![]() ![]() She goes straight into stretches, then a brief aerobics bit to get us warmed up. “Are you ready to do the workout?” she asks excitedly and a small group of very attractive people in the background cheer. Now, Fonda is 45 and sporting a, well, interesting haircut, a striped and belted leotard, violet leggings, and leg warmers while jumping along to some heavy synth music. Then, before I have time to process just how novel this decades-old personalized formula feels in the age of on-demand workout subscriptions-ClassPass! PopIn! FitReserve!-the video rewinds back to the ’80s. Even when I tried going to the gym, I had no idea how any of the treadmill machines worked, and always felt silly pressing buttons randomly while others seemed busy sweating it out. I’ve tried everything: yoga (too cult-y), Pilates (too expensive), barre (too much shaking), Spinning (see above). Still, I do understand there are enormous health benefits to working out, which is why, every now and then, I go on the lookout for that one exercise class that is finally going to change my life. To make matters worse, a few years ago, after being dragged to an indoor Spin class, I ended up being hospitalized for five days- true story. The only workout clothes in my closet are the same Nike shirts and leggings I’ve owned since I was 16 and they remain in pretty great condition. In college, when all my friends became overzealous yogis, I was the one who couldn’t do tree pose without falling over. As a teenager, I was always coming up with a variety of ludicrous excuses for getting out of PE class. I’ve never, at any point of my life, been into exercise.
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