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Jane Fonda's Workout Book

Jane Fonda · Simon & Schuster · 1981 · Originally in English · introductory

The book that made aerobics a household word and created the home fitness video market.

About the author

Jane Fonda is an American actor and political activist whose turn toward fitness advocacy in the early 1980s coincided with broader cultural shifts around women's health and consumer wellness. She had established credibility in the fitness space through her own visible commitment to exercise and by partnering with aerobics instructors and trainers. Her celebrity and media platform gave the book unprecedented reach, though the actual choreography and instruction came from her collaborators in the fitness industry.

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