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{{Short description|Holistic fitness method}}
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| year=2013
| url=http://www.hngn.com/articles/4114/20130531/prancercise-new-exercise-inspired-trotting-horses-becomes-viral-sensation-video.htm
| url=http://www.hngn.com/articles/4114/20130531/prancercise-new-exercise-inspired-trotting-horses-becomes-viral-sensation-video.htm
|accessdate=2013-06-14 }}</ref><ref name=TIME>{{cite news|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/31/prancercize-horse-exercise/|title=Introducing Prancercise: The Horse-Inspired Exercise Trend|publisher=Time|accessdate=November 13, 2013|date=2013-05-31}}</ref> It has been compared{{By whom|date=September 2022}} to the low-impact aerobics that were popularized by 1980s workout videos.<ref>{{cite news
|accessdate=2013-06-14 }}</ref><ref name=TIME>{{cite news|url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/31/prancercize-horse-exercise/|title=Introducing Prancercise: The Horse-Inspired Exercise Trend|publisher=Time|access-date=November 13, 2013|date=2013-05-31}}</ref> It has been compared to the low-impact aerobics popularized by 1980s workout videos.<ref>{{cite news
| title="Prancercise" takes Web by storm, but is the exercise effective?
| title="Prancercise" takes Web by storm, but is the exercise effective?
| year=2013
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| work=CBS News}}</ref>


Many parodies, which have accumulated hundreds of thousands of views, <ref>{{cite web |year=2013 |title=Prancercise Parody: Everybody PRANCE Now! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J56l47Nvehs |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |year=2013 |title=Unicorn Prancercising |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suau3znYlgo |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>were created in reaction to a Prancercise video Rohrback uploaded to [[YouTube]].
Many [[parodies]] were created in reaction to a Prancercise video Rohrback uploaded to [[YouTube]], and have accumulated hundreds of thousands of views.<ref>{{cite web
| title=Prancercise Parody: Everybody PRANCE Now!
| website=[[YouTube]]
| year=2013
| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J56l47Nvehs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title=Unicorn Prancercising
| website=[[YouTube]]
| year=2013
| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suau3znYlgo}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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| title= Coral Springs woman gallops into spotlight with 'Prancercise' video
| title= Coral Springs woman gallops into spotlight with 'Prancercise' video
| year=2013
| year=2013
| url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-05-30/health/fl-prancercise-viral-video-20130530_1_youtube-channel-gangnam-style-bucket-list/}}</ref> One morning, Rohrback began "nearly dancing" while [[power walking]], which she cites as the inspiration for Prancercise.<ref>Joanna Rohrback, ''Prancercise: The Art of Physical and Spiritual Excellence'', (2012), p.5</ref> Later that year, she created the first video to feature the routine entitled “Funky Punky’s Prancercise Program.”<ref name="thehairpin.com">{{cite web
| url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-05-30/health/fl-prancercise-viral-video-20130530_1_youtube-channel-gangnam-style-bucket-list/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602000503/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-05-30/health/fl-prancercise-viral-video-20130530_1_youtube-channel-gangnam-style-bucket-list| url-status=dead| archive-date=June 2, 2013}}</ref> One morning, Rohrback began "nearly dancing" while [[power walking]], which she cites as the inspiration for prancercise.<ref>Joanna Rohrback, ''Prancercise: The Art of Physical and Spiritual Excellence'', (2012), p.5</ref> Later that year, she created the first video to feature the routine entitled “Funky Punky’s Prancercise Program.”<ref name="thehairpin.com">{{cite web |last=Tolentino |first=Jia |date=June 4, 2013 |title=Interview with Joanna Rohrback, the Prancercise Guru |url=http://thehairpin.com/2013/06/interview-with-joanna-rohrback-the-prancercise-guru |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827134412/https://www.thehairpin.com/2013/06/interview-with-joanna-rohrback-the-prancercise-guru/ |archive-date=August 27, 2023 |website=[[The Hairpin]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title= Interview with Joanna Rohrback, the Prancercise Guru
| year=2013
| url=http://thehairpin.com/2013/06/interview-with-joanna-rohrback-the-prancercise-guru
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title= Legal, Prancercise LLC
| title= Legal, Prancercise LLC
| year=2013
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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.<ref>{{cite web |year=2013 |title=Prancercise, a celebration of self-expression |url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/sep/23/prancercise-a-celebration-of-self-expression/}}</ref> She was unable to Prancercise for almost nine years.<ref>{{cite web
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.<ref>{{cite web |year=2013 |title=Prancercise, a celebration of self-expression |url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/sep/23/prancercise-a-celebration-of-self-expression/}}</ref> She was unable to Prancercise for almost nine years.<ref>{{cite web
| title=Coral Springs woman gallops into spotlight with 'Prancercise' video
| title=Coral Springs woman gallops into spotlight with 'Prancercise' video
| year=2013
| year=2013
| url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-05-30/health/fl-prancercise-viral-video-20130530_1_youtube-channel-gangnam-style-bucket-list}}</ref>
| url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-05-30/health/fl-prancercise-viral-video-20130530_1_youtube-channel-gangnam-style-bucket-list| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602000503/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-05-30/health/fl-prancercise-viral-video-20130530_1_youtube-channel-gangnam-style-bucket-list| url-status=dead| archive-date=June 2, 2013}}</ref>


By her 60th birthday, Joanna Rohrback was able to Prancercise once again.<ref>{{cite web
By her 60th birthday, Joanna Rohrback was able to prancercise once again.<ref>{{cite web
| title=Prancercise, a celebration of self-expression
| title=Prancercise, a celebration of self-expression
| year=2013
| year=2013
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| first1=Joanna
| first1=Joanna
| date=December 2012
| date=December 2012
| publisher=WingSpan
}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2021}} Then, on [[Christmas Day]], she uploaded a YouTube video featuring her fitness routine.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/o-50GjySwew Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130529143349/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-50GjySwew&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-50GjySwew| title = Original - Prancercise: A Fitness Workout | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2021}} The video went [[Meme|viral]] with over 10 million views and has attracted national<ref>{{cite web
}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2021}} [[Christmas Day]] of the same year, she uploaded a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-50GjySwew YouTube video] featuring her fitness routine.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/o-50GjySwew Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130529143349/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-50GjySwew&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-50GjySwew| title = Original - Prancercise: A Fitness Workout | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2021}} The video went [[Meme|viral]] with over 10 million views and has attracted international attention.<ref>{{cite web
| title=The Horse-Inspired Workout You Need To See To Believe
| year=2013
| url=http://www.blisstree.com/2013/05/30/fitness/prancercise-workout/
|accessdate=2011-09-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title= Will Horse-Inspired Exercise 'Prancercise' Be The Next Celeb Trend?
| year=2013
| url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/116704/WATCH-Will-Horse-Inspired-Exercise-Prancercise-Be-The-Next-Celeb-Trend}}</ref> and international attention.<ref>{{cite web
| title=Forget Zumba and Sh'Bam, pony up for the latest fitness fad, Prancercise
| title=Forget Zumba and Sh'Bam, pony up for the latest fitness fad, Prancercise
| year=2013
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==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==


Prancercise has also been the subject of negative attention, much of it mocking the regimen.<ref>{{cite news
Prancercise has also been the subject of negative attention, much of it mocking the regimen.<ref>{{cite web
| title=Horse_ebooks, Prancercise and the problem with ironic entertainment
| author=[[Alexandra Petri]], The Washington Post
| year=2013
| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2013/09/25/horse_ebooks-prancercise-and-the-problem-with-ironic-entertainment/
| accessdate=2013-09-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title=The Prancercise Lady Copes With the Dark Side of Internet Fame
| year=2013
| url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2013-07-18/news/the-prancercise-reg-lady-copes-with-the-dark-side-of-internet-fame/}} "Prancercise, quite possibly the most sincerely honest, if ridiculous, exercise ever notched into the annals of fitness."</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title='Prancercise' May Be the Weirdest Workout You'll Ever See
| title='Prancercise' May Be the Weirdest Workout You'll Ever See
| author=Sam Laird
| author=Sam Laird
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| title=Dr. Oz Learns How to Prancercise
| title=Dr. Oz Learns How to Prancercise
| year=2013
| year=2013
| url=http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/10-things-every-woman-must-know-about-heart-disease?video_id=2710789028001}}</ref> In November 2013, she appeared on [[South Beach Tow]].<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/10-things-every-woman-must-know-about-heart-disease?video_id=2710789028001}}</ref>
In November 2013, she appeared on [[South Beach Tow]].<ref>{{cite web
| title=Tow Yard Prancing Caught On Tape
| title=Tow Yard Prancing Caught On Tape
| year=2013
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| website=[[CNBC]]
| website=[[CNBC]]
| year=2013
| year=2013
| url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/101262126}}</ref> and appeared in YouTube's 2013 Rewind Mashup video, which has garnered over 15 million views in less than 48 hours.<ref>{{cite web
| url=https://www.cnbc.com/2013/12/10/joanna-rohrback-reflects-on-a-year-of-prancercise.html}}</ref> and appeared in YouTube's 2013 Rewind Mashup video, which has garnered over 15 million views in less than 48 hours.<ref>{{cite web
| title=YouTube Rewind: What Does 2013 Say?
| title=YouTube Rewind: What Does 2013 Say?
| website=[[YouTube]]
| website=[[YouTube]]
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/daves-dance-battle/umc.cmc.29t50zhf03fi87ouzryqlivhi|title=Dave's Dance Battle - South Beach Tow &#124; Apple TV|date=26 November 2013}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/daves-dance-battle/umc.cmc.29t50zhf03fi87ouzryqlivhi|title=Dave's Dance Battle - South Beach Tow &#124; Apple TV|date=26 November 2013}}</ref>


In March 2014 Joanna Rohrback appeared in the popular TV show [[Glee (TV series)|Glee]] as one of the judges at Nationals.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-03-15|title=Poptimal.com -'Glee' Review: The end of glee club? - Poptimal.com|url=http://poptimal.com/2014/03/14/glee-review-end-glee-club/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315013124/http://poptimal.com/2014/03/14/glee-review-end-glee-club/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-03-15|access-date=2021-05-18}}</ref>
In March 2014 Joanna Rohrback appeared in the popular TV show [[Glee (TV series)|Glee]] as one of the judges at Nationals.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-03-15|title=Poptimal.com -'Glee' Review: The end of glee club? - Poptimal.com|url=http://poptimal.com/2014/03/14/glee-review-end-glee-club/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315013124/http://poptimal.com/2014/03/14/glee-review-end-glee-club/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2014-03-15|access-date=2021-05-18}}</ref>


In November 2017, the YouTube channel [[Jontron]] made an [[ironic]] review of the workout video.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/qXivpclxftM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20171125193406/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXivpclxftM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXivpclxftM| title = Weird Workout Videos - JonTron | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In November 2017, the YouTube channel [[Jontron]] made an [[ironic]] review of the workout video.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/qXivpclxftM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20171125193406/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXivpclxftM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXivpclxftM| title = Weird Workout Videos - JonTron | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.prancercise.com Official site]
* [https://www.prancercise.com Official site]


==References==
==References==
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{{reflist|30em}}


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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

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Prancercise.
Screenshot from "Prancercise: A Fitness Workout"

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.[11][19] In December of that year she self-published her manuscript titled, “Prancercise: The Art of Physical and Spiritual Excellence.”[20][21][better source needed] Christmas Day of the same year, she uploaded a YouTube video featuring her fitness routine.[22][better source needed] The video went viral with over 10 million views and has attracted international attention.[23][24]

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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][better source needed]

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]

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References

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