Exploring the health and fitness trends of the past – those that were passing fads and those that stood the test of time.
Tag: exercise
The Eccentric World Of The Workout Video
The good, the bad and the bizarre of VHS exercise tapes.
Shape Up And Dance: The Vinyl Aerobics Explosion
No pain, no gain – looking back at the golden age of the workout LP.
Ms Fitness USA In 1989
A classic American beauty contest with an alleged emphasis on fitness and health.
The Traci Lords Workout Videos
The most notorious star of the 1980s climbs onboard the VHS exercise tape craze.
The Kick In The Teeth Of Daytime TV Advertising
Awful aspirationalism, guilt-tripping grifters and insults to even the most undeveloped of intelligence – British TV advertising on daytime TV is a bombardment of dreadfulness.
Aerobics And Zombies: The Weird World Of Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout
An oddball home video collision of exercise tape, horror and soft porn that has to be seen to be believed.