Other/Mixed Women's Gym 1961

[watchnerd]

I can't tell if this was supposed to be a parody?

Some kind of subtle cheesecake fetish video?

But the clips of women doing lat pull downs in cashmere sweaters and capri pants and leg presses in heels is definitely amusing:

 

[Don Fairbanks]

I can't tell if this was supposed to be a parody?

Some kind of subtle cheesecake fetish video?

But the clips of women doing lat pull downs in cashmere sweaters and capri pants and leg presses in heels is definitely amusing:

10 grand to design that POS universal ?
The vid reminded me of this commercial. I was working for Bally's at the time.

 

[watchnerd]

10 grand to design that POS universal ?

I think it was for the whole 'mechanized gym' including those roller thingies.

But, still, crazy expensive, and it was in British pounds.

 

[watchnerd]

Plausible hypothesis based on watching my grandmother clean the house in heels:

Maybe back then women wore heels so much they really could have performed the leg press in heels?

 

[Eric Wilson]

Even if the equipment was well designed and could be used effectively, such a video was going to be handled by the marketing department.

In other words, this video had nothing to do with what anyone did in the gym, only with the images that they thought would be effective in sales.

This still happens -- hence someone has to use the battle ropes in every gym commercial today.

 

[watchnerd]

Even if the equipment was well designed and could be used effectively, such a video was going to be handled by the marketing department.

In other words, this video had nothing to do with what anyone did in the gym, only with the images that they thought would be effective in sales.

This still happens -- hence someone has to use the battle ropes in every gym commercial today.

Who are we guessing was the target buyer?

 

[3letterslong]

I know women who could throw those machines into the sun.

 

[Don Fairbanks]

Who are we guessing was the target buyer?

Excellent question.

 

[watchnerd]

I know women who could throw those machines into the sun.

In heels?

 

[3letterslong]

In heels?

Why would the sun be in heels? Weirdo.

 

[Eric Wilson]

Who are we guessing was the target buyer?

Women that don't currently exercise and care about their appearance. That's my guess.

 

[blad51]

Well....

My wife looked over my shoulder while I was watching the video.

She rolled her eyes and said, "You and your kettlbell friends are so STRANGE!!"

I can't argue with that observation.

 

[WxHerk]

I know women who could throw those machines into the sun.

Why, here’s one right here!!

 

[watchnerd]

Women that don't currently exercise and care about their appearance. That's my guess.

Interesting.

I think the target market was men purchasing equipment to outfit a gym.

Sex sells.

 

[watchnerd]

Why would the sun be in heels? Weirdo.

That validates my suspicion that you aren't personally acquainted with any buff, heel-wearing bikini physique competitors.

 

[Don Fairbanks]

That validates my suspicion that you aren't personally acquainted with any buff, heel-wearing bikini physique competitors.

And hard to say what they were thinking back in the day. Until the 1980's the longest women's race in the Olympics was 1500m.

 

[watchnerd]

And hard to say what they were thinking back in the day. Until the 1980's the longest women's race in the Olympics was 1500m.

Sensible.

Marathons, for any gender, are one of the worst events to watch. Drags on for hours, endless shots from chase cars.

Doesn't even have cool crashes like cycling.

 

[Don Fairbanks]

Sensible.

Marathons, for any gender, are one of the worst events to watch. Drags on for hours, endless shots from chase cars.

Doesn't even have cool crashes like cycling.

Or the egg-heads at the time were ( true story ) worried about the gals health and ability/capability.

 

[Anna C]

Why, here’s one right here!!

Haha... And I wear heels about once per decade, so the idea of wearing them to the gym is pure insanity. Then again, so are long nails. To each their own.