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Jo and Aparna get fit by hopping on the latest exercise trend: aqua cycling!

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Created by: Julie Miller, Jo Firestone, & Aparna Nancherla
Starring: Jo Firestone & Aparna Nancherla, Ananth Nancherla (Papa Fit)
Papa Fit: Ananth Nancherla
Aqua cycling instructor: Moses Daniel
Director: Anu Valia
Written by: Aparna Nancherla, Jo Firestone, Julie Miller, Anu Valia
Producer: Nell Riley
DP: Charlotte Hornsby & Jesse Ruuttila
Editor: Robert Malone
Graphics: Vero Romero, Caitlin Thornton, Aaron Haalevy
Sound: Catherine Hood
HMU: Hana El-Assad
Styling: Christina DeSmet & Serena da Conceicao
Production Assistants: Andrea Simons, Thomas Blount
Production Interns: Samantha Nicles, Lyric McHenry, Charlotte Johnson

Special thanks to Aqua Studio NY
Transcript
00:00I need to exercise more.
00:02You and me both, sister.
00:05I fell down the stairs the other day.
00:08Well, I think that counts.
00:17Well, if you think we come up with most of the ideas on this show, you're right.
00:23But sometimes we get a note.
00:30They say, go to a graveyard, dig up a grave.
00:34And we say, no.
00:35And they say, don't ask questions, do it.
00:39And bring us back all your receipts.
00:41They say, go to the Louvre and steal the Mona Lisa.
00:44We say, no.
00:46And they say, do it.
00:48And bring us back all the receipts.
00:50They say, find a curtain and pull it down.
00:53And we say, no.
00:54And they say, do it.
00:56And bring us back at the curtain.
00:58And that's exactly how we ended up at Aqua Cycling.
01:25All right, so just start pedaling.
01:28Get your legs moving.
01:30All right, sit up nice and tall.
01:31Make sure your core is nice and tight.
01:33In four, three, two.
01:36Lift it up to two.
01:37Nice and tall.
01:39Make sure the spacing between your eyebrows is nice and relaxed.
01:43Nice and easy.
01:43Confident, always.
01:45Nice and sassy.
01:46A little attitude.
01:47Find your saddle.
01:48Now, let's freestyle stretch, freestyle stretch, reach and pull, reach and pull.
01:53Four, three, in two, in four, back, we push, and pull, we push, nice and deep, left, nice and deep,
02:03run, nice and deep, left, three, two, one.
02:10Well, we've been talking a lot about exercise today, but we only know so much.
02:17We decided to talk to an expert.
02:19He's an expert of exercise.
02:22King of the gym.
02:23Strongest man alive.
02:25Please welcome.
02:26Papa Fit.
02:30Whoa.
02:31We're glad that chair didn't break because of your super strength.
02:40You're ready to answer some questions?
02:43Make them easy, all right?
02:45Papa Fit, does it count as exercise if I watch my dog do it?
02:49No.
02:49Papa Fit, if you go to the gym and you use towels and then you leave, does that count as
02:54gym?
02:55No, it doesn't.
02:57Whenever I go to the gym, I use 16 towels.
03:00Is that too many?
03:01No, use as many as you need.
03:03What are you using all those towels for?
03:05When I'm jibber-jabbering a lot, people say I'm exercising my mouth.
03:10Does that count as exercise?
03:11No, it doesn't.
03:13What if I donate money to my friend's marathon?
03:16Does that count?
03:17No, but that's very nice.
03:19Anything you want to say before you leave, Papa Fit?
03:22Always remember to exercise.
03:24Thanks, Dad.
03:27In four, in three, in two.
03:31Let it go, let it go.
03:32Find position four.
03:33Find position four.
03:34Begin meditation, guys.
03:36The next four minutes are your time.
03:38You've earned it.
03:39Allowing your physical eyes to close.
03:40Allowing your mind's eye to open.
03:42Take a nice deep breath.
03:43Fill your belly with air.
03:46I want you guys to be aware that your exhale is just as important as your inhale, just like
03:50the back of your body is just as important as the front of your body.
03:53Never seeking symmetry.
03:55Always seeking balance.
03:57Not looking for, not striving for, not hunting for, not wanting for anything in this moment.
04:05Just being where you are, you have everything you need, and you're okay.
04:21Producers have promised us they'd never show the footage, so hopefully this episode was just
04:26the intro and the outro.
04:29And they also said we would get our money back.
04:34Did you bring the receipt?
04:36Yes.
04:40How much was it?
04:42Six.
04:46I guess I'm glad we did it, even though we didn't like it.
04:50I honestly feel like I believe in myself more.
04:53I will say this.
04:54I do think that there should be helmets in aqua cycling.
04:58Great call.
04:59We should have helmets right now.
05:01Animators?
05:08Mmm.
05:10That sound reminds me of Billy Crystal's mouth.
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