Funniest Workout Videos
Posted on Dec 1st 2009 3:29PM by Katherine TweedFiled Under: Fitness, All Workouts
10. Zsa Zsa Gabor's It's Simple, Darling
Move over Kim Kardashian, you've got nothing on the original. In her 1993 workout video "It's Simple, Darling," socialite and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dons a skin tight, shiny black get-up next to two beefcakes. Her goal is to keep you looking great for your "unfaithful husband, lover, lawyer, doctor..." She is not specific about form, and does not claim to be a trainer. Instead, she lets viewers know while stretching that "I wasn't born to be an athlete, I was born to be a lover." So true, there's nothing athletic about this video.
9. Mousercise
Come on everybody and Mousercise! If you were one of the lucky kids to have the Disney Channel in the mid '80s, you might remember Mousercise. Before the childhood obesity rate skyrocketed, this show encouraged kids to get a regular workout, complete with upper body, lower body and stretching. The moves are a little jerky, the outfits are pure '80s, and Mickey is nowhere to be seen when the going gets tough, but the intro alone makes it a classic.
8. The Goddess Workout
Dolphina supposedly began belly dancing at the age of four. Wait, it gets better: She claims dolphins rescued her after a near-fatal boat crash, giving the "belly dancer to the stars" her stage name. While she has a belly dancing video, it is her Cardio Burlesque Striptease Workout that makes you pause. No Lycra here, just bra and panties and a long white boa. In a seductive voice, she encourages you to not just whip the boa around, but "do it like you're having a tantrum." She tosses in that it's a great workout for the arm, though with no reps and no weight, it's highly doubtful. But that's OK, because if you master this move, even if you're still flabby, she promises, "you're sure to get your way." Oh my!
7. Buns of Steel
Do not be fooled by the headbands and poorly timed music, this is a serious glute workout. Good cues, careful movements, and hilarious asides put The Original Buns of Steel among the best in the genre. If it's not enough to follow along through this nearly hour-long, butt-burning workout, try to do it without laughing. But if you can stick with it, instructor Greg Smithey lets you know that "they're gonna see you coming, and notice you going."
6. Jack LaLanne's Facial Exercises
The godfather of exercise gurus, Jack LaLanne, inspired an entire generation to embrace exercise with "The Jack LaLanne Show," which started in 1951 and stayed on the air for a record 34 years. His commitment to fitness, however, went far beyond push-ups and included series of facial exercises. The reason for your wrinkles? It's not the stress you've endured and smoking a pack and a half a day, it's because you're not exercising your facial muscles! Even bodybuilding legend LaLanne takes a wrong turn here, and looks ridiculous doing it.
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Move over Kim Kardashian, you've got nothing on the original. In her 1993 workout video "It's Simple, Darling," socialite and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dons a skin tight, shiny black get-up next to two beefcakes. Her goal is to keep you looking great for your "unfaithful husband, lover, lawyer, doctor..." She is not specific about form, and does not claim to be a trainer. Instead, she lets viewers know while stretching that "I wasn't born to be an athlete, I was born to be a lover." So true, there's nothing athletic about this video.
9. Mousercise
Come on everybody and Mousercise! If you were one of the lucky kids to have the Disney Channel in the mid '80s, you might remember Mousercise. Before the childhood obesity rate skyrocketed, this show encouraged kids to get a regular workout, complete with upper body, lower body and stretching. The moves are a little jerky, the outfits are pure '80s, and Mickey is nowhere to be seen when the going gets tough, but the intro alone makes it a classic.
8. The Goddess Workout
Dolphina supposedly began belly dancing at the age of four. Wait, it gets better: She claims dolphins rescued her after a near-fatal boat crash, giving the "belly dancer to the stars" her stage name. While she has a belly dancing video, it is her Cardio Burlesque Striptease Workout that makes you pause. No Lycra here, just bra and panties and a long white boa. In a seductive voice, she encourages you to not just whip the boa around, but "do it like you're having a tantrum." She tosses in that it's a great workout for the arm, though with no reps and no weight, it's highly doubtful. But that's OK, because if you master this move, even if you're still flabby, she promises, "you're sure to get your way." Oh my!
7. Buns of Steel
Do not be fooled by the headbands and poorly timed music, this is a serious glute workout. Good cues, careful movements, and hilarious asides put The Original Buns of Steel among the best in the genre. If it's not enough to follow along through this nearly hour-long, butt-burning workout, try to do it without laughing. But if you can stick with it, instructor Greg Smithey lets you know that "they're gonna see you coming, and notice you going."
6. Jack LaLanne's Facial Exercises
The godfather of exercise gurus, Jack LaLanne, inspired an entire generation to embrace exercise with "The Jack LaLanne Show," which started in 1951 and stayed on the air for a record 34 years. His commitment to fitness, however, went far beyond push-ups and included series of facial exercises. The reason for your wrinkles? It's not the stress you've endured and smoking a pack and a half a day, it's because you're not exercising your facial muscles! Even bodybuilding legend LaLanne takes a wrong turn here, and looks ridiculous doing it.
Next: The Top 5 Funniest Workout Videos Ever
