Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves: My Personal Plan for Fitness and Well-Being

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One star lost for typical anti-fatness to be expected from a “fitness book”, particularly of its era.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) bestowed upon her a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. Read all Angela Lansbury, successful film and television actress, stars in this documentary about her personal program for fitness and well-being. In truth, the book’s real value is the bit of light it casts into Lansbury’s life and upbeat personal philosophy.Much of the advice seems to be good advice to talk, although there were a few things I disagreed with as something I would want to do, personally. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Then, there was the Time of Great Confusion when they all seemed to have gone to the mall en masse and bought parachute-fabric jogging suits. When Positive Moves came out, Lansbury was most recognizable as the star of Murder, She Wrote, which was in the fifth of its twelve seasons. She gives very sensible advice, she says wonderful things about hte older women, some of them with humour.

But there's actually a lot of good advice to behold here no matter your age, and the notion of an older star promoting her fitness routine and lifestyle advice to women of her age range was ahead of its time in the 1980s. I read this in preparation of an "in memorial" episode about Lansbury for my podcast, Advanced TV Herstory. Lansbury did exactly what she said she would do in this book - she answered fans who asked her "What do you do.Yes, the Murder She Wrote star followed in the footsteps of Debbie Reynolds by releasing a workout tape presumably aimed at women of a certain age, although the moves Lansbury demonstrates can benefit anyone. Also, for such a talent to have not written a high profile memoir, the personal perspectives and stories contained in this work make it essential to any further understanding of her. Ultimately, I found the great actress’s account of her fitness and diet regime a little thin/idiosyncratic, though I did mark a vegetable soup recipe I might try later this week. Delacorte Press released the book in 1990, following on the heels of Lansbury’s successful VHS workout tape of the same name that capitalized on the celebrity workout craze of the 80s and 90s. Lansbury's philosophy was to stay positive about each new day: "I take these few moments to focus on the day ahead.

All written content, unless otherwise noted as being quotes, has been written and copyrighted by me. While offering her reader techniques in eating, staying active, and living joyfully, Lansbury also discusses how her personal and professional experiences (especially work on Broadway and Murder, She Wrote) helped her discover how to care for herself and those around her. International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions. Right from a childhood of dancing across Regents Park in a toga, Lansbury had a positive, practical approach to life.Though out of print, it is fairly easy to find an inexpensive copy of this wonderful lifestyle and health guide by Angela Lansbury. This book was never intended to me a workout book or a weight loss book, as some reviewers seem to think.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. She left us without writing a full memoir, so we must be grateful for the few stories about growing up in England, balancing professional successes with personal struggles, etc. For some, she’s a film noir femme fatale, and for others, the voice of the teapot in Beauty and the Beast, with starring roles in Broadway’s Mame and Sweeney Todd somewhere in the middle.When I was growing up, women over 60 wore flowered house dresses or polyester twin sets — with a fat string of Barbara Bush beads, if they were being fancy. This book is a mixture of class and comfort, avoiding fads and extremes in favor of gentleness, productivity, and practicality. Her clothes suited her age, but they were something that older women’s clothes hadn’t been for decades: they were becoming. Her art shaped my life so I am definitely here for good and the old lady just got 96 (I think) so I assume she knows what's up.