A Brief History of the Treadmill
When it comes to physical activity, the treadmill often feels like a form of cruel and unusual punishment. Well that’s because it is. In the early 1800s, an English Civil
Malcolm Allison and the Modernisation of English Football
Playboy, character or revolutionary? Rarely are such terms used to describe the same person and that is what made Malcolm Alexander Allison such an enigma to those who knew him.
Indian Clubs in Victorian Britain
Fitness crazes are unsurprisingly not a new phenomenon and in light of that fact, today we will discuss the growth of the Indian Club craze in Victorian England. Indian Clubs
Guest Post: The Brief History of Fitness Industry
Today, when you think about gyms, you imagine rows of treadmills and dumbbells and a mixed crowd of fitness enthusiasts and occasional visitors with headphones doing their own thing. While
Fitness in the Classical Age
Were people as concerned with being fit and healthy two thousand years ago? The need to be fit isn’t a new phenomenon. In fact two thousand years ago, the the
Vince Gironda Weight-Gain Diet
The following extract comes from Vince Gironda’s 1984 Book: Unleashing the Wild Physique (available here). This book cannot be recommended highly enough, from VInce’s no nonsense take on steroids to his
Are You WW2 Strong?
The Second World War re-introduced the Western world back to the importance of health and fitness. The inter-war years were characterised by concerns that Europeans and Americans were no longer
Guest Post: Historical Facts about Recreational Running Every Runner Needs to Know
Can you imagine just 60 years ago, people who could be seen jogging on the street or in the park were considered crazy and weird. Today, running for recreation is
The History of the Mind-Muscle Connection
“What puts you over the top? It is the mind that actually creates the body, it is the mind that really makes you work out for four or five hours
Charles Atlas’s ‘Special Secret for Rapidly Building Enormous Power’
When Atlas Wasn’t Playing Tug-of-War he was giving out Diet Tips “I realize you are anxious to build up great strength and power as soon as possible. Here is a