Jane Fonda revives famous ‘Workout’ — all in the name of climate change — amid coronavirus crisis

Jane Fonda speaks during Jane Fonda's Fire Drill Friday at Los Angeles City Hall on Feb. 7, 2020.
Jane Fonda speaks during Jane Fonda's Fire Drill Friday at Los Angeles City Hall on Feb. 7, 2020.(Rachel Luna/Getty Images)

What’s old is new amid the coronavirus crisis.
That’s if Jane Fonda has anything to do with it.
The Oscar-winning actress, who revolutionized the home video fitness industry in the 1980s, is reviving her famous exercise routine — on social media.
The "Jane Fonda Workout” Method popped up on TikTok this week, courtesy of the woman it is named for.
The “Grace & Frankie” star rolled out her blue yoga mat to make the big announcement on Thursday.
“Hello, TikTok, my name’s Jane Fonda and I’m gonna bring back the ‘Jane Fonda Workout’ for your home sequestration,” she announces in the video, where she’s dressed for an intense round of aerobic choreography.
The VHS workout series sold a reported 17 million copies during the height of their popularity the early ’80s.
Fonda ditched the sparkly spandex, the sweat bands and the big hair in the past and opted for comfortable black yoga pants and a fitted long-sleeved red top.
Lying on her side, the 82-year-old thespian starts the exercise off with a round of leg lifts.

And then she flipped the script.

In a flash, she changed her tune revealing it was a stunt to bring the world’s attention to another crisis besides COVID-19 — climate change.

“You know what,” she remarks, now dressed in a red coat resembling the one she has been recently arrested in during climate change protests. “There are too many workouts happening right now on television and on computers.”

Rubbing her hands together, she pleads, “What I would really like for you to do is workout with me for the planet. There’s a climate crisis that’s a real emergency and so, whether you’re on your couch or your yoga mat, will you join me for the virtual Fire Drill Fridays?”

Fonda, who has been arrested during numerous “Fire Drill Friday” protests, encourages, “the future needs you... I need you.”

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