October 28, 2008

Moving your body to a different tune

By admin

If you are under 35 years old you don’t know what punk music is. If you are American and under 40 you probably think Green Day is the biggest punk band ever. And I would bet that if anyone called virtually all of my readers a punk, they would get hit.

But if you are in Florida, punk is an essential part of your aerobics workout. The Ramones are crying.

Seriously, there is an aerobics workout program, called Punk Rock Aerobics that is styled and includes punk music and themes because

“Even punk rockers can get flabby.”

Call me old but as I recall the point of punk was the anti-establishment attitude. The fact that everything that was corporate was wrong. It was so against the mainstream that several original punk bands broke up because they were too popular. (Most of them were British though)

Still good health is important. You can’t hit the moshe pit if it will give you a heart attack. And if banging you head causes you to pass out, well you just won’t look cool suffice to say. And if you expect to stage dive at 250 lbs. plus, expect only the floor and gravity to catch you.

That may explain part of the reason why this idea has spread from Massachusetts, to NYC, to Florida. And I found a quick video of the media’s coverage over time and people actually performing the workout.