High Energy, Low Impact Aerobics Classes
News Articles of Interest
(most recent at bottom)
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San Francisco Chronicle article: Teacher Says Fat, Fitness Can Mix
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/02/24/MN187100.DTL
San Jose Mercury News article: Complaint Filed Against Jazzercise for Weight Bias
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/2729285.htm
KPIX TV 5: Story on complaint against Jazzercise:
http://beta.kpix.com/news/local/2002/02/22/Fitness_Instructor_Claims_Weight_Discrimination.html
San Francisco Chronicle: Editorial
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/03/01/ED5798.DTL
BBC Article
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1853000/1853943.stm
San Francisco Chronicle: Size 16 Aerobics Instructor Gets National Attention
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/03/18/MN115509.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle: Pursuing Fat Chances in a Slim World
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/03/18/MN240232.DTL
Ellen Goodman column: From Fat Chance to Fat Chic
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/090/oped/From_fat_chance_to_fat_chic+.shtml
Sunday Herald (UK): Exercising the Right to be Fat and Fit
http://www.sundayherald.com/23970
San Francisco Chronicle: Exercising Her Right To Work
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/05/07/MN223501.DTL
San Jose Mercury News: Jazzercise Fattens Up Hiring Policy
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/3210979.htm
SeekWellness.com: Is Jazzercise Wise to Reject A Large-bodied Person As An Instructor?
http://www.seekwellness.com/wellness/daily_reports/april2002/april_09_2002.htm
KGO Channel 7: Jazzercise Changes Instructor Policy
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/050602_nw_jazzercise_lawsuit.html
KPIX TV 5: Dance Instructor Wins Weight Discrimination Battle
http://beta.kpix.com/news/local/2002/05/06/Dance_Instructor_Wins_Weight_Discrimination_Battle.html
New York Times: 240 Lbs, Persistent ,and Jazzercise's Equal
(local page)http://www.seekwellness.com/wellness/daily_reports/april2002/april_09_2002.htm
Forbes Magazine: The Case of the Fat Aerobics Instructor
http://www.forbes.com/2002/05/09/0509portnick.html
Good Morning America: Jazzercise Settlement Redefines Who's Fit
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/GoodMorningAmerica/GMA020510Jazzercise_settlement.html
CNN: Talkback Live
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0205/08/tl.00.html
People Magazine: 5/10/2002 Issue
http://people.aol.com/people/magazine/tableofcontents/
CNN: Capital Gang
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0205/11/cg.00.html
Harper's Magazine
http://www.harpers.org/Sport.html
Inside Edition
http://www.insideedition.com/index.html
Cincinnati Inquirer: Fat vs. Fit: The Weight Debate
http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/05/15/tem_afat_vs_fit_-_weight.html
Scoop: Stateside with Rosalea (New Zealand publication)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0205/S00053.htm
Harper's Magazine: Weekly Review
http://www.harpers.org/weekly-review/
LA Times: A Larger Role Model For Fitness
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-000035667may20.story (free registration required)
San Francisco Examiner: Q&A
http://www.examiner.com/examiner_qa/default.jsp?story=n.QA.0522w
Fox News:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,53355,00.html
Fox News: Woman Settles Weight Discrimination Complaint with Jazzercise
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,52193,00.html
The Dan Abrams Show (MSNBC)
no transcript available
The View (ABC)
Thursday ,June 6, 2002 (no transcript available)
The O'Reilly Factor (Fox)
Monday, June 10, 2002 (no transcript available)
San Francisco Chronicle: Land of the Free, Home of the Fat and Unhappy
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/08/25/IN161607.DTL
Forbes: People of Size Find Support on the Web
http://www.forbes.com/business/newswire/2002/08/28/rtr707019.html
Oakland Tribune: The Difference Between Fit and Fat is Less Than a Vowel
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%257E1804%257E835453,00.html?search=filter
Oakland Tribune: Sizewise: Large Women Find Fashion Abounds
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%257E1804%257E835454,00.html?search=filter
San Jose Mercury News: Fat But Fit Cures Heart Ills, Not Diabetes
San Francisco Chronicle: 25 Years of Proving Everyone Can Dance (Rhythm and Motion Anniversary)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/10/12/DDGLS96CBB1.DTL
Oakland Tribune: Drawing the Line When It Comes To Outfits for Children
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%257E1804%257E2462186,00.html?search=filter
San Jose Mercury News: Jekyll and Hide: A Nations' Split Personality on Being Fat
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/12394662.htm
The Today Show: August, 2005 Appearance Based Discrimination
(no link available)
USA Today (front page, Money Section):Your Appearance Can Affect the Size of your Paycheck
New York Times: A New Breed of Trainers Proves Fat Is Fit
Photo by Vance Jacobs for the New York Times
Good Housekeeping Magazine, October 2005 issue
(no link available)