Get Fit With Video Workouts

January 1, 2015
Grades 6-9 The Dance & Fitness Trends series looks at different ways to move, get fit, or dance for enjoymentoften all three at once. The books include the history of the dances, important figures who pushed it to popularity, what the dance entails, and the skills required. Get Fit with Video Workouts introduces readers to the craze begun in the 1980s by Jane Fonda (though Jack LaLane was the real godfather of the movement from the 1950s on). The book delves into the phenomenon of infomercials and offers suggestions about choosing and evaluating workout videos. All the books feature lively color photographs that just might convince kids to get up off the couch.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)