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Golden Booby

Social Workout Wins the 2009 von Hottness Award

2009 Golden Booby!

In the packed basement of a slightly scandalous New York City bar, at around 9 P.M. last night, Social Workout beat out Ford Motor Company and Pfizer to collect the first ever von Hottness award. According to von Hottie, who presided over the award ceremony and the launch of her 2009 Pinup calendar, the award is given to organizations and people who display "a spirit of infectious optimism, a celebration of the infinite value in being true to oneself and a desire to embolden others to live fearlessly and joyously." I accepted the Golden Booby, pictured here, on behalf of the Social Workout community.

For those unfamiliar with von Hottie, she's a longtime Social Workout member, relatively new to conventional fitness, but deeply inspiring. "Part pinup, part human graffiti, von Hottie is a New York moment incarnate...As a guerrilla performance artist, von Hottie blows a kiss to the glamour of yesterday, winks at modern celebrity culture, rubs up against the digital age, and charges New York City by the hour." Check her out in the  pages of Time Out NY.

We were not alone in begin honored. Taking the individual von Hotness award for 2009 was Mamma Pole, whose acceptance speech included an impromtu demonstration of her trademark pole dancing move. I'll leave it to some of the other SW regulars in attendance to fully describe.

This is without question the greatest honor Social Workout has ever received. We desperately hope there will be many more awards to come for this site, but I suspect this one will remain somehow the sweetest, like a first crush, or sleeping out on the trampoline with the girl next door. Bravo to all of Social Workout, and thank you von Hottie!