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D123648-16
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- 1959-11-04 (Creation)
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In November of 1959, two unidentified women, dressed in black, demonstrate the exercise equipment at the New Era Studio at 6011 Mount Tacoma Dr. S.W. in Lakewood, one of a chain of Body Culture Studios. One of the women spins away on an exercise bike while the other sits at a rowing machine. The women, and the photographer, are reflected in the surrounding mirrors. The low-tech exercise bike resembles a bicycle cut in half more than the stationary bikes of today. The studio offered body building and weight control equipment. It also gave a one year guarantee or your money back. At the end of one year, women were guaranteed a 15 pound loss and 2 additional inches on the bustline, while men were promised more muscle. (TNT 11/8/1959, pg. D-14)
Exercise equipment & supplies; Weight loss--Tacoma--1950-1960; Physical fitness--1950-1960; New Era Studio (Lakewood);