Debbie Does Exercise

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Debbie Does Exercise - title page

Debbie Drake’s Easy Way to a Perfect Figure and Glowing Health
Drake
1961

I love these really old books and I was dying to find out all about Debbie Drake.  A quick perusal through the interwebs told me she was one of the first female exercise gurus on TV, sort of like a female Jack LaLanne. This book is 50 years old this year and for a modern public library, it is beyond awful.  As a piece of TV history, or for a health archive, absolutely keep it!  The pictures are wonderful and I am having a “Mad Men” type of flashback.  Work it Debbie!

Enjoy!

Mary

I think she is eating raw carrots while doing scissor kicks but I am not sure.

Debbie Does Exercise - scissor kick

Better yet, try these leg lifts:

Debbie Does Exercise - leg lifts

Librarians: While you are weeding those books, try a few of these exercises to increase your bust size and shelving strength.

Debbie Does Exercise - arm exercises

Wrinkles are not a problem:

Debbie Does Exercise - jaw twist

You can even exercise your HAIR!!!

You can even exercise your hair

Debbie Does Exercise - massaging and brushing hair

Hair exercises