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A few of the words
- JAZZERCISE
- Jazzercise was founded by Judi Sheppard Missett back in 1969, but it was the 1980s that truly launched it into living rooms and church halls worldwide.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- LEOTARD
- The leotard takes its name from Jules Léotard, the 19th-century French acrobat who first popularised the close-fitting garment — long before Lycra made it truly stretchy.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- FONDA
- Jane Fonda's 1982 workout video became one of the best-selling home-video tapes ever released, helping to define the entire decade's approach to home fitness.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- LEGWARMER
- Leg warmers crossed over from ballet studios to high streets after the 1980 film Fame, and hardly a gym bag in the decade went without a pair.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Keep fit, 1980s style — free and large-print. Leotards, leg warmers, the living-room floor cleared, and Jane Fonda counting the beat.
About Nostalgia & Eras
In the 1980s, the living room became a gymnasium. Cassette decks thumped out hi-energy beats while millions pulled on shiny leotards, tugged up leg warmers and tied headbands tight before pressing play on a workout video. The craze ran from school sports halls to television breakfast slots, turning spandex, neon and the grapevine step into the shared language of a decade that took its fitness — and its fashion — very seriously indeed.
How to play
- 1Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
- 2It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
- 3Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.
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