Fun Friday - 1980s memory lane walk of shame

Pat58 · 09-13-19, 08:28 AM

Eegads did us Old VF'ers actually do this?

https://tinyurl.com/yx9a79ld

(Surely it's a voice over from the compiler)

Crescent Moon · 09-13-19, 09:02 AM

The leotard, headband, leg warmers, and Reeboks. Yep, the moves too. The girl in the purple leotard at :53 looks like Marie Osmond (who will be 60 this year). Though I doubt it's her.

Edited to add: Out of curiosity I looked to see if Marie Osmond appeared in an exercise video. Turns out she did. Her own: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwYSVMiat1Y

alisoncooks · 09-13-19, 09:19 AM

Oh my, that voiceover!

I was too young to have that 80s experience. The extent of my 80s video exercise came from this Sesame Street segment, which I remember LOVING!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrru8LRt0B8

Demeris · 09-13-19, 09:24 AM

I wore shiny spandex leggings with those leotards. I don't remember the bouncing, but I remember doing everything else, including the long, wild hair (which I had to perm in spiral curls to get it right).

wendug · 09-13-19, 09:46 AM

Luckily I missed out on 80s aerobics! Well not completely. I was a competitive swimmer and occasionally our coach would have us do a Jane Fonda tape before school. I hated those days! I didn't start doing exercise videos until the mid to late 90s.

Sissy B · 09-13-19, 09:55 AM

I had never seen that one. Don't think I would have done it with all the bouncing.

I started with record albums in the 80s - Joannie Greggans and Richard Simmons. I got my first VHS - Cher Fitness: A New Attitude when it was released in the early 90s.

Vintage VFer · 09-13-19, 10:43 AM

I love the 80's workouts! No bouncing for me now though...

The gal in the purple looks like Bess Motta of the 20-Minute Workout fame:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIMgMqDznt0

I'm pretty sure more men watched those videos than women actually doing them.

And, check out Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta in Perfect (1985):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBqL6zDm-jU

Pat58 · 09-13-19, 11:23 AM

The humping, LOL

The net nanny at work must think I'm some kind of weirdo between workout clips and retro clips.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vintage VFer

I love the 80's workouts! No bouncing for me now though...

The gal in the purple looks like Bess Motta of the 20-Minute Workout fame:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIMgMqDznt0

I'm pretty sure more men watched those videos than women actually doing them.

And, check out Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta in Perfect (1985):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBqL6zDm-jU

Love! I haven't seen Perfect in years, fun clip. Is Travolta in his undies?

20 Minute WO was eye candy for sure, but it helped whip me back into shape after I had my baby. Did it every morning before work.

Mickey12 · 09-13-19, 12:47 PM

I did those type of workouts for sure. I never had a headband, but I wore legwarmers and leotards. I didn't have Reeboks; I liked Avia hightop shoes. Actually, at the first gym where I was a member we did high impact aerobics barefoot. Ouch!

I was totally captivated by the movie Perfect. I wanted all of Jamie Lee Curtis's outfits.

Kim

Donatella · 09-13-19, 01:41 PM

Busted! Yes, I wore shiny spandex leggings, leg warmers, leotards, and had a waist-long wild spiral perm. I’ve never done that workout, though.

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09-13-19, 08:28 AM
Pat58 VF Supporter Join Date: May 2002 Location: Connecticut	Fun Friday - 1980s memory lane walk of shame Eegads did us Old VF'ers actually do this? https://tinyurl.com/yx9a79ld (Surely it's a voice over from the compiler)

09-13-19, 09:02 AM
Crescent Moon VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001	Guilty The leotard, headband, leg warmers, and Reeboks. Yep, the moves too. The girl in the purple leotard at :53 looks like Marie Osmond (who will be 60 this year). Though I doubt it's her. Edited to add: Out of curiosity I looked to see if Marie Osmond appeared in an exercise video. Turns out she did. Her own: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwYSVMiat1Y

09-13-19, 09:19 AM
alisoncooks Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TarHeel country	Oh my, that voiceover! I was too young to have that 80s experience. The extent of my 80s video exercise came from this Sesame Street segment, which I remember LOVING! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrru8LRt0B8

09-13-19, 09:24 AM
Demeris Join Date: Dec 2006	I wore shiny spandex leggings with those leotards. I don't remember the bouncing, but I remember doing everything else, including the long, wild hair (which I had to perm in spiral curls to get it right).

09-13-19, 09:46 AM
wendug Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chicago burb	Luckily I missed out on 80s aerobics! Well not completely. I was a competitive swimmer and occasionally our coach would have us do a Jane Fonda tape before school. I hated those days! I didn't start doing exercise videos until the mid to late 90s. __________________ Wendy

09-13-19, 09:55 AM
Sissy B Join Date: Oct 2002	I had never seen that one. Don't think I would have done it with all the bouncing. I started with record albums in the 80s - Joannie Greggans and Richard Simmons. I got my first VHS - Cher Fitness: A New Attitude when it was released in the early 90s.

09-13-19, 10:43 AM
Vintage VFer VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001	I love the 80's workouts! No bouncing for me now though... The gal in the purple looks like Bess Motta of the 20-Minute Workout fame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIMgMqDznt0 I'm pretty sure more men watched those videos than women actually doing them. And, check out Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta in Perfect (1985): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBqL6zDm-jU __________________ Goal:250 / Done:91 POSTURE CHECK!

09-13-19, 12:47 PM
Mickey12 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NE Pennsylvania	I did those type of workouts for sure. I never had a headband, but I wore legwarmers and leotards. I didn't have Reeboks; I liked Avia hightop shoes. Actually, at the first gym where I was a member we did high impact aerobics barefoot. Ouch! I was totally captivated by the movie Perfect. I wanted all of Jamie Lee Curtis's outfits. Kim

09-13-19, 01:41 PM
Donatella VF Supporter Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA	Busted! Yes, I wore shiny spandex leggings, leg warmers, leotards, and had a waist-long wild spiral perm. I’ve never done that workout, though.