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demeanor. The music was energetic and soothing by turns. Soon I was off the couch, trying the more familiar exercises.
Intrigued at last, I unearthed my Spandex duds and dusty dumbbells. And I was amazed at how rapidly the exercise routine took root in my life. (Habits don’t usually form so quickly unless they involve large quantities of chocolate.)
I’ve tried other physical training methods, from running a mile with a pack of groaning soldiers to solitary misery on the NordicTrak.
Working out with an exercise video is a whole different animal.
For one thing, I can exercise in privacy and still feel like I’m part of a group. When my calves are screaming or my arms feel like noodles, I concentrate on the guy in the second row and wonder, “Is he the gynecologist listed in the cast credits?”
And even though Fm by myself I still feel accountable to the instructor. Just when I don’t think I can “engage the upper body” one more daggone time, Jayne Poteet glances right at the camera as if to say, “I see you! Work those abs!”
Part of the charm of these tapes is their subtle manipulation of reality. Through the miracle of editing, none of my “classmates” sweat or get red
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