Much Hullabaloo About (Something)
January 13, 2009
My personal trainer is quite the lady. She’s also one of the most knowledgeable physical fitness gurus you’ll ever come across. Now in her early 60s, she’s in better shape than 99% of us.
It just so happens she’s also famous — or at least once was. Some still know her as the gorgeous teenage go-go dancer in the cage in the ’60s classic TV show, “Hullabaloo.” She also had some success on the big screen, even receiving top billing in the 1969 movie “Out of It,” opposite Jon Voight. She also appeared in “Love, American Style.”
Meet Lada Edmund Jr., once also known as the most famous stuntwoman on the planet. Her film credits doing stunts (following her brief acting career) include the famous flick, “Smokey and the Bandit.” In fact, during her acting career (and fitness training), she became quite good friends with Burt Reynolds and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
If you “Google” Lada, you’ll get a litany of entertainment accomplishments, including tribute films from fans nationally. On TV, she’s appeared on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” and “Banacek.”
Today, she’s a top fitness trainer at the Odyssey Athletic Center in Waldwick, N.J. If you’re looking for a great trainer (and fascinating conversation), look her up. Odyssey’s number is 201-447-6565.
