August 4, 1983
The Sentinel ran a follow-up piece on Darling when she closed Sweat Shop in June 1986. “Exercise is only a vehicle to reach people that allows me to use a high energy, motivational approach,” Darling said. “My Tuff-Stuff program, which my students have affectionately called the toughest workout in town, utilizes the ‘controlled adversity’ of demanding physical exercise to demonstrate that each of us possesses the God-given ability to do what we never thought possible. That is the lesson that transcends exercise, and can be applied to every segment of personal and professional life.”