Exclusive Offer Only from Glassman Aurora Linda Evans Serves ~Active, Mature Model JACK WILLIAMS SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS /- /—' /- en the durable TV se- ries "Dynasty" finally went down the drain like so many soap suds eight years ago, Linda Evans gained a lot more than she lost. No more keeping up appear- ances. No more sliding into the glam- orous skin of Krystle Carrington, the highly toned middle-aged se- ductress who could pass for a decade younger. No more early morning video- tapings that could detect the slightest blemish in her seeming- ly ageless armor. Here was a chance for a wel- come sabbatical from the pres- sures of Hollywood. A chance to settle into her secluded lake-side villa in Seattle. A chance for per- sonal growth. Next thing she knew, though, Evans was outgrowing her leo- tards. "I stayed up late and did every- thing I wanted to do and hadn't had time for before," she said. "When 'Dynasty' was finished, I sort of rebelled." To the tune of an extra 25 pounds. That, she tells you, was the cat- alyst that launched Evans, now 54, into a second career: fitness entrepreneur in the already crowded "it's not fatal to be over 40" genre. Looking and feeling good in your 50s. Having searched for and found a workable combination of exer- cise and nutrition, she pared her 5-feet-8 chassis to a trim 136 pounds, opened 15 Linda Evans fitness centers for women and in- troduced her signature exercise machine: The Linda Evans LegShaperPlus. She also created what she calls her personal success program, in- cluding a workout video, two mo- tivational tapes and a nutrition guide. Because it's manufactured by NordicTrack, one of the oldest and most reputable names in the fit- ness industry, the impact-free LegShaper is not your typical piece of overhyped star-maker machinery. Nor is it a panacea that will make you look like Linda Evans. The proper regimen of diet and exercise, however, might make page 74 1 A t • ALJ2CZ)2 you feel as good as Linda Evans does these days. (Even if you're not in love, as she says she is with current companion, Yanni, the popular Greek music man). "I used to work out because it was necessary in my profession," she said. "It was so competitive that, if you fell apart, they were happy to replace you. The whole Jane Fonda aerobics thing came and went when I was doing 'Dy- nasty.' "All I cared about was keeping toned so I could look good if I did a Crystal Light commercial. "I later learned to exercise for health as opposed to vanity or sur- vival reasons." And she added low-impact aer- obic exercise, mainly using the treadmill, at least five times a week, to her weight-training reg- imen — which she now does every other day. "When I gained all that weight, I called my trainer in L.A., got on the treadmill, started working out again and learned about diet," she said. Evans pared to her present pro- portions in about six months. It was sweat and sacrifice sans star- vation. "I'm amazed I'm not a huge per- son because I can eat with the best of guys, and I love desserts and fat foods," she said. "So it's inspiring to me to know that, if I get on the treadmill, I can burn off what I want to eat and still have a life." There are times, such as dur- ing a recent concert tour with Yanni that brought her to Hawaii and Greece, when long walks or dips in a pool replace regular gym workouts. Not to worry. "I'm not ob- sessed," Evans said. Meanwhile, Evans' fitness cen- ters are proliferating at the rate of one every four months. Each is equipped with a day- care center for moms and features weight equipment specially de- signed for women by Cybex with half-pound weight increments. "Women, on average, live to be 84," Evans said 'What are you go- ing to do with all that time if you aren't healthy?" 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