Spandex, sweat, and second-wave feminism—who knew aerobics was secretly revolutionary?
The saga of fitness, which exploded in the 1980s and contributed, in its own way, to liberating women's bodies.
Direction
Schroeder weaves archival footage with sharp feminist commentary—no dusty history lesson here.
Production
Incredible period detail: every leotard and synth beat is *chef's kiss*.
Writing
Narrative treats aerobics stars as complex figures, not punchlines.
Director
Marieke Schroeder
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Aerobics peaked in 1982 with Jane Fonda's first video; by 1984, there were more than 22 million American women doing regular aerobic exercise.
The film argues that 'the body' became the final frontier for women's self-determination when political avenues felt blocked—a claim the closing interview with a former Miss Aerobic America complicates.
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