How to Reduce Your Waist

Title: How to Reduce Your Waist
Genre: Health & Fitness
Author: Jack LaLanne (1914-2011)
Publisher: La Lanne Incorporated (no city or state indicated)
Year: 1962
Pages: 24
Format: Staple-bound booklet, small format
Provenance: Unknown
From the Introduction: “This may look like a small book. But it’s a big book when you consider the amount of helpful, healthful information you will find filling every page. It’s information which — if you follow it carefully — can lead to your looking and feeling better with a new, slimmer waistline.”
Opening Sentence: “You are a person who cares about her looks.”
Random Passage: “And be sure you exercise every day without fail. You may not be able to do a lot of exercising; regularity is the important thing.”
Notes: At the time of this booklet, LaLanne was America's foremost physical fitness proponent as host of a popular television program with jumpsuit-clad Jack demonstrating a variety of do-it-at-home exercises. How to Reduce Your Waist shares some of that know-how with an accent on keeping a trim waistline. Some of his advice is still surprisingly good, such as “Recommended Foods” on page 9. And now, the entirety of How to Reduce Your Waist: