It's not a totally new idea, but how has this not become a thing yet? Why aren't we all rushing off to jazzercise after work? Camille Eroy-Reveles, owner of a Williamsburg-based fitness training company called The L Trainer, tells us she's currently hosting a free '80s aerobics class every Tuesday night from 8 to 9 p.m. in (where else) Williamsburg. The next session is tomorrow, and Eroy-Reveles suggests you drop by in your spandex and legwarmers, because '80s gear is encouraged! (Luckily American Apparel has been mass producing '80s aerobics gear for years; Dov Charney, prepare for a spike in sales if this thing takes off!)
We asked the teach why she wanted to bring 80s aerobics back, and she tells us, "There is a tendency in the fitness industry to take things too seriously. But when you have a neon headband and leotard on you get back to what exercise is really about—having fun and feeling good." As for her muse, she says her favorite aerobics tapes are without a doubt those starring fitness queen Jane Fonda. So get ready for tomorrow's class (at 118 North 11th Street, 3rd Floor) with a quick stretch and the below workout—and don't forget to take your daily irony pills while you're at it.
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If only today's hipsters were as creative and original as their 80s forebears, whom they love to mock ironically. At least the 80s were original, what have the hipsters of today got besides sorry retreads and sloppy seconds.
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f'in hipsters
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Williamsburg - it's getting harder and harder for me to defend you.
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