(Video link here.) In this amazing clip, Fred Astaire builds-in elements too-often missing in gym workouts: pleasure, joy, improvisation…

…And just the other evening at a party, a friend was telling us the initial evaluation of Astaire’s first screen test: “Can’t act. Can’t sing. Balding. Can dance a little.”

via Reference Library

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2 replies on “fred astaire’s fab gym workout

  1. While we’re dabbling in the area of fred astaire’s fab gym workout The Improvised Life, Getting a six pack is only as simple as working your abs in a normal fashion (maybe 2x a week) and having a diet that boosts your metabolism to help you burn fat.

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