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P.T. aka AFRICAN P.T.

P.T. AKA African P.T. (1943)

Young men keep fit by exercising in formation, South Africa. No...

MACHINE MADE EXERCISES

Machine Made Exercises (1920-1929)

Various devices which help women to lose weight.

BOYS OF THE NEW BRIGADE

Boys Of The New Brigade (1933)

Boys of the new Brigade demonstrate their exercise skills, Berkhamsted,...

BODY CULTURE

Body Culture (1934)

Good footage of diet and fitness equipment used to give a women better fitness and a...

WHEEL-OBATICS

Wheel-Obatics (1934)

Women and men use exercise wheels in a studio.

P.T. AT HOME issue title - ACTION STATIONS

P.T. At Home Issue Title - Action Stations (1941)

Betty Burnell shows us how to exercise using...

KEEP FIT OVER THE RADIO

Keep Fit Over The Radio (1946)

Light hearted item about people joining in keep fit programme broadcast...

 

 

CANADIAN TROOPS

Canadian Troops (1914-1918)

Canadian troops exercising in a field.

A HOLIDAY

A Holiday "Novelty" (1931)

Children perform physical jerks at Hastings.

CASTLEKNOCK RE-UNION aka CASTLEBROOK RE - UNION

Castleknock Re-Union AKA Castlebrook RE - Union (1930)

People at reunion for Castlerock College...

A PASSING GLANCE

A Passing Glance (1924)

Nice keep fit footage - girls wear swimsuits or leotards.

HOW TO BECOME SLIM

How To Become Slim (1931)

Hungarian Physical Culture Expert Edit Mezey shows us some slimming exercises.

CAMERA INTERVIEW - MISS MURIEL GUNN

Camera Interview - Miss Muriel Gunn (1927)

Athletics champion Muriel Gunn demonstrates her hurdling...

BEAUTY EXERCISES

Beauty Exercises (1930)

The Women's League of Health and Beauty do some routines on the beach.

ETERNAL YOUTH

Eternal Youth (1931)

A new way of keeping a slim figure is demonstrated - vigorous leg manipulation!

GETTING THAT SLIM SILHOUETTE

Getting That Slim Silhouette (1933)

The fitness instructor Vina de Vesci demonstrates to women how to...

GIRLS WILL BE BOYS - DUBLIN

Girls Will Be Boys - Dublin (1943)

Tough training for student girls in New Hampshire who do not...

YOUTH AND FLEXIBILITY

Youth And Flexibility (1932)

Trixey - a contortionist - performs her india rubber routine for our...

BEAUTY'S DAILY DOZEN!

Beauty's Daily Dozen! (1935)

Contortionist Merial Gaunt demonstrates her "daily dozen" in the studio.

WHEELING ALONG

Wheeling Along (1934)

British cycling champion Miss Hamilton tries out an exercise bike and the new...

EXERCISER GASTON AND ANDREE issue title is SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE ...

Exerciser Gaston And Andree Issue Title Is Should Auld Acquaintance ... (1938)

Dancers Gaston...

GASTON & ANDREE issue title is TOMORROW ALWAYS COMES

Gaston & Andree Issue Title Is Tomorrow Always Comes (1943)

Dancers Gaston and Andree perform in...

BABY CLINIC

Baby Clinic (1969)

Professor Jaroslav Koch devises exercises for babies. Prague, Czechoslovakia.

NAVARRE ADAGIO ACT

Navarre Adagio Act (1947)

Navarre and his female partner practise their Adagio dance on roof of London...

THE 1945 FIGURE

The 1945 Figure (1944)

Glamour puss demonstrates some early morning exercises.

CUNNINGS WALKING RACE

Cunnings Walking Race (1920-1929)

Good shots of an elderly man in a walking race - no other competitors...

THE LATEST DAILY DOZENER

The Latest Daily Dozener (1920-1929)

Bizarre exercise contraption - doesn't look very good for your back!

EARTHA KITT

Eartha Kitt (1960)

Eartha Kitt limbers up and exercises under the supervision of coach Al Murray.

STRONG MAN aka WORLD CHAMPION NAIL BREAKER beware - other Colour Pics share this...

Strong Man AKA World Champion Nail Breaker Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This... (1963)

Harold...

MASSED AND MIXED

Massed And Mixed (1932)

Formation marching and simple gymnastics from men and women.

OUR ARGENTINE VISITORS

Our Argentine Visitors (1933)

VIP visitors from Argentina get a tour around Aldershot barracks.

HEALTH AND BEAUTY ON PARADE!

Health And Beauty On Parade! (1933)

Members of the Women's League of Health and Beauty display their...

"Get Fit ... And Keep Fit!" (1930-1931)

German Policemen give a Physical Training display in the snow.

THE GERMAN REPUBLIC'S 11TH ANNIVERSARY

The German Republic's 11th Anniversary (1930)

Hindenburg watches celebrations in Berlin.

CARNIVAL WEEK

Carnival Week (1933)

Children give a display of pt / keep fit exercises in Southampton.

CAN YOU FLIP?

Can You Flip? (1931)

Young women and little girls do back flips on an American rooftop.

EVE ON THE TRACK - AT HERNE HILL

Eve On The Track - At Herne Hill (1932)

Women cyclists do their stuff at the Herne Hill cycling...

PT PERFECTION

PT Perfection (1931)

Australian policemen in training in South Africa.

DON McCORKINDALE MEETS VINA DE VESCI aka THE WEAKER SEX

Don Mccorkindale Meets Vina De Vesci AKA The Weaker Sex (1932)

Staged fight between boxer Don...

BAR WORK

Bar Work (1932)

Men balance on and flip over the parallel bars in Maidstone and Chiswick.

STRETCHING THINGS TOO FAR!

Stretching Things Too Far! (1933)

Policemen in training are stretched on a special machine to reach...

THE FOUR MUSKETEERS

The Four Musketeers (1933)

The Four Musketeers sing 'Fit As A Fiddle', accompanied by Mabel Pearl at the...

PLAYING ADAM'S GAME

Playing Adam's Game (1926)

Great footage of a women's football team in training - boxing, exercising,...

SPORTSHOTS NO 23 - CYCLING EVES

Sportshots No 23 - Cycling Eves (1933)

Footage of female cycling, introduced by Charles Eade.

BALANCED STRENGTH

Balanced Strength (1934)

A team of American men do somersaults in a gym.

8FT WOMAN!

8ft Woman! (1927)

Unusual people are featured - a very tall woman and a very large man.

SLICK DRILL

Slick Drill (1930)

Synchronised exercising in the grounds of a ladies college in Cheltenham.

GETTING DOWN TO IT!

Getting Down To It! (1940)

Large American women exercise to reduce their weight.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION part of DUBLIN REEL

Physical Education Part Of Dublin Reel (1941)

Young men from Springfield College keeping fit and...

POISE AND PACE

Poise And Pace (1932)

Young women perform various exercise routines - some are schoolgirls, others chorus...