Prancercise Explained

Prancercise is a holistic fitness method based on "a springy, rhythmic way of moving forward" created by Joanna Rohrback.[1] [2] [3] It has been compared to the low-impact aerobics popularized by 1980s workout videos.[4]

Many parodies, which have accumulated hundreds of thousands of views, [5] [6] were created in reaction to a Prancercise video Rohrback uploaded to YouTube.

History

Joanna Rohrback graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's degree in Health Services in 1978.[7] [8] Around 1989 she became a "committed exercise devotee", regularly working out on the Boardwalk in Hollywood Beach, Florida.[9] One morning, Rohrback began "nearly dancing" while power walking, which she cites as the inspiration for prancercise.[10] Later that year, she created the first video to feature the routine entitled “Funky Punky’s Prancercise Program.”[11] [12] [13] She coined the term to elicit the “strength and beauty of a horse.”[14] [15]

In 1994, Rohrback wrote a book about prancercise but couldn't find a publisher. Then, Rohrback became her mother's live-in caregiver. In 2004, after her mother died, Joanna also began to suffer from severe health complications.[16] She was unable to Prancercise for almost nine years.[17]

By her 60th birthday, Joanna Rohrback was able to prancercise once again.[18] On Thanksgiving Day 2012, Rohrback successfully completed a 5k entirely in Prancercise.[19] In December of that year she self-published her manuscript titled, “Prancercise: The Art of Physical and Spiritual Excellence.”[20] [21] Christmas Day of the same year, she uploaded a YouTube video featuring her fitness routine.[22] The video went viral with over 10 million views and has attracted international attention.[23] [24]

In popular culture

Prancercise has also been the subject of negative attention, much of it mocking the regimen.[25] [26]

In May 2013, Joanna Rohrback demonstrated Prancercise to Al Roker and Natalie Morales on The Today Show.[27]

In July 2013, she starred in the official music video for John Mayer's hit single Paper Doll.[28]

In September 2013, she appeared in a promotional video for Wonderful Pistachios[29] and e-cigarette brand Bull Smoke.[30] She also appeared on the Comedy Central show Tosh.0[31] with Daniel Tosh and The Steve Harvey Show.[32]

In October 2013, she appeared on The Dr. Oz show.[33]

In November 2013, she appeared on South Beach Tow.[34]

In December 2013, she was named the Surprise Star of the Year by the CNBC[35] and appeared in YouTube's 2013 Rewind Mashup video, which has garnered over 15 million views in less than 48 hours.[36]

In 2013 Joanna Rohrback and prancercise appeared on South Beach Tow where Joanna's car was repossessed and she taught prancercising to Tremont Towing dispatcher Dave Kosgrove who used it to help repossess a car.[37]

In March 2014 Joanna Rohrback appeared in the popular TV show Glee as one of the judges at Nationals.[38]

In November 2017, the YouTube channel Jontron made an ironic review of the workout video.[39]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prancercise - a fitness revolution. 2013. 2013-06-14 .
  2. Web site: Prancercise: New Exercise Inspired By Trotting Horses Becomes Viral Sensation . 2013. 2013-06-14 .
  3. News: Introducing Prancercise: The Horse-Inspired Exercise Trend. Time. November 13, 2013. 2013-05-31.
  4. News: "Prancercise" takes Web by storm, but is the exercise effective?. 2013. 2013-06-14. CBS News.
  5. Web site: 2013 . Prancercise Parody: Everybody PRANCE Now! . YouTube.
  6. Web site: 2013 . Unicorn Prancercising . YouTube.
  7. Web site: Coaching, Prancercise LLC. 2013.
  8. Web site: The Prancercise Lady Copes With the Dark Side of Internet Fame. 2013.
  9. Web site: Coral Springs woman gallops into spotlight with 'Prancercise' video. 2013.
  10. Joanna Rohrback, Prancercise: The Art of Physical and Spiritual Excellence, (2012), p.5
  11. Web site: Tolentino . Jia . June 4, 2013 . Interview with Joanna Rohrback, the Prancercise Guru . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827134412/https://www.thehairpin.com/2013/06/interview-with-joanna-rohrback-the-prancercise-guru/ . August 27, 2023 . The Hairpin.
  12. Web site: Legal, Prancercise LLC. 2013.
  13. Web site: 'Prancercise' Creator on Her 'Wacky' Workout and Being Too Famous to Prancercise. The Daily Beast. 2013.
  14. News: Prance like a horse to stay fit. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203053332/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-06/fitness/39787715_1_workout-routine-prancercise. dead. 2013-12-03. The Times of India. 2013-06-06.
  15. Web site: What Is Prancercise? How Effective Is Prancercise?. 2013.
  16. Web site: 2013 . Prancercise, a celebration of self-expression .
  17. Web site: Coral Springs woman gallops into spotlight with 'Prancercise' video. 2013.
  18. Web site: Prancercise, a celebration of self-expression. 2013.
  19. Web site: 32nd Annual Tamarac Turkey Trot 5k Race Results. 2012.
  20. Web site: 2013 . You Can Prance If You Want To .
  21. Book: Amazon.com - Prancercise: The Art of Physical and Spiritual Excellence. 978-1595946904. Rohrback. Joanna. December 2012. WingSpan.
  22. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Original - Prancercise: A Fitness Workout . YouTube.
  23. Web site: Forget Zumba and Sh'Bam, pony up for the latest fitness fad, Prancercise. 2013.
  24. Web site: Prancercise Website Introduces a New Horse Exercise for Humans. 2013.
  25. Web site: 'Prancercise' May Be the Weirdest Workout You'll Ever See. Sam Laird. Mashable. 2013. 2011-09-05 . "Much of the attention has been negative, full of snark and mocking Rohrback's unique workout regimen."
  26. Web site: Pracercise: Yes, Prancercise . Photoshop Disasters . 2013 . 2013-06-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130619053519/http://www.psdisasters.com/2013/06/pracercise-yes-prancercise.html . 2013-06-19.
  27. Web site: Do you Prancercise? Fitness sensation goes viral. 2013. 2011-09-05 .
  28. Web site: John Mayer - Paper Doll. YouTube. 2013.
  29. Web site: Wonderful Pistachios - Get Crackin' with the Prancercise lady. YouTube. 2013.
  30. Web site: Joanna Rohrback Prefers being around Bull Smoke E-Cigarettes to Dangerous Tobacco Cigarettes. YouTube. 2013. 2013-12-10.
  31. Web site: Tosh.0 - Prancercise. 2013.
  32. Web site: The Steve Harvey Show - Prancercise. 2013.
  33. Web site: Dr. Oz Learns How to Prancercise. 2013.
  34. Web site: Tow Yard Prancing Caught On Tape. 2013.
  35. Web site: The surprise star of 2013: The 'Prancercise' lady. CNBC. 2013.
  36. Web site: YouTube Rewind: What Does 2013 Say?. YouTube. 2013. 2011-12-12 .
  37. Web site: Dave's Dance Battle - South Beach Tow | Apple TV. 26 November 2013.
  38. Web site: 2014-03-15. Poptimal.com -'Glee' Review: The end of glee club? - Poptimal.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20140315013124/http://poptimal.com/2014/03/14/glee-review-end-glee-club/. dead. 2014-03-15. 2021-05-18.
  39. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Weird Workout Videos - JonTron . YouTube.

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