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Punk Rock Aerobics: 75 Killer Moves, 50 Punk Classics, And 25 Reasons To Get Off Your Ass And Exercise

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* Would you flee in terror if confronted with a room full of sweaty people in spandex thongs?* Are you not immune to the occasional Van Halen-style air guitar jump?* Have you been known to push aside your coffee table and dance like crazy in your living room?If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, here at last is your workout book. As simple as throwing on that old Ramones (or even White Stripes) record, punk meets a high- and low-impact workout in an exercise craze that is spreading like wildfire amongst teens and aging rockers alike: Punk Rock Aerobics. Unlikely bedfellows though they seem, punk has always been about image-from Iggy's abs to the Sex Pistols' carefully cultivated outfits. Back in the good old days cigarettes would suffice to keep rockers slim, but to have real punk energy, say these rockers-turned-certified- aerobics-instructors, you need to drop those chips and get off the couch.Chock-full of easy-to-follow moves in an accessible, home-exercise-friendly format, Punk Rock Aerobics contains photos and instructions for DIY, heart-pumping (and thigh-slimming) retro moves like the "Air Guitar," the "Skank," and the "Fire Hydrant," while suggesting songs by the Sex Pistols, Blondie, and the Stooges for a perfect workout soundtrack. With sidebars and Q&A's with rockers like J. Mascis and Evan Dando, this is definitely "not your mom's aerobics class" (Boston Globe).

174 pages, Paperback

First published January 7, 2004

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May 28, 2008
Saw this at Half Price Books with a $3 price tag and I just couldn't leave it behind. While I'm not typically an aerobiciser, I'm in for the "Never Mind the Buttocks: Ass and Legs" chapter so my thighs aren't rubbing together the next time Social Distortion comes to town.
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January 3, 2011
Great book! Works so much better for me than videos I can't keep up with and never really bother to explain what they're doing. Music I like. Moves I'm ready for. Like with any exercise routine, I feel like an idiot jumping around the room by myself, but at least I'm having an awesome time doing it! And boy does it exhaust me.
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August 18, 2008
I read this. Samuel and I did all the warm-up stretches, but that must have been in February just after we visited my parents because he insisted on working out to Enya. I think I'll check this book out again now that he's a little more broad-minded about music.
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May 28, 2015
Pretty silly book. I guess any workout book would feel silly. It's just better to use videos to follow along with. But even normal workout videos make you feel silly when working out. I should say this one is ridiculous.
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April 19, 2010
Sweet moves, sweet girls, I should really stop reading this book and get up and exercise ;)
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February 27, 2008
I did some of the moves. But I mostly thumbed through the information of the dance moves.
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