The queen of aerobics returns. Jane Fonda conquers TikTok

The queen of aerobics returns. Jane Fonda conquers TikTok

Already in the first days, her videos gained hundreds of thousands of views.

Jane Fonda is a famous American actress of the 1970s, winner of two Oscars. She became especially popular in 1982, after the release of videotapes “Jane Fonda. Exercises” with aerobics workouts. Almost every housewife practiced Fonda’s system. And now, 40 years later, the 82-year-old actress is reviving the iconic workouts on TikTok. But this comeback has a specific purpose.

Why did Jane Fonda start TikTok?

In fact, Jane decided to get an account in the popular social network not at all for the publication of new workouts. The actress’ main goal is to draw attention to climate change.

“All I want you to “work out” with me for the planet. There is a climate crisis coming. It’s a real emergency. Wherever you are – on the couch, or on your yoga mat – you can join the #FireDrillFriday campaign. The future needs you. I need you,” – such an appeal ends the first video of Fonda, which at the time of publication has gained more than 600 thousand views.

So far there are only three videos on the actress’ channel, but all of them are dedicated to joining the #FireDrillFriday movement.

When did Fonda become interested in environmental issues?

Despite the colossal sales of Fonda’s workout tapes in the 80s, the actress earned almost nothing from them. In an interview, she revealed that all the millions went to “buy the Earth some time.” It turns out that most of the profits from the video workouts went to fight environmental problems.

In 2019, Jane was so inspired by Greta Thunberg’s speech that she decided to move to Washington and protest against climate change right in front of the White House. During the action, the actress was detained by police four times and once even imprisoned overnight.

Later, Fonda created the project Fire Drill Fridays (English. “Fire Drill Fridays”), which aims to draw people’s attention to the problem of climate change. And the actress recently released a book, “What Can I Do? My Path from Climate Despair to Action.”

“The climate crisis affects many aspects of our lives: our health, jobs, economy, national security. Many people don’t think of the crisis in that sense. There’s a lot in the book that most people don’t know about, but should,” Fonda explained in an interview with Time magazine.

How did fans react to the actress’ comeback?

Nevertheless, in the comments, few people write about the topic that Jane raises. Fans marvel at how the actress managed to keep a stunning figure by the age of 82. Obviously, the whole secret is in systematic training. This is confirmed by Jane herself in one of her videos, talking about her daily routine: after waking up and a mug of invigorating coffee – a mandatory workout.

Perhaps later Jane will please her fans and release a new video workout. For now, however, she is fully immersed in the fight against climate change and devotes most of her time to activism. Nevertheless, fans are very happy about the actress’ return and are waiting for new videos from her.