C8 THE PANTAGRAPH, Thursday. Jan. 9. 1986 Star of 'Hotel' knows the importance of exercise Natural beauty Connie Sellecca, star of the television series "Hotel," is a woman whose vitality and grace just about take your breath away. Even dressed in jeans, a simple cotton sweater and tennis shoes, Connie looks comfortably elegant.
Confident yet relaxed, it's clear that she takes good care of herself and her enviable 5-foot, 9-inch, 117-pound frame. Her olive complexion is radiant. Connie typifies today's ideal woman, who seems to "have it all" a successful acting career, a devoted husband, a young son and vibrant health and she seems to manage it all with apparent ease and good humor. Smart and successful, Connie recognizes the importance of fitness and exercise as she juggles career and personal life. And sensibly, she gave up smoking quite a while ago.
Naturally svelte, she says that pregnancy marked the beginning of her fitness consciousness. "During my pregnancy, I exercised for the first time. 1 went to the maternity class at Jane Fonda's Workout and it was great." she says. Although a fit mother-to-be, she put on over 50 pounds and delivered a healthy baby boy, Gilbert Vincent, called Gib for short, now 3'2. She says nursing Gib helped her lose the extra weight.
Now at the height of her career, Connie says she's more fitness conscious than ever. She is dedicated to running, because it gives her flexibility and keeps her in great shape. Since March of last year, this young mother has been running four miles at least three times a week. Connie makes time for her run after a long day on the set. "I run late, around dusk.
I usually have somebody come with me and count my laps. I run on a track; I can't run in the hills." She is careful to warm up for her many laps, and stretches well before and after. Her actor-husband Gil Gerard is a fitness "fanatic" and is good influence on her. Fitting in exercise is difficult, Connie admits. But it is a priority.
Her shooting schedule is grueling and often hectic. She's on the set three to five days a week, working at least 10 hours a day; and it's not unusual for her to finish after 11 at night. So finding time to exercise is tough, but she notes, "You have to psych yourself up and then get into it to keep you going." With her long hours, Connie sometime has to forgo her run. So she hightails it to the gym and rides the Lifecycle. Connie is also mindful that good nutrition is essential for good herself at home.
She doesn't have a special relaxation routine, but enjoys a regular massage to work out her tense and tired muscles. A natural and unself conscious beauty, Connie takes her good looks in stride. When asked what she did for her hair and skin upkeep, Connie replied simply, "I wash my hair and I wash my face." No Hollywood prima donna, Connie, doesn't have any beauty secrets she doesn't need any she has the sense to take good care of herself she cherishes her health. Successful career woman, wife and mother, Connie Sellecca manages to keep it all going smoothly and knows how important a good diet and regular exercise are for meeting the demands of her lifestyle. "I am so aware now of how much better I feel by exercising.
This is the first time I've done it regularly, and put this much effort into it. Even after 1 had Gib, I would start a program but would think of any excuse not to exercise. Now I think of any excuse to exercise." Obviously, her efforts have paid off. Reprinted from Shape magazine; distributed by Los Angeles Times. health.
About junk food she says, "When you're trying to burn the candle at both ends, and when you're under an enormous amount of stress, you just can't eat that stuff." Like all mothers, she is careful about son Gib's diet, and watches what he eats. Connie keeps a vigilant watch over her own sugar intake, but is an admitted "chocoholic," and sweets of all kinds are her weakness. But she has strong willpower and sometimes goes three weeks without any sugar and then she might indulge in a few chocolate cookies. Connie doesn't keep to any special diet, but does eat healthily. "The only thing I try to eat is natural vitamin each morning either a grapefruit or an orange." She used to take a lot of vitamin supplements, and maintains that she's never felt better since she's stopped.
She snacks on fruit and cheese between takes on the set. Times not filled by work is family time for Connie. Weekends are spent at home with the family, and if they have a little more time, they try to slip away to their lake house, where they indulge in outdoor activities such as fishing, hiking and riding their bikes. When she's working and needs recharging, Connie unwinds by I hl ft if 1 I Connie Sellecca As and others. High-fiber diet may help kids' tummy aches Children with frequent stomach al lies may be helped by a high-fiber diet.
Canadian scientists have found. In the first controlled study of the effect of fiber on children's abdominal pain, those who ate fiber were twice as likely as other children to have fewer pain attacks. "It is hypothesized that the beneficial effect of added fiber is due to its effect on shortening transit time" of food through the in-tenstines, Dr. William Feldman of Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa wrote in the American Journal of Diseases of Children. Feldman and his colleagues studied 52 children with idiopathic, or unexplained, abdominal pain.
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