Interview with holistic exercise instructor Jean Shapiro, 1986 November 17

Interview with holistic exercise instructor Jean Shapiro, 1986 November 17

1986-11-17

In this recording of Boston's Other Voice, which aired on November 17, 1986, host Peter Stickel interviews Jean Shapiro, former tennis player and a holistic exercise instructor. Jean talks about the fitness boom in the 1980s that she feels makes people strain too hard, both physically and psychologically. Jean shares her opinion about Richard Simmons' exercise program, as well as other types of aerobic exercise. Jean likes to work specifically with gay men because she finds them joyful.

Boston's Other Voice

Shapiro, Jean; Fitness, health & nutrition; Radio programs; Boston (Mass.); LGBTQ people; Lesbians; Gay men; Bisexual people; Transgender people; Queer people

Stickel, Peter

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THP-046-BOV-018_19861117

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