“Global Fitness”
From Argentina to Israel and beyond, MC readers share their top body-tuning secrets By Joanne Chen JANE FONDA WORKOUTS and low-fat foods may be purely American inventions…
From Argentina to Israel and beyond, MC readers share their top body-tuning secrets By Joanne Chen JANE FONDA WORKOUTS and low-fat foods may be purely American inventions, but the notion of keeping fit has definite international appeal.
We asked women from key global cities for a page out of their food and fitness diaries—and for their cultural and personal perspectives on good health. The bottom line? Looking and feeling fierce goes beyond borders.
PILATES TAMARA DI TELLA TANGO
From Argentina
MERCEDES POLITI, 26
Stock analyst in Buenos Aires
Breakfast: Cereal, fruit, coffee, orange juice.
Lunch: Two cups of soup first—”Always! It prevents overeating”—then sliced chicken or tuna salad.
PILATES TAMARA DI TELLA TANGODinner: Two cups of soup, grilled steak with green salad.
Snack: None on weekdays, but on weekends, alfajores—thick dulce de leche cookies. They’re practically the national obsession. Workout Manual Alternating days of capoeira, tangolates (pilates with tango music), and soccer.
Recent Indulgence: At an asado, aka Argentinean barbecue: a cheese table with olives, bread, and wine, followed by roasted vegetables, sausage sandwiches, salad, and a very thick steak. For dessert? A vigilante—cheese topped with sweet-potato jam.
