Hogarth / False PerspectivAn exercise in false perspective. Date: early 19th century
Crieff Hydropathic - Crieff, Perthshire, ScotlandCrieff Hydro is a hotel in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland which opened in 1868 as the Crieff Hydropathic Establishment. Founded in 1868 by Dr Thomas Henry Meikle with an emphasis on exercise
Nun on a skateboard, holding her arms out for balance. Date: circa 1970s
Female jockeys riding gentlemen like horsesTwo women jockeys with riding crops, spur on their steeds - not horses, but top-hatted and tailed gentlemen who wear bridles in their mouths
LCC-LFB Fire display at Brigade HQ SouthwarkThe London Fire Brigade encouraged, for very many years, a good public image by opening its doors to the public to special fire brigade displays
British Mark IV tank with Canadian soldiers, WW1A British Mark IV tank on a training exercise, with a large number of Canadian soldiers sitting on top of it, on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: February 1918
Yugoslavia - Sokol Rally in BelgradeA rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)
Physical education, netballFour girls playing netball, one tall girl takes a shot, the others await the rebound. Did she score?...we ll never know
The Gymnasium - Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devoncirca 1910s
The Womens League of Health & Beauty exercise classes, 1938Health and beauty-a morning exercise class at Harrington Road, London, as conducted by Helen Stack(cousin of Prunella Stack)for the Womens League of Health and Beauty
NFS firefighters at assault course training camp, WW2With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firemen and firewomen had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained
Cumbria RamblersThree ramblers stop to admire the view of the Newlands Valley, Cumbria, England, with the peaks of Hindscarth and Robinson Fell towering impressively above the valley. Date: 1930s
If Unhealthy, be healthy: If Healthy by HealthierAn energetic man starts the day in his dressing gown by diving off the mantelpiece of his living room, using his wifes head as a springboard
Ballet dancers exercising at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse. (2 of 2)
Childrens Exercise Drill at Cleevedon Toddlers Home, SouthStaff take young children through an exercise drill at the Cleevedon Toddlers Home, South Norwood, run by the Reformatory and Rescue Union (later known as the Childrens Aid Society)
Surf riding at Muizenburg on the Cape CoastA contrast to the grey days at home: surf-riding at Muizenburg, the Queen of Cape Coast Watering Places. A universal summer pastime of the South African coastal resorts, surf-riding
Gun transport exercise, Wentworth Woodhouse, YorkshireAn emergency gun transport exercise taking place at Wentworth Woodhouse, Lord Fitzwilliams residence at Rotherham, Yorkshire
The Bystander masthead by Laurie Taylor, 1930An athletic woman in a swimsuit and bathing cap, sprints along a beach accompanied by two elegant greyhounds, the canine icon of the art deco period
Edwardian WalkersWALKING Six young Edwardian men in shirtsleeves, two with walking canes, out for a walk in the countryside
Exercise MachineTwo young women, toning up and staying slim with the aid of their new fangled rowing exercise machines!
Czech Republic - 10th All Sokol Rally in Prague 1938A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)
Woman police officer in self-defence exerciseWoman police officer (Moya Wood-Heath) taking part in a self-defence demonstration exercise at an outdoor event, watched by spectators. Date: circa early 1970s
The Serpentine LidoBathers using the diving board and paddling pool at the Serpentine Lido, Hyde Park, central London, England. Date: early 1930s
LCC-LFB horse drawn 75ft turntable ladder (TL)Shand Mason (Blackfriars) supplied the London Fire Brigade with this hand operated 75 foot turntable ladder on a four wheel horse drawn carriage
Advert for Terrys exerciser for men 1939Christmas gift ideas from Herbert Terry exercisers, including steelstrand expander, golfer pocket wrist exerciser, spring grip dumbbells
New Banting Bed for Reducing the FigureThe New Banting Bed for Reducing the Figure. Cartoon by William Heath Robinson
Plan Pentonville PrisonA plan of the floor layout of Pentonville, a model prison built in London in 1843, with corridors of cells radiating out from a central point & exercise yards
Pe Class / Melton MobrayPhysical Exercise - Fitness class in progress at Sarson School for Girls, Melton Mowbray
Endell Street Open Air Swimming PoolA view of the open air swimming pool in Endell Street, Holborn, London, on the site of Holborn Borough Councils Public Swimming bath which was pulled down in 1938 in preparation for the building of a
Indian Clubs ExerciseA diagram showing how Indian clubs are used in an exercise
Healthy Exercise by Cecil W. QuinnellA young woman out for a winter walk wrapped snugly in a striking red outfit set off by white fur collar and muff. Date: 1908
Nun on a bicycle in a playground. Date: circa 1970s
Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson, WW1Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson (1883-1932), daughter of the 2nd Earl of Cromartie, society figure, danced and promoter of the healthy benefits of exercise
Czech Republic - Sokol Rally in Prague 1920sA rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)
Czech Republic - Sokol Rally in Prague 1929A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)
Czech Republic - 6th All Sokol Rally in PragueA rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)
Czech Republic - 8th All Sokol Rally in Prague8th All Sokol Rally in Prague. A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic)
Czech Republic - 9th All Sokol Rally in Prague 19329th All Sokol Rally in Prague 1932. A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic)
Christmas morning swim in the SerpentinePage from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News featuring various sketches of the Christmas morning swimming handicap in the Serpentine in Hyde Park
The North Bay Bathing Pool, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: circa 1920s
LFB-AFS convoy and fire exercisePart of the Civil Defence Corps until it was disbanded in the late 1960s, the Auxiliary Fire Service consisted of volunteer firefighters who would attend a fire station for drill and training
Caricature of Annette Kellerman - Swimmer and ActressAnnette Marie Sarah Kellerman (18861975) - Australian swimmer, film star, and writer. One of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume
Young soldiers or cadets on manoeuvresA group of young soldiers or cadets -- the one in the foreground holds a rifle and has a camouflaged face. Perhaps they are taking part in a training exercise or are on manoeuvres
National Service - cadet with a rifleA young cadet on National Service with a rifle and a camouflaged face, perhaps taking part in a training exercise or on manoeuvres
Gymnasium on TitanicOne of seven builders photographs of the RMS Titanic interior, this one showing part of the Gymnasium. Date: circa 1912
Sotnia of Cossack WomenSotnia of female Cossack cavalry exercise on the Nikolsk-Oussourisk plain
Chaps Exercise RegimeA variety of body exercises, requiring no special apparatus, that will keep any chap in good shape
Portsmouth Prison - Exercise YardMen follow a circuit around the exercise yard at Portsmouth Prison, Hampshire. Date: circa 1900
