To ask if anyone misses aerobics classes circa 1991?

[AnnePhys]

I really miss these - huge busy classes - great atmosphere - thin me!

Much better than exercise classes nowadays.

By the way - I firstly typed 'huge bust' - maybe this should be my goal for 2024

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I had a very fetching purple number. Which I'd long forgotten. What were we thinking?

I guess it's not much different from today's 20 somethings in legging which seem to pull in to the arse crack!

I used to go to a class with a teacher who somehow ended up on GMTV or whatever it was was called at that time, it was unusual to have a male instructor and he was quite easy on the eye. I can't remember his name but I'd love to go back to those days when you really worked hard with great tunes and routines

Brings back good memories though I'm not sure the instructors really knew what they were doing.

I go to zumba which is a great workout and good fun. My teacher is into using the whole body, not just following the steps.

I love HIIT classes but I recently did and old school aerobics class and once again I was back in the 90’s facing the wrong way, clapping at the wrong time but it was so much fun! Totally loved it!

I love HIIT and I love Shaun T's workouts - but I am nostalgic for Jane Fonda and aerobics. I had no co-ordination, and aerobics finally gave me that in my 20s. There were also 'body pump' classes which were low impact but strength based - OMG, I had difficulty getting off the toilet the days after those!

I never was able to do step though - the co-ordination just woudn't stretch that far and I kept falling over the step.

'Pump Up The Jam' was the warm up to my fave aerobic session, and when I hear it now I get the urge to go into the moves!

And of course, for a generation of women, Michael Jackson's 'Wanna Be startin Somethin' can only mean a Jane Fonda warm up!

I loved step aerobics

When did aerobics go out of fashion?
I remember my mum’s Jane Fonda and Raquel Welsh vhs tapes!

Isn’t this basically Zumba ? Not step of course but I’ve done a couple of Zumba classes and there was definitely a grapevine or two - which I couldn’t do for toffee…

Love a grapevine - sometimes do a few in the kitchen when I'm waiting for the kettle to boil.

i enjoyed those classes back in the day but much prefer the strength based classes nowadays. I like exercise that is tough and challenges me, and aerobics just doesn’t do that. On the plus side, probably thanks to my early aerobics training, I can normally out cardio the young men when we do a bit of that in class

But if you like a bit of cardio, take yourself along to one of the hippy spiritual free style dance classes and that’s a fun two hour aerobic session right there!

YES, ME!! I've been saying this for ages! I loved aerobics as it was easy to do the moves, the music was great and so was the atmosphere. Nowadays it feels like you need a dance qualification to join in and can never just join a class and get stuck in. I went to a Les Mills street dance class and it was humiliating! I'm not a bad dancer but there was no way I could just pick that lot up. I was told to give it 6 weeks before I'd get used to it but I didn't want another 5 weeks of embarrassment where I was jumping 2 seconds after everyone else!

Barre is worth a try for people who like moving in time to the music

I liked old school step moves eg 3 repeater. Tried step recently and the moves were too complicated and faffy. I thought I might break an ankle

I still do step at home, not the same as being with 20 other like minded people so obviously don’t get the camaraderie but I do get a good workout. CDorner fitness has hundreds of step workouts.

I did aerobics classes back then. Loved step aerobics. I went to classes at the local leisure centre. They had a 'ladies' night' where you did a step class, then 30 mins in the pool, followed by a sauna. I went with some work colleagues and we had a blast! I also did loads of videos at home. I can't believe how much exercise I used to do.

Body Attack on the Les Mills On Demand app reminds me of a super cheesy aerobics class. I don’t do it often as the presenters are so fucking chirpy and bouncy and they can get on my nerves if I’m not in the mood. Worth a look if you like that sort of thing though and on the odd occasion I do it it’s actually pretty hard going. Step is also on there but I haven’t tried that as I remember my embarrassing lack of coordination from attempting it in the good old days.

Apparently they did on Oti Mabuis show this morning

Loved them but by crikey I was so uncoordinated! I recall one teacher coming to me and telling me to just forget about the arm movements! Does always make me think of the Victoria Wood sketch with Hayley Bailey!!

Rainbow Rythms...?

Ha! Sorry that was reply to this:
But if you like a bit of cardio, take yourself along to one of the hippy spiritual free style dance classes and that’s a fun two hour aerobic session right there

My council gym offers Fitsteps and Zumba classes, both of which are great fun. They even do proper ballroom and Latin dances. I can’t quickstep for toffee! My favourite though is Group Fight - a bit like Les Mills Bodycombat but better somehow. Music is way better, and it’s just more…choreographed.
I don’t mind the odd Bodypump class but you can stick your Body Attack class where the sun don’t shine!

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Try Clubbercise - old school aerobics in the dark with glow sticks. Plus no one can see you wobble/eff up

I don't know how anyone ever follows these excercise classes! I had to sneak out of a Zumba class as I just couldn't follow the moves, it was too quick! Was aerobics easier?