Many of us have gotten swept up in a giddy flurry.

Now more than ever, Im drunk on all things Barbie.

My wardrobe is a sea of pink, and AquasBarbie Girlhas become the anthem of my summer.

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The only thing yet to be Barbie-fied is my workout routine.

This should be a walk in the park, right?

The camera pans to Barbies dressing room, where we find the doll perched in front of her mirror.

Two young women practicing ballet with a teacher in the dance hall.

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In comparison, I feel a little underdressed in my oversized sleep shirt covered in coffee stains.

Fortunately, this malfunctioning puppet Barbie hands over the reins to Kim, a real-life instructor.

Kim wastes no time and launches straight into the warmup with some high-leg marches on the spot.

Woman doing hip exercises

The moves at this stage are pretty basicmostly stepping from side-to-side, with some cheerleader-inspired arm movements sprinkled in.

However, as warmups go, its a pretty entertaining one.

Kim starts by walking us through the first official move in this dance routine: The Barbie Basic.

Cropped image of woman doing lunge yoga pose

I became a blur of flailing limbs in the process of trying to figure it out.

Kim is a fiery ball of energy who puts even the most motivated of SoulCycle instructors to shame.

She whizzes through each move at the speed of light with limited explanation.

Woman in leggings and bra doing Lunge with Arm Extended Up pose hip opener stretch during yoga session in morning at home.

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Theres no two ways about it: This routine is far more technically complex than I couldve imagined.

This routine is far more technically complex than I couldve imagined.

(I discover later on that one of them is actually none other thantheJennifer Love Hewitt!)

Woman doing arm exercise without weights while sitting on mat at home.

Theyre all doing a fantastic job of showing me up, thats for sure.

At the halfway point, Ive finally found my groove.

Ive thrown any trace of perfectionism out the window, and now Im dancing along with reckless abandon.

A woman in sports clothes does yoga or gymnastics at home. Daylight. She smiles

A wave of pure serotonin washes over me, as I begin to chant Fashion Statement!

along with the music.

As someone who typically dreads cardio, I found this workout to be a refreshing change to the usual.

The high energy and nostalgic vibes are so palpable that they practically emanate from the screen.

You break a decent sweat without even noticing because youre too busy perfecting your moves and keeping up.

If the workout had opened with this, I wouldve switched off my TV then and there.

But now, having left all inhibitions behind, I have no issue matching Kims feral energy.

Im dancing like nobodys watching, and its gloriously liberating.

I have to admit, theDance!

Workout with Barbieturned out to be quite the emotional rollercoaster.

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