This was ME!!! I was going to compete in this exact competition! Yes it’s real. We dressed that way. Man all the high kicks were brutal. It was more like cheer leading and no we didn’t think we looked like dorks! Aerobic forever!🤣😂😂
OMG, I have so many questions!! Were you a dancer or where they all aerobics instructors at gyms or something? This just seems like a cross between a dance and cheer competition. Also did you keep up your fitness over the years?
I just began my 60’s and am, and always have been, into fitness. That mindset normally accompanies you through your life. I do really miss these particular routines because they were so much fun.
@@jimcrone6307 you cant be referring to trump. hes a sniveling coward draft dodger who cant comprehend even the most basic of concepts. if you cannot see that, then you are 1. the same as him. ignorant and delusional, or 2. just not bright enough to be able to tell that trump is very simple. unfortunately everyone's vote counts equally so the stupid can vote in a moron.
@@cjm7764 that skit is so right on the money it's hilarious! I didn't know they actually had a thing like that so I did the opposite of you, I looked up the actual event, I laughed my ass off when I seen it, they were so right on the mark!
I was 21 in 1986, aerobics and fitness was the thing to do, people were so much thinner and in shape. No big diaper butts bbl surgeries like today.This maybe corney but they are in shape.
It was a fad and hyped alot.I would not say people in general were thinner .I was in my 20s during this period and I was overweight and I knew overweight people. The general public were eating Pizza Hut and Dominoes and gulping big gulps
Yeah, but they‘re also wearing spandex voluntarily. Just a lot of pointless jumping up and down. I‘d rather watch a ballet. Equally as physically impressive but with a point to it.
I lived this ! I was 22 in 1985 and the health club was ALWAYS packed ! Open 24 hours a day. There was a waiting list just to get onto a class. The music was great, clubs were packed with dancers, and we were all in good moods ! I MISS those times !
My mom has told me so much about the 80s being her glory years. She was born in 1960 so now I now understand why I was born in 1986. She lived her whole 20s in the 80s. I had to watch this to figure out what I missing. LOL
Music tracks: 6:34 Maria Vidal - Body Rock 8:34 The Style Council - Shout To The Top 10:44 Sylvester - Sex (Ian Levine Remix) 21:59 Frank Stallone - Far From Over 24:20 Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes 26:20 Jermaine Jackson - (Closest Thing To) Perfect 35:35 Paul Jabara - Yankee Doodle Dandy 37:22 Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes 39:20 The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA
This was awesome. I wish that 80's aerobics would make a comeback. This is definitely as intense as the modern day Insanity Workout and looks much more entertaining.
Between the ridiculously delicious fashion show at 32 minutes in and the bizarre and hilarious sex interview following it, I could watch these videos forever
That was a parody of "Dr Ruth" a popular sex therapy doctor. The running joke @ the time was no matter the question posed to her- be it radio call in, talk show etc she would always ask "Do you sleep in the raw?" (naked) LOL I remember thinking WTH does that have to do with what the person's asking?!?! Still haven't figured it out....
I love this, everyone looks so happy to be representing their gyms and their energy is infectious. I wish we had more exercise programmes like this today!
My birthday will be on a Saturday this year. I bought an "I love the 80s" t-shirt, fishnet gloves, 80s themed earrings, and thinking of getting the headband as well. I never celebrate my birthday, but this year (plus no one really remembers it, not even my parents😏) I'm taking myself to this new 80s themed diner. Because you only turn 35 once!! And even though I didn't really get to experience the 80s, I still love it!! #86 baby here! ♌
80's guy 1: "Last year's competitive Aerobic championship was already one of the most 80's things in human history. For this year, we'll need to outdo ourselves. I was thinking of adding copious amounts of hairspray this year." 80's guy 2: "That is an excellent choice, but I think we could do better. What do you think of adding headbands to the mix?" 80's guy 1: "I think you are a goddamn genius. Now pass the Crystal Light, this calls for celebration."
Oh the memories! Even though I could barely do a push up or run a lap, I would still dress as an aerobic instructor whenever I could. The head bands, the scrunchy socks and oh how i loved spandex. Moose-knuckle city!
Oh yes! I came to steal moves for my strength cardio intervals class and I’m blown away. Team 3 got into ALL the push-ups. That combo into dive bombera was 🔥🔥🔥
@@michellea6113 he's about the age of my sisters. I'm only three years older than you. It's funny looking at pictures of them looking like they stuck their fingers in light sockets for middle and high school, while I was just a nerdy baby.
I didn't even exist yet,not for litterally another 10 years,even my oldest brother out of the 4 of us didn't even for another 6 years yet,not sure what my parents where doing,my dad was born 1966 why my mom was born 1971 so probably doing something,but this reminds me of the early 2000 kid game shows though oddly enough
on December 23, 1985 my sister was giving birth to my niece. WOW!!! I just discovered these videos and competition ever existed and I am now hooked: 7.6.22 almost 37 years later. The 80s, who doesn't love the eighties?
Please beam me back ❤❤❤❤🕺🏻🤸♂️🤸♀️🏋️♀️💃 That was the America i loved so much as a turkish child, no wars, less hate and pure positive vibes all arround and great entertainment. (By the way: 6:35 Lady Diana🙈😄)
There is much about this that is dated. No more so than sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to learn more about a contest. Because there were no websites ...
@@KandiKlover The World Wide Web (aka websites) didn't open to the public until August 1991, and even then there were very few websites, mainly universities and scientific. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web
All three competitors in the individual division were fantastic, but Allison Low (Betty Lou) definitely sold it for me. She hit a flow state that took her performance well above and beyond to a definitely deserved win.
1). That hair all the yt women were wearing was absolutely atrocious, so glad that phased out. 2). Every single black athlete in this video was MAGIC. 3). I live for those Reebok Freestyle shoes; I still own several pair of those in different colors. The royal blue ones were the cutest ones that those girls wore for Blue Suede Shoes routine. Loved the black ones with all the sparkles in them too. Wondering if they decorated those themselves or bought them like that. Then again, maybe they were sponsored by Reebok. Wouldn't be surprised. 4). For those wondering these competitions actually STILL do take place, just not in the USA any longer, although they originally started here. Go to the FIG channel if you want to see more recent ones; these continued well into the 90s and there are some as recent as 2012. So they are still a thing. FIG is headquartered in Italy now, as Europe, Asia, Eastern Europe, etc pretty much dominated and took over. These competitions began when the US was at the height of its fitness movement.
@@Nothing56789 I thought it was interesting, particularly the last point about what happened to these types of competitions. And how they kinda began with USA in the 80s and then Europe and Asia picked up the torch when America lost interest
I don’t think in the 80s they understood that “enthusiasm” doesn’t necessarily mean CONSTANTLY SMILING ONE PERMANENT SMILE like chill your face omg just enjoy yourself
This was ME!!! I was going to compete in this exact competition! Yes it’s real. We dressed that way.
Man all the high kicks were brutal. It was more like cheer leading and no we didn’t think we looked like dorks! Aerobic forever!🤣😂😂
OMG, I have so many questions!! Were you a dancer or where they all aerobics instructors at gyms or something? This just seems like a cross between a dance and cheer competition. Also did you keep up your fitness over the years?
Oh my, really?? My pleasure!! This is the coolest thing about exercises invented so far! But I came late!
Wait really?? I have questions too lol
I really honestly like the song!
But I was wondering if they were directed to be extra happy?
I always wondered if any of you are here watching this :D
Those high kicks are what gets me, wish I could kick that high!
I came here to listen to that 80s intro music. IDK why I like it so much lol
These days we have the fat acceptance movement. It truly is a different world.
I love it so much too!!! So uplifting and happy
Same
Flashback/nostalgia..need this as my ringtone
🤔
Why the hell did I just watch this? What's even worse is I'm going to watch another one.
😅😅😅😅👍me too
What's so hard to wrap my head around is the fact that these super healthy and attractive people are now in their 60s and 70s now.
50s or 60s. These were 20/somethings
I was 4 months when this was made and Im 37 so 🤷. 60s seem reasonable if any of them is over 30 then they are about 70.
They're probably still really fit
I’m sure some switched to cheeseburgers once the coke ran out😊
I just began my 60’s and am, and always have been, into fitness. That mindset normally accompanies you through your life. I do really miss these particular routines because they were so much fun.
USA please be more like this again. This is what we love about you around the word.
yeah how it has fallen. now led by a moron.
WIll rise because we have a leader with balls now.
@@jimcrone6307 you cant be referring to trump. hes a sniveling coward draft dodger who cant comprehend even the most basic of concepts. if you cannot see that, then you are 1. the same as him. ignorant and delusional, or 2. just not bright enough to be able to tell that trump is very simple. unfortunately everyone's vote counts equally so the stupid can vote in a moron.
jim crone you must have forgot about the bone spurs
Trump got more cojones than any Demorat but why go backwards when we need to go forwards. The 80's are long gone.
We need this to comeback.
I remember my mom doing aerobics every day.
I love the 80 s
I don't like classes, but I would do this 😊😂
I'm basically obsessed with 80s Aerobic championships now :( How did I Even get here...
I'm here because of that Key and Peele skit and I can't believe that this is actually a real thing. Can't stop watching either.
Also saw comic sketch, but was into hi lo impact aerobics back in the day
Right, that was so damn funny!
I am here because I was in the 80s but now you added k and p. I am looking that shit up
@@cjm7764 that skit is so right on the money it's hilarious! I didn't know they actually had a thing like that so I did the opposite of you, I looked up the actual event, I laughed my ass off when I seen it, they were so right on the mark!
*KEEP DANCING*
It doesn't get much more 80s than this, love it!
I don't know why , but when i see this kind of video or all the production of the 80's i want to say " 70's,60's was better than 80's"
80s : "Let's get some aerobic exercise"
2000s: " You mean cardio?"
80s: "yeah. aerobics"
Peak Humanity. It's been nothing but crap the past 15 years.
This show needs to come back!!!!! It should motivate alot people to get into shape...... ...
Kinda lost it's touch in the 90s without the cool 80s fashion, music, and set design.
There's still atleast a European aerobics competition
What they did there was actually really physically demanding
As silly as it is, of course these people are fit, they are athletes.
Cocaine is a hell of a
Sodomy is like that too.
They injected Hairspray into their pubic region. Powerful stuff.
Id say some of the courses we teach at FitX are even more demanding
I was 21 in 1986, aerobics and fitness was the thing to do, people were so much thinner and in shape. No big diaper butts bbl surgeries like today.This maybe corney but they are in shape.
It was a fad and hyped alot.I would not say people in general were thinner .I was in my 20s during this period and I was overweight and I knew overweight people.
The general public were eating Pizza Hut and Dominoes and gulping big gulps
They definitely were thinner!!!
Sure, there were overweight people, but not to the degree that we have now!!!
Sponsored by Coke .... not the drink !!!! And ecstacy
Yeah, but they‘re also wearing spandex voluntarily. Just a lot of pointless jumping up and down. I‘d rather watch a ballet. Equally as physically impressive but with a point to it.
America needs to get back to this.
It's everything I dreamed it would be and more.
thought this was me for a second there woa
@@skttrbrain4939 😂😂😂😂
Man these people were so hype
Steroids + Cocaine man.
A insane amount of coke was taken to be this high engery
The 80s were so hypnotizing
I lived this ! I was 22 in 1985 and the health club was ALWAYS packed ! Open 24 hours a day. There was a waiting list just to get onto a class. The music was great, clubs were packed with dancers, and we were all in good moods ! I MISS those times !
My mom has told me so much about the 80s being her glory years. She was born in 1960 so now I now understand why I was born in 1986. She lived her whole 20s in the 80s. I had to watch this to figure out what I missing. LOL
its not just the USA, almost every country was better of in the 80s
@@animalm4st3r I know, right?! Let Prussia tell us about it!!!
Oh wait, you mean the NINETEEN eighties
@@jon_do no no the 80s is indeed what i meant
@@animalm4st3r Yeah before birth of social media poisoning everything world was better place.
I was born in 81 and remember watching these on t.v. as a kid. It is what I wanted to do when I grew up. I still have a love for fitness and aerobics.
Are these people fueled by natural energy, massive amounts of coke, or a mixture of the two?
randomuser1105- C: Natural Energy, Coke, AND insane amounts of Aqua Net Hairspray.😂
Coke.
Awesome 80s music and hair.
I believe the people who put this on tv were the ones on coke
Massive amounts of coke
Im 17 and i really would like the world started being more like this
Do it then
Bang on everyone's door at 4am in a purple leotard and run in place
@@pinkroses135lmao
Music tracks:
6:34 Maria Vidal - Body Rock
8:34 The Style Council - Shout To The Top
10:44 Sylvester - Sex (Ian Levine Remix)
21:59 Frank Stallone - Far From Over
24:20 Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes
26:20 Jermaine Jackson - (Closest Thing To) Perfect
35:35 Paul Jabara - Yankee Doodle Dandy
37:22 Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes
39:20 The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA
The hero we don't deserve.
I wonder if anyone knows who made the theme song of the competition? Seems they used it every year in some form.
@@LaepsynPaepsyn It was Ty Cobb.
Literal goals. I was born in the 90s. My mom had the leggings, leotard, and video tapes. Best believe I did aerobics in the living room!
Slim,fit,healthy,NATURAL bodies. When will THIS make a comeback ?
@scotthebruce2 tanning is natural
Give it time.
move out of rural and/or southern areas.
@@aredub1847 i'm not in either. everyone is fat everywhere
@@jimcrone6307 im in dt chicago. most of the blobos are tourist.
Oh man I miss the 80’s. I would have been in first grade at this time.
Even their smiles say *FITNESS*
Why am I the only person being recommended 80s aerobics videos by youtube in 2020. HELLOOO IS ANYBODY OUT THEREE
Yes, I am actually searching for these videos...lol
Yeah i got this in my recommendations too!
I CAN'T STOP WATCHING !!!!!
You but aren't the only ones lol 😆😂
What's really weird is, even with all the heavy makeup and hairspray, they look so much more natural than people today
Yet to older people back then they looked unnatural, impossibly beautiful and overly healthy.
This was awesome. I wish that 80's aerobics would make a comeback. This is definitely as intense as the modern day Insanity Workout and looks much more entertaining.
I can honestly say that I love all the rutines, they are so full of energy and that plasticky sensations only 80's manage to rock so good!!!
The 80's, when everything was lit! Best decade ever...
This is so 80s. SO 80s.
Good stuff. This really reinforces how lazy I really am.
Lol me too 😂
😂
Between the ridiculously delicious fashion show at 32 minutes in and the bizarre and hilarious sex interview following it, I could watch these videos forever
33:30 the guy is the red shirt is totally guy. Only we the millennial and GenZ can see it.
Yep 😂
That was a parody of "Dr Ruth" a popular sex therapy doctor. The running joke @ the time was no matter the question posed to her- be it radio call in, talk show etc she would always ask "Do you sleep in the raw?" (naked) LOL I remember thinking WTH does that have to do with what the person's asking?!?! Still haven't figured it out....
There needs to be a Goldbergs episode based on the this. Could you imagine a Beverly and Barry mixed pair routine.
Haha! Yes!!!
😂
I've become addicted to these.They have such energy and they enjoy it so much.Its great to see.I loved the 80s 👍❤
I love this, everyone looks so happy to be representing their gyms and their energy is infectious. I wish we had more exercise programmes like this today!
Imagine if they did this today. Aerobic championships 2021 baby
As a teen myself in the 80s..watching this video makes me feel like cheerleader all over again. 1 2 3 Go Cardinals !
@8:40 She got friend-zoned pretty hard.
😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I mean hes like 9/10 and shes like at best 5/10
I mean no offense in that either, I feel like my comment is gonna get a lot of hate
I change my mind hes like 7 or 8/10
My birthday will be on a Saturday this year. I bought an "I love the 80s" t-shirt, fishnet gloves, 80s themed earrings, and thinking of getting the headband as well. I never celebrate my birthday, but this year (plus no one really remembers it, not even my parents😏) I'm taking myself to this new 80s themed diner. Because you only turn 35 once!! And even though I didn't really get to experience the 80s, I still love it!! #86 baby here! ♌
Man I wish I had their energy lol. 80's rule!!!!!
If you watch all of these, you can really see how the standard increased over the years
This is a world away from My 600 Pound Life.
Lol
Thicc boi.
I’m so happy watching this. I’m like addicted
It's a fun competition. I'd watch it if it was still running.
i wonder how many of these gyms are still open
Anyone
A lot of them. They're great. Still got the great 80s photos and machines and style. Good place to be. Beats the modern insanity.
I'm here for the music
This is how I'm picturing myself dancing when using ecstasy
God I miss going to aerobics 4 times a week I loved it
80's guy 1: "Last year's competitive Aerobic championship was already one of the most 80's things in human history. For this year, we'll need to outdo ourselves. I was thinking of adding copious amounts of hairspray this year."
80's guy 2: "That is an excellent choice, but I think we could do better. What do you think of adding headbands to the mix?"
80's guy 1: "I think you are a goddamn genius. Now pass the Crystal Light, this calls for celebration."
Omg 80s in a nutshell😂😂😂😂 🙇♀️ 🏆
Oh the memories! Even though I could barely do a push up or run a lap, I would still dress as an aerobic instructor whenever I could. The head bands, the scrunchy socks and oh how i loved spandex. Moose-knuckle city!
So much mullet
......DAMN YOU CRYSTAL LIGHT!!!!....
😂🤣
I don't know why I keep watching these videos! They are so catchy!
It’s 5:30am why am I watching this 😳
Me too haha
cause you need this happy energy and so do I
Weed make me watch so many shits
1AM, enjoying this immensely😆
Oh yes! I came to steal moves for my strength cardio intervals class and I’m blown away. Team 3 got into ALL the push-ups. That combo into dive bombera was 🔥🔥🔥
I wish I were around for more of the 80s as I was just an infant during these times.
Sorry about that. I turned 12 around this time, and I knew it was the best time to be alive. In some ways I'm still stuck in that mid-late 80s era.
@@germanicelt Wow 86 is the year I was born.
@@michellea6113 he's about the age of my sisters. I'm only three years older than you. It's funny looking at pictures of them looking like they stuck their fingers in light sockets for middle and high school, while I was just a nerdy baby.
I didn't even exist yet,not for litterally another 10 years,even my oldest brother out of the 4 of us didn't even for another 6 years yet,not sure what my parents where doing,my dad was born 1966 why my mom was born 1971 so probably doing something,but this reminds me of the early 2000 kid game shows though oddly enough
Same
From Crystal Light to Crystal Meth...so different ways to get that heart pumping! :-)
Everybody's hair is so big. I love it! 😆😆
I love the 80’s, I’m 40 years old and counting ❤.
Just proves that good looking, healthy, fit people are happier and just better at life.....
Goodness, everyone seemed so happy in the 80s.
These people are doing it for the camera .
People in the 80s were not unusually happy about anything .I know because I was there
@@lindaeasley5606 was it really that bad?
@@gaboltl I think it was just as good as it was today, but that because of less tech people were better at conversation.
Thanks for posting this! I really enjoyed it. How did I miss this as a kid in 1986? I loved these types of shows back then.
Wonder how many are still in shape?
I LOVE THE 80's!!!
Same here
Yes I love 1980s culture from america and Japan and the way electronics looked back then. They were so much cooler.
on December 23, 1985 my sister was giving birth to my niece. WOW!!! I just discovered these videos and competition ever existed and I am now hooked: 7.6.22 almost 37 years later. The 80s, who doesn't love the eighties?
I was just over a month old myself when this was filmed. Love the 80's
Please beam me back ❤❤❤❤🕺🏻🤸♂️🤸♀️🏋️♀️💃
That was the America i loved so much as a turkish child, no wars, less hate and pure positive vibes all arround and great entertainment.
(By the way: 6:35 Lady Diana🙈😄)
There is much about this that is dated. No more so than sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to learn more about a contest. Because there were no websites ...
No there were websites.
@@KandiKlover Websites didn't exist until the 90s.
@@KandiKlover The World Wide Web (aka websites) didn't open to the public until August 1991, and even then there were very few websites, mainly universities and scientific. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web
I'm just here for the music. Cath and Ed's grim smiles are just a bonus
Good video. I watch it all the time.
All three competitors in the individual division were fantastic, but Allison Low (Betty Lou) definitely sold it for me. She hit a flow state that took her performance well above and beyond to a definitely deserved win.
That intro is something straight out of the Running man movie!
Steve Ozone omg! So true lol
Cathy Lee Crosby who played Maggie in Untamed Love was in National Aerobic Champion/Nation Aerobic Championship in 1986.
I'm glad Allison won the individual award. She freaking crushed it.
i like the energy here !
The one thing I miss is their authentic faces. Back then people weren’t filled with filler and weren’t unattainably attractive.
their bodies are incredible and amazing
There’s that unmistakable music, again!!
This gives so much energy when watching :D
aesthetic overload... I can't deal!!!
Wow looks fun. Wish it was still around.
they are rocking so hard
🤣
I remember this was on Saturday.
I was impressed with their stamina and flexibilty!
Crystal Light😳 Nutrasweet hell!
22:10 I think Far From Over has to be the ultimate 80s workout song. I would love to see the contestants now, react to this or even recreate it😂
to be fair these routines look like fun and effective aerobics.
Now I know how Sub-Zero gets his body build.
37:20 shes so amazing..when I saw her choreo i knew she was going to win
I was born in 86'! 80's and 90's ROOOCCCCK!!!! Sorry I had to do it I couldn't help it. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Wow this shit got me lit right now....
They look like they are having so much fun!
İ love USA 80 old aerobic music super quality 🕺🕺🕺🍾🥃🚬🗽💕😉🎶😄💕🇺🇸
nowadays you’d be lucky to find that many in shape people
I ended up here because of Reddit, now I cant the damn song out of my head....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Holy shit the beginning song is a bop
Makes me wanna watch the movie "Perfect".
I want the 80s back.
I remember.....aerobic...80 years..wonderfull
1988 was funner to watch
1). That hair all the yt women were wearing was absolutely atrocious, so glad that phased out.
2). Every single black athlete in this video was MAGIC.
3). I live for those Reebok Freestyle shoes; I still own several pair of those in different colors. The royal blue ones were the cutest ones that those girls wore for Blue Suede Shoes routine. Loved the black ones with all the sparkles in them too. Wondering if they decorated those themselves or bought them like that. Then again, maybe they were sponsored by Reebok. Wouldn't be surprised.
4). For those wondering these competitions actually STILL do take place, just not in the USA any longer, although they originally started here. Go to the FIG channel if you want to see more recent ones; these continued well into the 90s and there are some as recent as 2012. So they are still a thing. FIG is headquartered in Italy now, as Europe, Asia, Eastern Europe, etc pretty much dominated and took over. These competitions began when the US was at the height of its fitness movement.
N. A. Woah that’s a long comment right there aha
@@Nothing56789 I thought it was interesting, particularly the last point about what happened to these types of competitions. And how they kinda began with USA in the 80s and then Europe and Asia picked up the torch when America lost interest
Notice how the people of color got less stage time. For example with the modeling part.
1986 and the mega theme "do do do do da da CHAMP-IONS" was born. The sudden increase of pitch on the tune is the icing on the cake.
I don’t think in the 80s they understood that “enthusiasm” doesn’t necessarily mean CONSTANTLY SMILING ONE PERMANENT SMILE like chill your face omg just enjoy yourself
How do you assume that they weren't enjoying themselves???