- Jane Fonda teased behind-the-scenes snaps from her new virtual reality workout classes that pay homage to her classic ’80s workout videos.
- The actress teamed up with Meta Quest’s Supernatural, a VR fitness program, to create the classes.
- She said her outfit, moves, and even studio mimics her original program.
It’s a full-circle moment: Jane Fonda created a workout series for Surpernatural, a virtual reality fitness subscription for Metaquest, that pays homage to and even mimics the original routines from her iconic Jane Fonda Workout VHS tapes released in the ’80s.
Fonda shared behind-the-scenes snaps from filming the new fitness content on Instagram. “I had so much fun creating these workouts and it was supernatural to be in a studio that looked just like the studio where I filmed my Original Workout videos,” she captioned the post. She added that she even wore the same outfit (leg warmers included!) and did many of the same aerobic moves.
But now, instead of following along with Fonda while watching TV, you can do so while wearing a Meta Quest virtual reality headset. The Supernatural classes available include Flow with Jane Fonda, Box with Jane Fonda & Ludacris, Jane Fonda: Stretching, and Jane Fonda: Team Workout. And if you’re intimidated by the format, Fonda has a response.
“Going from VHS to VR, I was surprised by how easy Supernatural was to pick up,” she recently told People. “We really bridged the past and future of fitness with this series. Aside from the technology, it felt as if no time had passed.”
And most importantly, the program serves the same purpose that Fonda’s original tapes did of making fitness more accessible. “After the videos came out, I’d get amazing letters from around the world,” Fonda recalled. “One was from a young woman in the Peace Corps in Guatemala who did the exercises in her mud hut. Another woman said she looked in the mirror as she was brushing her teeth and noticed new muscles in her arms. She wrote that it made her feel empowered.”
And classes like Fonda’s, new and old, help keep fitness interesting, too. “I work out every day, so it is important to mix up the way I move,” she explained to People. “I alternate days doing upper body and lower body work for strength. I also find some way to get cardio in. Walking outside is one of my favorite ways to do so.”
Fonda said she had “no idea [her] videos were going to become such a phenomenon.” And now there’s an opportunity for these classes to follow suit.
Kayla Blanton is a freelance writer-editor who covers health, nutrition, and lifestyle topics for various publications including Prevention, Everyday Health, SELF, People, and more. She’s always open to conversations about fueling up with flavorful dishes, busting beauty standards, and finding new, gentle ways to care for our bodies. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ohio University with specializations in women, gender, and sexuality studies and public health, and is a born-and-raised midwesterner living in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and two spoiled kitties.
