15 New Photos Of What Gym And Fitness Classes Looked Like In The 1980s
Carly Tennes
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Long before fitness influencers, viral workouts like 12-3-30, and, of course, the ultra-expensive Peloton came to define modern fitness as we know it, things looked a whole lot different around the gym. Enter Jazzercise, bodybuilding, and all things '80s.
From bro tanks to leotards and legwarmers, here are 15 new photos of what gym and fitness classes looked like in the 1980s.
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1. Susan Strong
Courtesy of HejdaaNils on Reddit“Susan Sarandon, reminding you to keep that resolution, in a gym, 1980s.” -
2. Runnin’ Up That Treadmill
Courtesy of Architect81 on Reddit“The incomparable Kate Bush early 80s.” -
3. Game. Set. Match.
Courtesy of tomd3000 on Reddit“Dad and uncle making tennis as masculine as possible in the ‘80s.” -
4. Flexing
Courtesy of an unknown Redditor“My mom in the gym, 1980 something.” -
5. Legwarmer Lunges
Courtesy of HWKD65 on Reddit“Teri Garr 1983.” -
6. Walk It Out
Courtesy of Ayanker on Reddit“My Dad was a fitness guru in the 80s. He wrote 45 books on walking and fitness and he had a workout tape.” -
7. Leg Day
Courtesy of Electrical-Aspect-13 on Reddit“Fitness figure for female weightlifting Rachel Mclish (1955-) working out legs in the gym, 1980s.” -
8. Reps on Reps
Courtesy of Dhorlin“In the 1980s, bodybuilding - for both sexes - became a craze.” -
9. Pump It Up!
Courtesy of dustofoblivion123 on Reddit“An average gym goer after his chest workout at Gold's Gym, California, 1980.” -
10. Leotard Ladies
Courtesy of SandwichExotic on Reddit“Me and all my spandex glory -
11. Fonda Favorites
Courtesy of SuperAwesome Oddities on YouTubeJane Fonda gets down and dirty during one of her workout tapes. -
12. We Are The Champions
Courtesy of Emiliano Parizzi on YouTubeAerobic athletes bust a move during the 1988 National Aerobics Championships. -
13. Hands Up!
Courtesy of Kyle Sandtveit on YouTubeJazzercize founder Judi Sheppard Missett teaches a class, 1986. -
14. Burn, Baby Burn
Courtesy of RetroFever on YouTubeWomen break a sweat during a Jazzercize video. -
15. Beachside Benchpress
Courtesy of dfunkt_jestr on Reddit“Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone - workout session in Venice Beach. 1980s.”
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Susan Strong
“Susan Sarandon, reminding you to keep that resolution, in a gym, 1980s.”
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