I don't even know how this word came into being: 'aerobics'. I guess gym instructors got together and said, 'If we're going to charge ten dollars an hour, we can't call it 'jumping up and down'.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker implies 'aerobics' was named to justify charging more than calling it jumping up and down.
- In plain terms
- She jokes instructors invented a fancy name to charge higher fees.
- What can you take from it?
- Fancy names can hide simple activities.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What terms are used to sell simple things?
- How do you judge value?
Another view
The term aerobics has scientific basis beyond marketing.
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