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Exercise of the horse. Taken from Captain J. Crusos Instructions for the Cavalerie 1632. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army
The standing salute exercises. Taken from William Hogarths illustrations for John Blackwells Account of the Artillery Company
Man as Machine. Registering the Heat-Energy of the BodyPage from The Illustrated London News demonstrating the calorimeter experiment at Sheffield University whereby a man is installed in a chamber In order to observe the heat generated by his body
Girls Industrial School - SwimmingGirls at an unidentified Industrial School perform an exercise or dance in pairs holding a stick. Date: circa 1924
Girls Industrial School - Dance ExerciseGirls at an unidentified Industrial School perform an exercise or dance in pairs holding a stick. Date: circa 1924
Cartoons, Gymnastics for Ladies. 1870
Group photo, girls gymnastic drill. 1893
Exercising in bedA woman exercising on her bed, using a Cush-up, patented by Marian Jacks of Old Bond Street who specialised in corrective anatomy
League of Health & Beauty class at Ministry of HealthAn exercise class of members of the League of Health and Beauty, comprising staff at the Ministry of Health in Whitehall. They were allowed to use one of the conference rooms for an out of hours
Kitcheners new recruits, physical drill in Hyde Park, LondoKitcheners new recruits doing physical drill in Hyde Park, London. 1914-1918
Women in a gymnastic wheel, a new craze. 1930
League of Health & Beauty demonstration in Hyde ParkPage from The Sketch reporting on the fourth annual demonstration in Hyde Park by the Womens League of Health and Beauty, led by Prunella Stack, whose mother, Mary Bagot Stack
If Unhealthy, Be Healthy by William Heath RobinsonIf Unhealthy, Be Healthy: If Healthy, Be Healthier! Keep Fit Exercises: 1. The Bathroom Window Sill Bite - for strengthening the front teeth and developing the muscles of the legs and back
Sketch cover - Prunella Stack (Lady Douglas Hamilton)Ann Prunella Stack OBE (1915-2011), President of the Womens League of Health and Beauty, founded by her mother Mrs Bagot Stack pictured when she was Lady David Douglas-Hamilton with her baby son
England goes to it - womens fitness during WWII" Let us start with a simple one, slowly, thus!" An enthusiastic keep fit instructor demonstrates an exercise for her less than perky looking class. Date: 1941
Prunella Stack demonstrating exercisesPrunella Stack - Leader of The Womens League of Health & Beauty, The mortimer Halls, 43 Great Portland Street, W1, London - Aim of the League was
Pleasure velocipede 1869New World, pleasure, recreation or exercise, this newly invented contraption was used by young and old in public or private grounds
Firefighting training display at Southwark HeadquartersLondon Fire Brigade special training event at Southwark Headquarters, open to the public, with jets of water pointing down towards the centre of the courtyard. Date: circa 1910s
Advert for Vigors exercise horse at home 1895Exercise on this saddle, three speeds trot, canter or gallop and claims to help with; creates appetite, cures dyspepsia, quickens the circulation, stimulates the liver, relieves hysteria, insomnia
Swiss Gymnastic Group Exercise Date: 1903
Metropolitan Police officers, training on horsebackA group of Metropolitan Police officers on horseback, taking part in a training exercise with rioters. Date: circa 1990s
German physiotherapy WWIIGerman soldiers with arm wounds doing exercises at a hospital during World War II Date: 1942
Children hanging from a pole, doing excercises during a gym class. Date: 1960s
Children doing leg exercises on a mat in the school gym. Date: 1960s
Members of the German gymnastics club at Chodovcirca 1910s
Leila Hyams - American model, vaudeville and film actressLeila Hyams (1905-1977) - an American model, vaudeville and film actress, that came from a show business family. Date: circa 1935
Womens physical exercise 1906Two Edwardian women exercising with rings, using all of their upper muscles, particularly those of arms, back and shoulders. Date: 1906
C17 RUNNERSBoyes exercife themfelves in runing in the open field, making a line, which he that defireth to win, ought to touch, but not to run beyond it. Date: 1658
EXERCISES FOR GIRLS (2)Exercises for girls (2 of 3). Date: 1884
EXERCISES FOR GIRLS (3)Exercises for girls (3 of 3). Date: 1884
EXERCISES FOR GIRLS (1)Exercises for girls (1 of 3). Date: 1884
WWI / BRITISH WOMEN TRAINEnglish women soldiers exercise near Rouen, France. Date: 1917
PERSIAN GYMNASTSPersian athletes exercise to the accompaniment of music Date: circa 1835
Futuristic powered roller skatingA vision of futuristic powered roller skating in the year 2000. Each skate has a motor attached. Unfortunately, it doesnt stop people falling over -- time to invent the airbag. Date: 1899
Ecole Saint-Nicolas School GymnasiumLe gymnase at the Ecole Saint-Nicolas, Paris (a Catholic school) Date: circa 1880
A large group of London Schoolgirls performing a synchronised aerobic gymnastic routine. Date: circa 1935
Dummy rubber Centurion Tank, Joint Concelament Centre TroopsExercise " London Pride" held on Salisbury Plain between September 5-9 under the direction of Sir Francis Festing: troops of the Joint Concelament Centre moving a dummy Centurion tank
Salies-de-Bearn, France - Thermal Baths - Sports Pool. Date: circa 1920s
Woman police officer in self-defence training exerciseWoman police officer taking part in a self-defence training exercise. Date: circa 1950s
Women police officers in self-defence exerciseTwo women police officers taking part in a self-defence demonstration exercise at an outdoor event. One of them is Inspector Sheila Ward. Date: circa early 1970s
Two Austrian boy scouts. Date: circa 1950s
Physical education, BoxingAt a secondary school in Stoke on Trent, England, two boys box in front of their class mates, part of their physical education
Physical education, gymIn the gymnasium a boy performs an acrobatic feat, watched by his fellow classmates. He leaps head first over four other boys who crouch on the floor
Gym Class in ProgressPhysical Exercise - gym class in progress at Danesfield County Primary School, Buckinghamshire
Women's League of HealthThe Women's League of Health and Beauty presenting an exercise demonstration in Hyde Park. The League was founded in 1930 by Mary Bagot Stack. Date: 1932
Sailors exercising their jaws on a comic French postcard by Poli. Date: circa 1930s
Two boy scouts on an outdoor activity, Mauritius, signalling with a flag
Burmese scouts in the waterBurmese scouts of St Philips, 26th Rangoon Troop (Yangon), in the water with a scout leader