Back in the 1980s there was a workout show, I believe it was on HBO,
where a really hot woman in a black leotard would be working out on a
rotating floor with the camera zoomed in. There was entrancing music
playing with a sultry women?s voice counting the reps. What was the
name of that show?

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Request for Question Clarification by websearcher-ga on 03 May 2005 14:03 PDT

Hi kompressor:

I believe the show you are thinking of is ":20 Minute Workout" created
by photographer Ron Harris.

Toronto Life
URL: http://www.torontolife.com/magazine/urbandecoder/urban_detail.cfm?Ref_Num=74
Quote: "The 20 Minute Workout dates back to 1983, when American
photographer Ron Harris pitched the concept of spandexed models
contorting themselves atop giant turntables (all in the name of
fitness, of course)..."

RON HARRIS' :20 Minute Workout
URL: http://www.aerobicise.com/20minuteworkout.html

80sxchange
URL: http://www.80sxchange.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-1217.html
Quote: "Sure sounds like you're talking about :20 Minute Workout, but
that was just on regular old network TV. The girls did their aerobics
on a rotating platform and the cameramen were, well, my heroes"

Let me know if this is the show you are remembering.

websearcher

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 03 May 2005 14:28 PDT

I believe the show you're describing is "Aerobicise," which aired on
Showtime in the early 1980s.

You can watch some videos from the show here (scroll down, the links
for the videos are near the bottom of the page):

http://www.ronharris.com/aerobicise.html

If this is the correct show, I'll be glad to post "Aerobicise" as your
official answer. If not, of course, we'll keep looking.

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Clarification of Question by kompressor-ga on 03 May 2005 17:45 PDT

I don't know if it was :20 Minute Workout or Aerobicise, I'd have to
watch the videos to be sure, but it was definitely one of the two, or
perhaps even both. Thanks for the help!

Here's some trivia for you: one of the main women that used to appear
on ":20 Minute Workout" was Bess Motta, who played Sarah Connor's
(Linda Hamilton) roommate Ginger in "The Terminator."  See
http://www.aerobicise.com/20minuteworkout.html

I loved that show and have copies of 3 of their 2 hour shows that were
sold.  I was 13 when it aired and those girls helped me through
puberty!  I am in the process of converting my vhs copies to dvd to
preserve them (they are starting to get darker).  Anyway, those girls
were hot!  Does anybody know what they are up to now? They must be
approaching 50 years old or close to it by now.