by Lisa Scottoline
I couldn’t be more excited about two new fitness crazes — exercising in high heels and/or on a stripper pole.
I can’t think of a better message for young girls than exercising is important, but only if you look pornographic.
Obviously, whoever said women couldn’t achieve equality in athletics had no idea what they were talking about.
Or maybe it’s called a craze because it’s crazy.
We begin with Heel Hop, which is an hour-long workout, including sit-ups, stretches, and lunges, but you do all the exercises wearing high heels.
Don’t forget your stilettos — and Blue Cross card.
The instructor is a backup dancer named Kamilah, who says, “I came straight out of the womb with some high-heeled pumps.”
I have one word for Kamilah:
Ouch.
I wish I knew Kamilah’s mother, so I could give her a big hug – and a Bronze Star.
I’m hoping Kamilah doesn’t start a new craze among fetuses, who will begin demanding high-heeled pumps in the womb. Because we don’t need babies making their exit — or their entrance, depending on how you look at it — in even an infant-size pair of heels.
Unless you want to save the doctor fees on your episiotomy.
But that’s not where I’d cut costs.
No pun.
I read online that Heel Hop is taught in classes held in Los Angeles.
I know, it makes you want to move to Los Angeles.
And if you do, you should. Move there. And stay there. Go away and never come back. I don’t want to run into you in the market.
I’ll be the one in muddy clogs.
The article I read about Heel Hop contained an interview with a podiatrist. They asked him about working out in high heels, and he said, “Exercising in them just doesn’t make sense in any way, shape, or form.”
But what does he know?
He’s only a doctor, not a dancer, and therefore unqualified to give an opinion.
I bet he can’t even walk in heels.
In fact, I challenge him to pronounce Louboutin.
Hint: Louboutin is French for you’re-gonna-break-your-ankle.
But an even better fitness craze is exercising on a stripper pole, which I saw on one of the Real Housewives reality shows, where the housewives were taking lessons, spinning around the pole.
I’m sure this is exactly your reality, spending your free time spinning around poles with your girlfriends.
Of course that’s not reality.
Real women don’t have free time.
In any event, you’ll be happy to know that you can find lots of DVDs online that will teach you how to work out on a stripper pole. I like the website called FlirtyGirlFitness, which says, “Treadmills, bench presses, and stair climbers have been replaced with dance poles, kitchen chairs, and pink feather boas.”
This may be news to Nike.
I bet right now they’re figuring out a way to paste a swish onto a boa.
Maybe they should just paste it onto a pastie.
Buy two.
Also I’m wondering what FlirtyGirlFitness is doing with their kitchen chairs. I need mine for sitting on while I eat chocolate cake.
The problem with exercising on a pole is that you need to install a pole in your house, which could be embarrassing when it comes time to sell. Unless you convince potential buyers that you’re a fireman.
And think about what happens when you abandon your pole exercises, as you inevitably will. A pole isn’t like a treadmill, in that you can’t leave your dirty clothes on it. They’ll fall right off.
I don’t buy exercise equipment that I can’t use for a hamper.
But amazingly, FlirtyGirlFitness has an answer for what to do with your abandoned pole. The website says that their poles come with “a special hook that will allow you to use this space to hang a plant.”
How’s that for a sales pitch?
Ladies, now you can combine your love of gardening with your need to look like a hooker!
I’m sure there’s a market for that, and it’s born every minute.
I just hope it wears flats.
Copyright © Lisa Scottoline