Exercise Collection (page 14)

Swiss army in the Alps
Mountain Artillery of the Swiss Army on a march in the Alps. Date: circa 1909

Cairmgorms Summit
A family on the rocky summit of one of the Caingorm range of mountains, Scotland. Date: 1960s

Model Athlete
A young woman in a ruched swimsuit hangs upside down from wooden exercise bars. Date: 1930s

Boys in training, physical drill, Shotley Barracks, WW1
Boys in training, doing physical drill in a field before breakfast at Shotley Barracks during the First World War. They are naval cadets attached to HMS Ganges, a Royal Navy training ship

American soldiers on manoeuvres in France, WW1
American soldiers on manoeuvres in France during the First World War. Some of them are using communications equipment. Date: early 1918

Annual celebrations of Dr. Barnardos Homes
Scene from the annual celebrations of Dr. Barnardos Homes in The Royal Albert Hall. Here young girls perform physical exercise in the Indian Club Drill display. An exhibition of the good work of Dr

Miss Connie Ediss Punching The Ball
Miss Connie Eddis is a great believer in exercise, and to keep herself in trim she makes a speciality of ball-punching. This picture shows her engaged in that persuasive art in her country home

An advertisement for Victors Horse-Action Saddle
An advertisement for a horse saddle exercise machine. Date: 25th January 1896

PE Class 1927
Physical education in school, 1927 Date: 1927

HOME TIME! 1930S
Schools out! A group of joyous, smiling schoolchildren, running out of their school at the end of the day. Date: 1930s

Danish Women Cyclist
Ladies cycling in Copenhagen, Denmark, where simply EVERYONE goes awheel nowadays. Date: 1930s

Beach Couple
A young man does his exercises on the beach while his girlfriend plays in the surf behind him. Date: 1930s

Waistline Exercises
An exercise designed to trim your waist and tone your thighs. Date: late 1930s

Cycling Girls
Two young women cyclists rest awhile and study a map, near High Beach, Epping Forest, Essex, England. Date: 1930s

Blonde Tour Cyclist
A female tour cyclist with peroxide blonde hair, in the picturesque village of West Pennard, Somerset. The Church of St. Nicholas, built on a hill, has a sloping aisle. Date: 1930s

Tour Cyclist on Rocks
A female tour cyclist with peroxide blonde hair, goes through a rough patch, wheeling her bicycle over some rocks on a path or dry river bed, Quantocks, Somerset. Date: 1930s

Cycling Stop
A young male tour cyclist stands beside a tandem to admire the unusual combination of a farm and church at Graveley, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Smoking Cyclists
Four cycling club boys take a break from their healthy exercise - one of them has a drink, while the other three smoke pipes! Date: 1930s

Cycling Storm

Great Canfield Church
Tour cyclists admire the Norman church at Great Canfield, Essex, England, noted for its 13th century wallpainting over the altar. Date: 1930s

Female Tour Cyclist
Study of a female touring cyclist, in the days when groups of young people used to tour Britain on their bicycles. Date: 1930s

Cycling Peat

Cycling over a Stile
Cycling off the beaten track often means having to negotiate a gate or stile, but that all adds to the fun, as these young men demonstrate! Date: 1930s

CHILDREN BEING CRABS
Two children lie on their backs and make crabs. Date: 1930s

Training in an American army camp, France, WW1
A training exercise in an American army camp in France during the First World War. Date: early 1918

American troops on a training exercise, France, WW1
American troops on a training exercise in France during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Sudan - PE at the Gordon College, Khartoum
Sudan - Physical Exercise for the students at Gordon College Khartoum. Date: circa 1910s

RMS Queen Mary, The Pets Promenade
Artists impression of the Pets Promenade on the RMS Queen Mary, the new giant Cunard White Star Liner. A member of the ships crew gives seven dogs their daily exercise in the animal enclosure during

British 1st Battle Squadron in training, WW1
British 1st Battle Squadron at sea taking part in a training exercise during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German Artillery on Manoeuvres Date: 1905

Polish Scouts exercising
Long lines of Polish Boy Scouts doing physical exercises in the Middle East. 1940s

Kaiser Wilhelm II with soldiers just before WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, taking part in a military exercise with soldiers just before the outbreak of the First World War. Date: June 1914

Keep Fit Classes on holiday
Girls exercising under the guidance of a fully trained instructor at the French coastal resort of Trouville, France, where a well-equipped gymnasium has been built on the beach by the local

Soldier Training 18th C
Military training step by step : An 18th century French soldier puts the bayonet at the end of his rifle and waves his sword. Date: Circa 1760

Waist Exercises 1940S
A young woman kneels down and swings her arms in the air, rotating her body to the left and then to the right. The aim of the exercise is a flat waist. Date: 1940s

Girl Exercising
Keep young and beautiful : A smart little girl demonstrates how a few minutes stretching your arms and legs each day is a good form of exercise. Child, children Date: 1930s

Leapfrog Girls 1940S
Two Australian girls playing leapfrog. Under an Australian National Health scheme, children from deprived areas were taught how to enjoy exercise and stay healthy. Date: 1940s

Boy scouts with van on Hampstead Heath, London
A group of boy scouts holding up a provision van of the Express Dairy Company, on Hampstead Heath, London. Date: 1910

Service Fitness Class
A Fitness for Service womens class attended twice a week during lunch hours. Fitness classes, keep fit Date: late 1930s

Spartan Dromos
Spartans exercise in the dromos, or sport stadium. Date: ancient

Keep Fit Squat
An exercise designed to slim legs and ankles, improve posture and add spring to your step. Date: late 1930s

Newgate Prison / Photo
Originally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. The exercise yard for condemned men. Date: circa 1900

Keep Fit / Side Stretch
A side stretch, performed in the open air for added health benefit. Date: 1930s

Stick Drill, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London
Boys perform an exercise known as stick drill at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. They are all wearing identical uniform

Watching Bayardo at exercise
The British thoroughbred racehorse exercising at Alec Taylors stable at Manton, near Marlborough. Bayardo was sent to trainer Alec Taylors stud farm at the age of two

Young boy sliding on the ice with his dog
A young boy slides on the ice, his dog trotting happily alongside

Group of servicemen doing acrobatics in a field
A group of young servicemen doing acrobatics in a field, perhaps as part of their military training

Policemen doing synchronised exercises
Policemen doing synchronised gymnastic exercises

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