The 1980s saw the advent of these two unrelated cultural phenomena: personal fitness and home video. Unrelated? Not really. After Jane Fonda’s Workout (adapted from her 1981 book) and Richard Simmons’s Sweatin’ to the Oldies sold millions of copies, dozens of other celebrities tried to cash in on the fad. Did you (or your parents) ever exercise to…
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Shape Up with Arnold (1982)
Marie Osmond: Exercise for Mothers-to-Be (1983)
The Raquel Welch Total Beauty and Fitness Program (1984)
Bruce Jenner: Winning Workout (1984)
David Carradine’s Tai Chi Workouts for Beginners (1987)
Alyssa Milano: Teen Steam (1988)
Angela Lansbury’s Positive Moves (1988)
Fitness Walking with Sally Struthers (1990)
Heather Locklear Presents: Your Personal Workout (1990)
Sandy Duncan: The 5-Minute Workout (1990)
Warm Up with Traci Lords (1990)
CherFitness: A New Attitude (1991)
Jennie Garth’s Body in Progress (1992)
Dixie Carter’s Unworkout (1992)
Cindy Crawford: Shape Your Body Workout (1992)
Zsa Zsa Gabor: “It’s Simple, Darling” (1993)
Fabio Fitness (1993)
Young at Heart: Body Conditioning with Estelle Getty (1993)
La Toya Jackson: Step Up Workout (1993)
The Marky Mark Workout: Form…Focus… Fitness (1993)
Mary Tyler Moore: Everywoman’s Workout Aerobics (1994)
Regis Philbin: My Personal Workout (1994)
Claudia Schiffer: Perfectly Fit Buns (1995)
Your Personal Best Workout: Elle Macpherson (1995)
Paula Abdul’s Get Up and Dance (1995)
Milton Berle’s Low Impact / High Comedy Workout for Seniors (1994)
Average annual water bill for a golf course: $81,000.