Ballet Dancer to Fitness Empire
Most of the world recognizes Jane Fonda as being a fitness guru. But how did it start? Well, Fonda took ballet lessons growing up. After she hurt herself during practice, the dancer began taking strengthening exercises and aerobics to compensate for her injury. Soon after, the Jane Fonda Workout was invented.
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It was the start of Jane’s second career, and it was a smashing success. Over 22 popular workout videos have been launched since 1982. Now, decades later, she has sold over 17 million copies of her video, and the empire she built is still going strong. She wrote a workout book that stayed on the number one seller’s list for more than six months.