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Featured era: 2012
Prancercise
“The strength and beauty of a horse, on a Florida boardwalk.”
- Featured era
- 2012
- Peak era
- 2013
- Company
- Joanna Rohrback
- Category
- Viral Videos
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On Video
Joanna Rohrback's "Prancercise: A Fitness Workout"
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About This Video
- From:
- Prancercise
- Added:
- December 25, 2012
- Length:
- 5:00
What Was It?
Prancercise is a fitness method created by Joanna Rohrback: a springy, rhythmic way of moving forward inspired by the gait of a horse. She came up with it around 1989, after she found herself nearly dancing during a morning power walk, and chose the name to evoke the strength and beauty of a horse.
Rohrback developed the routine in Hollywood Beach, Florida, where she regularly worked out on the Boardwalk. She self-published a book about it in December 2012 and uploaded her workout video to YouTube on Christmas Day that year.
In spring 2013 the video went viral and drew international attention. Rohrback went on to appear on The Today Show and Dr. Oz, in John Mayer's "Paper Doll" music video and in an episode of Glee.
Things You Probably Forgot
- Trotting down the boardwalk like a horse
- Her cameo in John Mayer's "Paper Doll" video
- The self-published Prancercise book
- Her appearance on Glee
The Story
- 1989 Joanna Rohrback began developing Prancercise, inspired by a morning power walk.
- 2012 She uploaded her workout video to YouTube on Christmas Day.
- 2013 The video went viral in the spring, and she appeared on The Today Show in May.
- 2014 Rohrback appeared on Glee in March.
Its Legacy
The video is still on YouTube. Prancercise remains one of the internet's most cheerful fitness crazes.
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