Exercising Collection (page 3)

Boys at Commercial Travellers Schools, Pinner, Middlesex
Boys exercising in the grounds of the Commercial Travellers Schools at Pinner. Date: circa 1907

Gymnasium Lord Mayor Treolars Home, Alton, Hampshire
Inmates exercising in the gymnasium at Lord Mayor Treolar Cripples Home and College, Alton. Some have crutches laid on the floor next to them. Date: Date unknown

British troops relaxing and exercising, Western Front, WW1
British troops relaxing and exercising near the Western Front in France during World War One, watched by a group of officers. Date: circa 1916

NFS (London Region) fire brigade display at Lambeth, WW2
During 1942 and 1943, 23 air raids occurred over the London Region, but they were light in character. The firefighters of the NFS needed to be kept in a state of constant readiness

GLC-LFB - Junior firemen at Shoreditch fire station
The London junior firemen scheme started in 1964. Here they give a PE demonstration at the formal opening of the new Shoreditch Fire Station

Early morning for polo ponies at the National School of Equi
Polo ponies receiving early morning exercise at the National School of Equitation, headquarters for the Season for the ponies of Mr Schwarz, also known as the owner of Jack Horner

Exercise class at Ministry of Health, 1938
A health and beauty class formed by seventy female members of the staff at the Ministry of Health, using one of the conference rooms in Whitehall to indulge in their after-work hours exercises

Paris YMCA gym
The gymnasium of the Paris Young Mens Christian Association. Date: 1901

Boys exercising in school playground
Boys exercising in a school playground

ON THE RIBS
A young woman demonstrates how to use the ribs, an exercise frame, at Miss Critchleys School, London. Date: early 1930s

Fencing School
A young woman learning how to dence at Miss Critchleys School, London. Date: early 1930s

PHYSICAL JERKS
A young woman demonstrates how to perform physical jerks as part of an exercise regime at Miss Critchleys School, London. Date: early 1930s

Exercising to Gramophone
A girl does her leg exercises on a table to the music of her gramophone records! Date: early 1930s

Keep Fit Class
Keep young and beautiful - a ladies keep fit class, with the ladies lying on their backs in a circle, doing leg exercises! Date: early 1930s

An emancipated woman dreaming of the perfect husband
My Dream. An emancipated woman dreaming of a small, manageable, respectable husband! Date: circa 1920s

Emancipated woman shows off her strength
The strong emancipated woman shows off her strength; she balances on a barbell with two red Valentines Day hearts for weights while picking up a puppet-like little man by the scruff of the neck

Valentine admiration of emancipated woman
The strong emancipated woman on a red heart Valentines Day see-saw, crushes the puppet-like little man as she rises. Date: 1910s

Reduced facsimile of a Chart of Physical Exercises (supplied with Cassells Physical Educator). Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Terrys exerciser for men 1933
Be 21 again this way. You can be as full of vigour to-day as you were at 21. Rut and routine need never grip you. Mornings can find you fresh. Get the urge of the Terry Sculling Exerciser

Pentonville Prison 1895

Exercising the mounts. Illustration shows a bloated William Jennings Bryan with a paper extending from a pocket labeled Membership Fat Mans Club

Scissors and Pendulum - Exercise regime for 1927
Images illustrating two exercises, the Scissors and the Pendulum designed to keep the figure neat and trim for 1920s ladies. Date: 1927

The Seal - Exercise regime for 1927
A recommended exercise for the 1920s lady, the Seal improves the general circulation, strengthens the abdomen and corrects that very common fault called sway back. Date: 1927

Exercising dogs in New Zealand prior to Scott Polar Expediti
Husky dogs being exercised on the New Zealand shore in preparation for the Captain Scott expedition to Antarctica in which Scott

New York chefs exercising
Hotel Commodore, New York. A group of chefs on the roof, Chef Leoni and his cooks exercising 1920

Public Gymnasium on Primrose Hill, London, 1890
Engraving showing several boys exercising in the public gymnasium on Primrose Hill, London, in 1899. Date: 13 September 1890

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

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

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

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

Female inmates at Brixton Prison
Female inmates exercising at Brixton Prison. Date: 1862

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

Newmarket Training 1962
Exercising racehorses at Newmarket, England. Date: 1962

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

Chinese Soldiers Exercis
Chinese soldiers exercising Date: 1857

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

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

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

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

Policemen doing synchronised exercises
Policemen doing synchronised gymnastic exercises

Morning drill, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Morning drill at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control, an organisation privately run by the Rev Harold Burden to house feeble minded

Men exercising, Wandsworth Prison, south west London
Inmates in the exercise yard at Wandsworth Prison, south west London

Czech Republic - 7th All Sokol Rally in Prague
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Czech Republic - Promoting Sokol Rally 1920s
A 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
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Egyptian Remount depot WWI
The 44th Squadron at an Egyptian remount depot near the coast. Exercising the mules and going down the steep sides of a sand-covered disused quarry

D-Day - Limbering up for the Invasion
American soldiers use the dockside in a small English harbour to keep fit during the pre-landing period. The landing ships are berthed alongside

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