

A stay-at-home, do-when-
you-will excercise program
has obvious advantages. Of
course there are equally
obvious disadvantages such
as the lack of comraderie
one often finds in fitness
groups, and the stimulus,
without a pre-arranged, pre-
paid time is less.

It is a question of personal
preference and, like so many
things, trial and error is

often the surest method of
finding what suits you best.

Two innovative fitness
programs I have come across
are The Joy of Fitness (a
record) and Bogie’s Book on
Fitness (yes, a book).

The similarities between
the two are first seen in the
bright red which dominates
both covers - whether the
purpose is to grab your
attention or draw out an
aggressive desire to become
fit, I'm not sure - and the
incorporation of the word
‘fitness’ in the title.

Both aim at overall fitness
and both are specifically
designed> to accommodate
beginner to advanced fitness
levels.

Joy of Fitness is the
simple, but inspired idea of a
Victoria housewife, . Beryl
Young, who thought how
convenient a record with a
full workout would be for
busy young parents like
herself and her husband.

She incorporated her own
company and hired a fitness
instructor, Shirley Main, to
design a program. Original
music was supplied by Bill
Sample.

Why Joy of Fitness? Young
says “If people enjoy ex-
cercising they will keep at it
and fitness becomes a habit.
They'soon feel the benefits -
increased energy, a _ trim
body and a more positive
outlook on life. That's where
the joy comes in.”

Listening to the record is a
pleasant surprise. I expected
an intolerably enthusiastic,
raucous voice belting out
directions to the = ac-

companiment of loud,
jangling piano chords.
Instead I heard Music

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WHILE NOT ALL enthusiasts who follow the record
will go to this elegant extreme, Shirley Main and Bill
Sample provide a pleasant impetus to the recording.

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which, actually seemed to
have a tune and relaxed
rather than ‘irritated the
nerves. The piano music has
a good rhythm and is
specifically designed to
accompany the directions
which are chanted by Shirley

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Main who has a_ well-
modulated voice which is
relaxing and easy to listen to.
There is nothing new
about the excercises, they
are the usual stock = of
stretching, bouncing,
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