Mariko Takahashi's Fitness Video for Being Appraised as an "Ex-fat Girl" (often referred to as Doggy Fitness or Poodle Fitness) is a short film by renowned art director and commercial film director Nagi Noda who created spots for Nike and Coca-Cola and starring Mariko Takahashi, a California born model.
[1] The film was created for Panasonic's Ten Short Movies – Capture the Motion series for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
The film is a word-for-word parody of Susan Powter's first workout video.
Nagi Noda, in her artist's statement, explained that she arrived at the poodle concept after noticing that the dogs' hair cuts resembled muscles.
[citation needed] The video circulated throughout the Internet since it was posted on the Panasonic website along with the other nine short films in 2004.