From Fire To Water
December, 1994
Not long ago, our society was filled with masochistic exercise advice. We heard slogans such as "No pain, no gain," "It hurts so good" and "Take it to the max."Those were the days when women in aerobics class danced for hours in imitation of Jane Fonda, while men sweated out their penance on treadmills, Stair Masters, running tracks and weight machines. Health clubs became versions of Dante's ninth circle of hell ("Go for the burn"—remember?), and it seeme...
