TBS's Aerobics 2: Advance Class (1982 Japanese Boogie Aerobicise Toriyama TV Workout VHS Video)

This is "Aerobics 2: Advance Class", a 1982 VHS tape containing a one hour long intense aerobics/workout. In the early 1980's, aerobics were the hot new thing in the USA and this quickly spread around the world. In Japan, workout albums, such as Jane Fonda's Workout, were selling lot hotcakes and young adults were quickly getting swept up in the craze. No doubt, there needed to be a more accessible way for workouts to be enjoyed by the Japanese masses. As a result, the USA's Aerobic Fitness Association (AFA, now known as AFAA) formed a Japanese branch called "Nippon Aerobic Fitness Association" with the Japanese apparel manufacturer, JUN Co., Ltd. Together, they teamed up with the Japanese broadcaster, TBS, to form short television workout segments to tune into and enjoy! Combining elements of Jane Fonda's Workout with the "beautiful people" perspectives of extremely popular Aerobicise series, "Aerobics" is a challenging workout routine that also just as enjoyable to watch. Here we present the second hour-long, home-video-release of these efforts, designed for those of us who are already fit but want to push themselves to the limit! The notable soundtrack for this series was written by Charles D. Fletcher, Jr. & played by legendary Japanese guitarist Yuji Toriyama & keyboardist Ken Morimura who turn this into a booty-shaking boogie/fusion instrumental masterpiece. A record containing the tracks from the entirety of this series was produced and is now considered an extremely desirable collectable by those in the Japanese City Pop, funk, and Jazz-Fusion scenes. The instructors featured in this recording are: Rob Simonelli Leslie Lilien Yolanda Bergman Claudia Brown Lori Dickerson Nora Dwyer Leora Van Hoke Penny Hauge Until now, only the audio recording of this Aerobics series was available online. Enjoy this rare footage of a legendary Japanese workout series! Fun fact 1: Some of the instructors (such as Leslie Lilien) featured in this recording were also featured in American aerobics videos! Fun fact 2: Additional sponsorship credit was given to the Japanese nutritional drink brand "Oronamin C"... which you'd definitely need if you make it through all 60 minutes! Fun fact 3: As confirmed by Rob Simonelli himself, this was taped all in one 60-minute take with no edits! Intense! ________________________________________________ Chapters : 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Warm Up 11:34 - Running 25:30 - Waist & Arms 35:50 - Stomach 43:08 - Legs/Hips/Buttocks 54:35 - Cool Down ________________________________________________ This was played back using a Victor HR-X5 S-VHS player for video and a Panasonic AG-7350 for stereo linear audio. ________________________________________________ If you want to follow me for updates or want to help me afford some tights for my upcoming workout video, please click the link below: https://linktr.ee/OpWorkshop