Fitness ad 1987

Exercise is the perfect escape.

TV Carnage - Shape Up With Jazzercise

This woman is amazing. Best workout instructor ever. Really, I'm impressed. She knows how to have fun.

Erotic sexy yoga videos with Steamy Hot Yoga

I can't tell if this is a joke or not. But it's definitely not yoga.

24 Hour Ghetto Workout

That's what I call good use of public space for a workout. Way to go, boys.

The newest way to work your abs.

This makes me want to laugh really loud.

Women's Gymnastics

Women's gymnastics in 1910 at the University of Michigan.

Women Exercising at Battle Creek Sanitarium

I had my first swim at the historic Intramural Sports Building at the University of Michigan, and was so inspired by the grandiose feeling of the building and maze of bricked hallways that when I got home I searched for further information about the history of the building and its activities. I am still searching for more info, but I did discover these lovely photos through the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library. Each picture was taken in approximately 1890/1900. The first is the Women's fitness class, and the second the Men's, both taken at the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan. Not necessarily related to the Intramural Sports Building, but certainly of interest. I also learned that the Intramural Sports Building, when first open, was only for men. Must learn more!!!

2 Decades of Richard Sandrak.avi

Another strange one- Richard Sandrak, the child bodybuilder. Is this supposed to be sexy? Looks like someone was deprived of his childhood.. Looks like someone's parents made a lot of money off of him and his body.

6 years old body-builder

This is disturbing.

Zombie Workout

A little bit of zombie workout fun!

Jazzercise - Move your Boogie Body 1982

This is the most amazing Jazzercise video ever. I don't know whether to think it's a total joke or they're really serious. The lead fitness woman is amazing, incredibly expressive in her jazzercise routine. Love it!!

The Carol Burnett Show - Morning Exercises

Carol Burnett is a master of comedy. This is a funny little piece on one woman's experience with fitness.

Shake Weight Exercise for Women Commercial Video

Advanced Killer Home Chest Workout

Wow maybe I should try this. That man's got some boobs! And a cool green hat ha ha. This video gets weird after about the first minute.. it's pretty long, weird, and strangely interesting.. He looks like he's in serious pain in those exercises. The things men will do for pecs.

Crazy Funny Face Lift Exercises

This is a strange video to avoid wrinkles. Be patient through the first minute, because it gets really interesting and funny after that!

Jim Carey-Workout

Give it up to Jim Carey to satirizing the fitness world. This is the Jim Carey I actually enjoy.

The FIRM 'Body Sculpting Basics' Classic DVD Workout

I heard about the Firm fitness videos from an article I've been reading titled 'Resisting Venus: Negotiating Corpulence in Exercise Videos', written by Antonia Losano and Brenda A. Risch. The article points out the contrast between the representations of women as goddesses in the background (the statues of Venus, Primavera, the Graces, etc.), and the women in the foreground doing the exercises. Very interesting.. the perfection of all of the overly-happy women exercising in the video, in combination with the ancient goddess statues in the background is almost haunting..

Vickie Winans Fitness Hustle-Directed by Darryl D. Lassiter

I love the attitude in this video. What I love about this one is that it's less about being a perfect body, and more about getting some groove on. This is a great video to try to follow along in your living room- they go so fast in it you just end up flailing your arms around and feeling like a complete idiot. But it's fun!!

Learning English through Exercise

I love this video. The English is totally random, and I love that their mouths aren't actually saying what the English is.. there are so many weird 'learn English through fitness videos' out there. I wonder how many people actually learn something from this video..