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Forget salsa workouts or striptease exercises - it looks like Punk Rock Aerobics is the latest exercise trend to come to a gym (or your own living room) near you. A Daily News reporter tries out the workout's moves which were made up by Maura Jasper and Hilken Mancini when they listened to punk rock while watching Richard Simmons. Well, genius has to strike somewhere. It doesn't seem like there are breaks for cigarettes, drinking, or all-around hell-rasing, but since it's Punk Rock Aerobics, Gothamist assumes you can do whatever the hell you want. The definition of PRA (click image at right) does ring true with Gothamist because if there's one thing Gothamist does hate, it's the women who wear full-on make-up when they work up - it just doesn't make sense!
Punk Rock Aerobics comes to NY on May 6 at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square. In the meantime, there is the book that shows J Mascis doing the "Face Down Butt Lift" and has interviews with many rockers, such as Hugo Burnham of Gang of Four.
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This is officially the worst idea ever, including the XFL.
There's nothing punk about exercise.
Not only is this stupid, but I saw it on HBO like 4 months ago.
Gothamist, you are slipping.
it was also featured in spin or something in january - along with their coverage of "hot new" bands like the darkness.
I was actually wondering the other day if hipsters exercised - or is that against the rules?
they were here 2 summers ago at cb's and (the now defunct) Luxx. And it's not stupid, it's actually fun. But yeah... total old news.
Ease up people!
Welcome to 3 years ago Gothamist!
Aw, thanks, guys, that's why Gothamist has readers like you! So we know not only when we misspell, but find out about things that are passe! All the same, I'm not sorry that we're slow to the uptake - Bubb Rubb is still golden.
I hate the VPL...what's so bad about wearing a thong to a work out?
Commenters who use "like" and "totally," similar to California valley girls, are not punk rock.
Hey, I've been doing PRA for more than a year, and it still kicks my ass. But now I can do 20 Puss-ups and more than 100 crunches on the sticky floor of a club--when I'm still hung over. Think ripped Iggy rolling around in broken glass. That's punk rock aerobics.
I think PRA is the best idea ever
hi@you people are assholes. How is it not a good idea? If it gets people who wouldn't normally get off their asses and work out.. then it is a good thing..