Local fitness video named to Top 10 list

One of the most recognizable faces in fitness videos, Charleston’s own Tracie Long, had been out of the video-producing business for nearly six years, but it took her only six months to re-establish herself among celebrity video stars such as Jillian Michaels and Cathe Friedrich.

This month, Tracie Long Fitness’ “Staying Power,” a cardio conditioning workout in the LONGevity Series, secured the No. 7 spot on Collage Video’s Guide to Exercise Videos.

Long got her start with The Firm fitness studio in the late 1980s and with her signature dark features, dimples and sculpted body, she has been featured in an array of video and DVDs since then. The LONGevity Series is tailored for women who, like Long herself, are in their 40s, trying to balance the commitments of family, jobs and finances, and need guidance on achieving fitness goals that are appropriate to their stage in life.

For Long, those priorities include cardiovascular fitness, flexibility and “extensibility” — or functional flexibility that allows people to extend their bodies without suffering from an injury. She says the DVDs come at a time when people need more fitness options that consume less time.

“We can’t expect everyone to walk inside four walls and come to the gym,” says Long. “If we really want to get the nation exercising, we’ve got to figure out a bunch of different ways to make it to work for people because at the end of the day, people have to go to work and take care of their kids.”

Want to take an exercise class from a fitness video icon? You’re in the right place.

Long recently opened Tracie Long Fitness near Bluefish Fitness (in a space formerly occupied by Jivamukti Yoga) in Charleston offering in-person fitness classes, which are included in Bluefish Fitness Club memberships or available on a per-class or monthly basis.

Reach David Quick at 937-5516 or dquick@postandcourier.com.

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