Back in the day, exercising meant pulling on strange levers all while wearing uncomfortable outfits that covered every inch of your body. Even their hair is done up like they’re going out to a formal event. Fortunately, we’ve come a long way since the turn of the century, and exercising is a lot more comfortable and logical.
Just looking at this photo we can tell that these exercises were not very effective. Were they just stretching their necks or was pulling on a rope and lever while your arms are perfectly straight meant to do something? Maybe they were trying to improve their posture and thought practicing looking up would be the best.
Is That Limbo?
There’s nothing wrong with trying a few new exercises because you know you’re exerting yourself. But to the people who place themselves in questionable positions with heavy weights: you’re making a spectacle of yourselves in all the wrong ways. Not only does this look incredibly unsafe, but what muscles could she be working?
It’s unclear whether or not she planned to do this or if it was just a spontaneous decision to launch a heavy weight on her stomach while she stretched back. Maybe she's trying to get better at limbo and she thinks the extra pressure will force her to become more flexible.
When You're in a Rush
In the ongoing quest to be wildly efficient in everything we do, we're constantly trying to be as fast as possible. And this driver wanted to waste no time when it came to doing laps in the pool. It seems he was in such a rush that he didn't even bother parking his car in the parking lot.
Instead, he just parked in the pool. He doesn't have time to walk to the entrance and sign in, he needs to do laps and he needs to do them now! Unfortunately, he didn't think about how difficult it could be to get his car out or even how he was going to get it cleaned.
Shirts Off
This photo of these men was taken in 1956, we can see them lifting weights in a special area walled off for weightlifting at Muscle Beach, Santa Monica, California. The equipment ranges from small dumbbells to the three and four hundred pounders. Fun fact: several Mr. Americas were developed here.
The gym was basically founded to work on your body so you can look good, so it's no surprise that everyone in this photo feels at liberty to take their shirt off and work out in their little boxer briefs. Thank goodness times have changed and these went out of style in the '90s.
Slimming Belt
There are certain things that you absolutely want to have in your fitness center, like dumbbells, a stationary bicycle, and a trainer who actually knows how to exercise. Then there are the other things, which you absolutely don't need, but that might end up in the gym because someone had a 'bright' idea with exactly zero scientific knowledge to back it up.
This is where the vibrating “slimming” belts come in. Since the 1920s, these have continually popped up as exercise fads. Most gyms used to have an exercise belt machine, though heaven knows why because this machine does absolutely nothing for you or your waistline. We can't help but feel sad that "passive exercise" isn't a real thing, but if it were, we would really like it.