Arlaine Wright (born in Hamilton, Ontario) [1] is the former exercise instructor featured prominently on the Canadian produced aerobics show, The :20 Minute Workout . [2] Wright, Bess Motta, Anne Schumacher and Leslie Smith were the only four women who appeared on both seasons of the :20 Minute Workout.
Wright took ballet lessons from the age of three until the age of fifteen., [1] and danced full-time with a dance troupe at the Delawana Inn. [1] She had also been in the cheerleading squads for the Toronto Argonauts, and Hamilton Tigercats. [1] It was while teaching aerobics at a Toronto aerobics studio, that she got the part on the :20 Minute Workout. [1]
Following two seasons of being an exercise instructor on the :20 Minute Workout, Wright worked for several years at Reebok Canada [3] in the Toronto area where she headed up the company's "Aerobic Instructors' Program"
In 1998, Wright and Motta were seen in the comedy movie Dirty Work , in which they appeared in archival footage from the :20 Minute Workout.