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Chapter 19: Choosing an Exercise Class or DVD 301

Beginning/intermediate

Try a beginning/intermediate-level workout tape from one of these instructors:

Kari Anderson

Jennifer Kries (The Method)

Gin Miller

Donna Richardson

Kathy Smith

Intermediate/advanced

If you’re looking for an intermediate or more advanced program, work out
with one of these instructors:

Candice Copeland

Cathe Friedrich

Gay Gasper

Lisa Gaylord

Kathy Kaehler

Karen Voight

Important safety tips

Safety is an important consideration, especially when you don’t have much
exercise experience and you’re working out in an unsupervised setting.
Follow these safety tips:

Make sure that you clear adequate space in front of the TV so you

don’t bang your shins on the coffee table or knock over any lamps.

For aerobics and strength-training tapes, wear proper aerobics shoes

rather than bare feet or socks. You also may want to buy a board made

of springy wood similar to what you find in good aerobics studios. These

boards help absorb impact. Gerstung makes a 30-x-60-inch board for

about $160 and a 30-x-30-inch board for about $80. In any case, don’t

jump around on concrete floors.