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A certain member of this list has been after me for months to add Catherine MacRae's website to the PD webring. I have resisted because I am opposed to any commercial site, other than Katherine Holden's, being in the ring. Katherine Holden has put a LOT more effort into this list than she could ever possibly be paid for and I have great respect for her work and advice. MacRae has a fitness video called "Gentle Fitness." The persuasive member sent the video to me this past week in hopes that "if you just look at it, you will see how much good it will do for PWPs." "Sure, whatever," was my response. The last fitness video I bought was Jane Fonda's and I only did that so my friends and I, on a wild, weekend beach party, could burn it. (If you don't know why, don't ask.) I just finished viewing MacRae's video. As much as I hate admitting mistakes, I made one in passing judgement before watching it. This video is expressly for folks like us who have mobility problems. No tight swimsuits, no skinny, young things (sorry, guys) bouncing around like fleas on cocaine, MacRae made a video that attends to the physical problems we have. Her exercises are aimed at the folks who need to go slow. Balance, coordination, reaction time - she even does exercises for getting out of chairs and cars. Sitting, standing while holding the back of a chair, you get the idea, stuff we PWPs have problems with. Now, before the watchdogs attack me, know that I am not making anything off this. NOTHING. I have no financial interest, no promo interest, etc. I do have an very big interest in protecting the webring from scam artist and from those who would like to sell us stuff that we really don't need. I probably get emails from a different company every week wanting me to put some dohicky in the ring. (Last week it was a letter from some guy in Russia who wanted us to make donations to his "scientific research into which american (sic) food that causing (sic) brain damage over all world.") This is a good fitness video for anyone with "special needs.". I can highly recommend it because I saw it and judged it to be very worthwhile for PD folks. Her site is going in the ring and my apologies are going to the persuasive list member http://www.gentlefitness.com -------------------- Help us save the horses! Habitat for Horses, Inc. A lifetime home for abused, endangered horses. http://www.habitatforhorses.org/