Rhonda Moore and Ben Grinberg continue their loving collaboration with Helpful Hints for Strength and Health for Busy People, based on a text from 1901. What do practical workout tips have to do with surviving a guided age and the rise of authoritarianism? They’re not sure, either, but they’re gonna try to be ready.

"We are living in times that demand more and more of our nerves and physical energy, of our brains and muscles. Only those that are strong, and know how to keep so, can stand the wear and tear."

Rhonda is 69 year old Black woman. Ben is a 35 year old queer Jewish man. How can they even the score? As Ben teaches Rhonda acrobatics, and Rhonda teaches Ben how to dance, they share the triumphs and the failures, painting a playful portrait of a loving relationship.

Helpful Hints for Strength and Health for Busy People is inspired by the 1901 book "Illustrated Hints for Strength and Health for Busy People". In 1901, wealth inequality was skyrocketing, and culture and society were being reconfigured by massive technological advancements, bringing major changes to the way life was lived. Just like today. As "business" became a condition of the majority of (working-class) Americans, the need to stay physically ready was ever present. Today, we find ourselves in similar times, yet the desire for "strength and health" is often more about an image than a habit or a feeling.

Rhonda Moore & Ben Grinberg