Getting Fit (1929)

United States of America. A large group of women dressed in gym-slips exercise on a beach with spectators looking on. Exercises include touching the toes and kicking a very large ball around whilst sitting down. An intertitle proclaims that all the women weigh 11 stone and aim to get down to 10. Shot of a funfair ride in the sea - people are swung around a central pole and dipped in the sea. Intertitle reads: “And in the city, the Anti-fat League have a strenuous time on the roof tops - everything to lose and nothing to gain.“ Shot of a large woman being fanned. Well-built (fat - if you want to be like that!) women exercise on a rooftop in a city. The women dance with each other. Very cute. Note: nice footage especially the large women exercising and dancing. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT