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Jane Fonda's Low Impact Workout
Lightyear has been releasing the how-to series of classic workout and fitness videos starring Jane Fonda, made throughout the decade of the 1980s. Movie-trivia detectives might hazard a guess that the blonde hair highlights sported by Fonda here migh Read more
Jane Fonda’s Complete Workout
Originally released on videocassette in 1988, Jane Fonda’s Complete Workout contains the original exercise routines Ms. Fonda choreographed as well as a new introduction she added for the DVD. Ms. Fonda states exercise is important for maintaining... Read more
Jane Fonda's New Workout
Lightyear has overseen a belated DVD release of the genre-mainstay series of workout and fitness videos starring Jane Fonda that practically defined 1980s gym-culture-at-home (okay, okay, Richard Simmons fans, him too). This is the 1985 follow-up to Read more
Tai Chi Fit Over 50: Balance Exercises
Falling is one of the most common risks facing seniors; in this video Master Trainer David-Dorian Ross leads an effective tai chi routine that uses the entire body to improve balance and equilibrium. Part of the series of tai chi for individuals ... Read more
How To Cut Hair At Home Like A Pro
(1989) 30 m. $12.50. Corporate Cuts. Home video rights only. Read more
How to End Unhealthy Relationships
This short guidance title opens with a definition of healthy relationships, which two onscreen hosts describe as relationships involving common goals and interests, featuring characteristics such as trust, respect, and choice. Unhealthy relations... Read more
The Transforming Power of Caregiving: Returning to Life after Caregiving Ends
The subject of working through grief when a loved one dies has been the focus of many self-help titles; much less covered is how to deal with the void that is left after years of caring for someone suffering from illness or dementia. This helpful... Read more
Platinum Fitness for Seniors
Aimed at folks in their 60s and older, Platinum Fitness for Seniors presents a low-impact exercise workout that emphasizes stretching, flexibility, and strengthening. Joined by two helpers displaying moves that are easily adapted to suit differen... Read more
Welcoming Your Second Child
This exhaustive tutorial in preparing a child for the arrival of a new brother or sister overflows with ideas about dealing with big changes. Led by Barbara Olinger, MSW, the director of Family Development at the YWCA Santa Monica, the focus of t... Read more
Keys to Getting Hired
This overview of job-seeking in contemporary America is full of up-to-date information and tips about how to succeed in getting hired. Unlike the days when one simply looked at want ads in a newspaper, job-seeking today is a beast with many arms.... Read more
You're Fired! 10 Ways to Lose Your Job and How to Avoid Them
This brief introduction to basic rules for keeping one's job notes that 50,000 people in the U.S. are fired or laid off every day, often due to one or another pattern of poor work performance. The second edition of You're Fired! covers 10 major i... Read more
Threads: Industry Insider Techniques
This informative how-to features the appropriately named Louise Cutting—a contributing editor for Threads magazine—who shares a dozen detailing techniques for turning a garment into something special, from curing the “gaposis” caused by too much ... Read more
Navigating the World of Social Media
This introduction to several social media platforms (including Facebook and Twitter) is heavy on enthusiasm while taking care to point out potential pitfalls. The tips, clearly aimed at neophytes, include using proper spelling and grammar to make... Read more
Top Five Tips for Safe Driving: Handling Your Vehicle Responsibly
This informative program targeted at young drivers highlights the most important elements of staying safe behind the wheel. At the top of the list: limiting distractions—i.e., avoiding driving while: texting (a widespread and potentially deadly h... Read more
Inside College Admissions with Hanna Stotland: Program 2—The College Essay; Inside College Admissions with Hanna Stotland: Program 4—Your Freshman Year
Host Hanna Stotland flunked out of high school but later graduated from Harvard. Now an independent admissions consultant, she offers tips culled from her own experiences in this series aimed at prospective college students. Subtitled “How to Sta... Read more
A Beginner's Guide to Mindfulness Meditation
Instructor Ira Israel, a psychotherapist with an easygoing manner and a casual delivery, here helps novices ease into a meditation practice that will quickly deliver benefits (the subtitle is “10 Days to Change Your Life Forever”). Starting with ... Read more
Susan Tuttle's In Home Fitness Series: Arthritis Chair Exercises for Seniors
Although the specific focus on arthritis is commendable, little about Susan Tuttle's presentation invites repeat watching: not the set (a square of carpet, a few potted plants, and a chair in a white, sterile space); not the music (a grating medl... Read more
Knife Skills
Minnesota-based Chef Marshall O'Brien offers a succinct primer on using knives for culinary purposes in this program aimed at both service workers and at-home cooks who want to hone their skills. Starting off with a segment on safety, O'Brien exp... Read more
Sewing Essentials: The Perfect Blouse
Any home sewer who can follow a pattern can make a blouse, but certain techniques will transform an ordinary garment into a “perfect” one. The secret, as host Sandra Miller cheerfully and ably shows, lies in careful attention to detail. Miller, a... Read more
