You grew it, you lift it

Published Updated 6 Min Read

Some of you may remember exercise instructors such as Jane Fonda or the late Jack LaLanne. When I was a kid, my mom had Jack LaLanne exercise books.

By the time I was a teenager, she abandoned Jack in favor of an oft-used series of vinyl albums that featured an instructor named Joanie Greggains. In one of them – during a particularly challenging leg lift exercise – Joanie cheerfully shouts, “You grew it, you lift it!” Mother did her best to comply.


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