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Ciara kicked in a lesson: fit-ness knows no borders. The singer and dancer posted a clip of herself giving an intensive chair workout on these fine French stairs that would have had the caption:”Had to do it in France:)”…and yes, she actually did! The whole ten-minute treat shows Ciara going into a path of the finest moves on what looks like a very sturdy chair with the lyrics “A body comes alive when you get real close” heard faintly in the background.
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Comments quickly exploded with all sorts of reactions, from sheer admiration to downright funny remarks. “This chair has travelled more than I have,” somebody said, which is… actually a valid point. Poor thing has seen more passport stamps than you or I probably ever shall. Another one read, “Ciara in France on stairs is that Girl,” then several fire emojis because what else would one give?
Then, while the rest went about appreciating the inspiration from the workout, someone said, “We did this in Pilates class yesterday,” and another replied that they have tried it too, “in my kitchen,” which is probably a very different story-kitchen people are always loaded with wild workout tales. Several others called on Ciara to be a yoga teacher, one desperate plea stating, “U need to be a yoga instructor,” to which others agreed, “because we need herrr.”
Anyway, some didn’t vibe with it, with one comment flatly saying, “We get it, hang it up,” to which another one shot back, “She is trying to force this to be a trend so bad.” Ouch. But let’s be honest here: if chair workouts ever were going to be cool, it’s going to be her.
Due to the international vibes rolling from that video, it birthed some more fun cultural moments as well. One comment in another language roughly translates into “You want to get another belly? Go sit down in one place please,” which is exactly the spirit that we all might need sometimes. Another one stated simply, “Welcome to France,” followed by numerous excited emojis.
Somehow, really random comments also popped up: One said, “Where’s the we get Ciara doing magic tricks before GTA 6 guy?” because there must always be that one person amongst internet comments to keep things really weird. And of course, that obligatory “follow me for new ep” self-promo comment that appears on every celebrity post was right on schedule.
Another very interesting aspect of this post is how it captures Ciara merging fitness and travel with her effortless cool for one viral moment. The fact that some tried the moves or enjoyed just sitting through the spectacle speaks volumes about how much her star power continues to be relevant today. Chair might just be the MVP… it definitely needs an Instagram account now.
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Another instance of regular content being lifted to content gold by a celebrity cameo, basically. If the spot finds itself inducted into a global chair workout challenge, it’s all their doing. That French staircase will never recover.