Workout

Yoga Dancing (1956)

Girls in the Legat School of Ballet doing Yoga exercises to improve their dancing technique.

Jill Day's Gym (1956)

Jill Day's gym attracts celebrities as well as some seriously hot men. Sexy bodies! Testosterone feast!

New Town (1959)

Wonderful footage of new town Stevenage - looks rather soulless from a modern perspective.

Britain's First Beauty Farm (1960)

Women exercising and having treatments at Britain's first Beauty Farm.

Picas Exercises (1956)

Great new exercise machine is demonstrated by foppish Spanish type and some showgirls.

Mechanised Exercise (1961)

Glamour girls in stilettos demonstrate the latest equipment at a new mechanised gym.

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 322 - Mechanised Exercise (1960)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for stories featured in CP 322.

Cycling Family (1961)

Family of ten go for a ride on their tandem bicycles in Lincolnshire.

Victorian Fish Bar (1962)

An item about a fish and chip shop decorated with all the trimmings of Queen Victoria's days.

A Healthy Holiday

Birmingham schoolboys go hill walking in Wales.

Beach And Tennis Wear (1955)

Sensational sportswear designed by Teddy Tinling is modelled by glamour girls and a tennis player.

State Opening Of British Empire Exhibition Long Version

King George V opens the British Empire Exhibition.

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald

Ramsay MacDonald visits the British Empire Exhibition.

Keep Fit Craze (1966)

Half naked men pump up their muscles in the gym through exercise and toning machines.

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 605 - Alton Towers, Keep Fit Craze And Silk Farm (1966)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for stories in CP 605.

Health Hydro (1968)

Great footage of a health farm as the Colour Pic Ginger Man visits Buxted Park Health Hydro.

Woman's World AKA Womans World (1968)

In the chase towards equality, women are still bent on keeping their looks - claims film. Glamorous & cool!!!

"All As One" (1932)

Men swing dumbbells in display of PT skills at Colchester's Searchlight Tattoo.

Shake! (1929)

Great footage of slimming machines - group of chorus girls use electric vibrating belt devices.

Slimming The Weigh Away! (1929)

Fabulous film of overweight policemen being vibrated in slimming belts!

Over And Over (1931)

A "health machine" or "health wheel" is demonstrated.

The Whirl - The Girl And The Wheel (1930)

Demonstration of some "health wheels".

The Whirlabout (1930)

A "health wheel" is demonstrated.

The Wheel Of Life (1930)

Fantastic film showing women and men using "health wheels".

Children's Physical Training Lner (1938)

Mussolini watches young men and women doing exercises in formation in his stadium.

Health And Beauty Display At Wembley

The Women's League of Health and Beauty demonstrate body exercises at Wembley Stadium, London.

The Beauty Business (1930)

Girls are are taught improved exercise techniques by Captain Welsh.

Children's Railway Home (1960)

A look at life in the Southern Railway Children's Home in Woking, Surrey.

Eternal Youth (1931)

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

Vitamins For Troops Dublin Issue (1941)

American soldiers are put through fitness tests and given vitamins by scientists.

Round The World - For Fun (1964)

A Colour Pic trip to fun, relaxing and peaceful places around the world.

Keep Youthful

Ways for girls to look their best! We see a beauty contest, exercises on the beach and an early indoor rowing machine to keep that figure in trim.

Posture! (1940)

Girls prance about a field, then a 'living statue' poses as a modern Diana - quite funny!

Battle Of The Bulges! (1941)

Fabulous item - 40s glamour girls use exercise machines in a gym with a swinging soundtrack.

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

Dancers Gaston and Andree demonstrate home gymnasium.

Exerciser Issue Title - Airway (1938)

Footage of a woman using a new electronic fitness device.

Radio Baby Sitter (1950)

Nice item about how neighbour can baby sit from own home with help of radio. Coventry.

Wax Bath (1952)

Wax bathing parlour for women attempting to lose weight, London.

Tonight In Britain - Reel 2 (1953)

Documentary about night life in Britain - clubs, cabarets, restaurants, comedy, plays etc. c. 1953

Girl Weight Lifters (1954)

Footage of girl weight lifters in action at gym in Paddington, London.

Front Page Women AKA Front Page Woman (1946)

Simone Simon visits London, and girls take part in beauty contest and exercise routines.

New Shoes For 1949 (1949)

Varied designs of shoe on show at the Shoe and Leather Fair from Olympia.

What A Scorcher! (1949)

A heatwave hits London and people try ways to keep cool.

'miss Britain' Keeps Fit - To Music (1950)

The Women's League of Health and Beauty perform mass Physical Training display.

Want To Slim? Then Eat Fat! (1958)

Great story about diet and exercise methods to lose weight.

A.T.C. Issue Title - All Set (1942)

Recruits receive various lessons in the Air Training Corps.

Yard Of Ale Issue Title Is Points And Pints (1944)

Drinking a yard of ale from long glass in one go at pub in Darlington, Durham.

Barbados And Granada (1953)

Nice travelogue about Granada and Barbados.

Aeratone Bath (1954)

Footage of young lady enjoying new kind of bubble bath at London's White House.

Just Slimming Along (1933)

Nice gentle exercise routine in a picturesque setting.

Jungle Rhythm (1934)

Chimps play in a cage in America.

Queer Denizens Of The Deep (1934)

Strange fish and creatures from the depths of the ocean.

Men And Muscles In Making (1934)

Men do quick change formation exercises in a hall.

Feminine Pictorialities No. 35 - Elves Of Today! (1934)

Major Ellershaw's troop of little girls do exercises in a garden.

House In 3 Weeks (1963)

New factory built houses may solve housing problem.

Women's League Of Health And Beauty (1920)

Great footage - women of League of Health and Beauty in floaty tunics dancing about a garden.

The Latest Daily Dozener (1920)

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

Our Crime? (1965)

Delightful documentary showing how "Carelessness Causes Crime".

Stonehenge At Dawn (1972)

Scenic shots of Stonehenge at dawn in the snow.

Slimming Beds (1968)

People move up and down on hinged exercise beds to lose weight - looks very funny!

Girls School Gymnasium (1970)

Girls at gym class in school gymnasium.

Modern Town (1976)

Shots in a small supermarket and views of tower blocks in a city.

Pubs And Clubs (1950)

Good scenes of people drinking and enjoying themselves in a pub.

Pastry Eating Contest (1946)

Footage of cake eating competition in Paris, France.

News In A Nutshell Admiral Horthy Feted In Italy, St. Catherine's Day In Paris, Eton Wall Game, Brewery At Newbury Becomes Milk Depot, London University College Rag, Aftermath Of Crystal Palace Fire

News in brief from around the World.