I went to Charlotte N. Health and beauty habits in general, from eating to exercising to getting hair permed, colored, poofed or frizzled, have changed steadily over the years. Getting Physical Pouffy permed hair, metallic leotards, leopard prints, leg warmers β¦ this was exercise in the s.
For some women, at least. Others preferred to forgo the dance aerobics craze and opt for the more traditional options of a competitive tennis match or long walk.
She came back pumped up and eager to implement the same sort of classes in Tallahassee. She got a group of about 40 of her friends together and they started doing choreographed workouts at a dance studio on Timberlane Road.
Richard later moved to upstate New York to be with her new husband, attorney Jim Fox. Over the years, the gyms have multiplied across Tallahassee, and they now offer all sorts of classes that Richard never dreamed of when she started her show. The Apalachee Parkway branch of the YMCA, which started in the s, was one of the first fitness facilities opened in the area.
For nearly 40 years, it operated out of a small house that a local doctor donated. As a result, people have started practicing yoga, tai chi and other forms of exercise that are supposed to calm your mind as they strengthen your body. The gyms started out as simple places with workout equipment and not much by way of exercise classes. But today, things have changed. Instead, what people are looking for now is a clean, affordable gym with a good selection of equipment, he said.
