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This 1960s High School Gym Class Would Ruin You
Mental Floss ^
| April 13, 2015
| Jake Rossen
Posted on 04/04/2018 2:09:04 PM PDT by polymuser
“The program, in sum, not only builds physical fitness, but good Americans.” That’s how Look magazine summarized the physical education program of La Sierra High School in January 1962 [PDF]. If you’re wondering how a gym class got a major spread in a national publication—as well as an endorsement from President John F. Kennedy—take a look at this.
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TOPICS: Education; Health/Medicine; History; Society
KEYWORDS: 2015; fitness; health; highschool; lasierra; millenials; schools
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How many American high school boys today could compare to these 1960’s guys?
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:09:05 PM PDT
by
polymuser
To: polymuser
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:09:56 PM PDT
by
polymuser
(Its terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chesterton)
To: polymuser
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:11:02 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: polymuser
Look at all the blubbery kids with their tattoos and pants hangin’ down off their ass!....oh wait.
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:12:06 PM PDT
by
bobby.223
(Retired up in the snowy Mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
To: dfwgator
......ooooohhhhhhoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:12:53 PM PDT
by
Mat_Helm
To: polymuser
The article mentions peg boards, which we had indoors in the weight/wrestling room of our gym.
To: polymuser
Not a fatty in the crowd.
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:14:07 PM PDT
by
Mears
To: truth_seeker
Yeah, we had pegs, ropes, pull-up bars and medicine balls. And dodge balls!
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:16:20 PM PDT
by
polymuser
(Its terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chesterton)
To: polymuser
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:17:47 PM PDT
by
gattaca
("Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." Ronald Reagan)
To: polymuser
How many American high school boys today could compare to these 1960’s guys? What's the difference between high school kids of the 1960's vs high school kids today? ... About 30 lbs.
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:18:46 PM PDT
by
libertylover
(If people come here legally, they're immigrants; if they come here illegally, they're invaders.)
To: polymuser
Graduated in 65’.Rare to see a fatty!Had to do the National Fitness Test.Remember the 600 yard walk abd run in 6th grade.School nboard members son dropped dead in front of me from a heart attack.
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:20:44 PM PDT
by
Renegade
To: polymuser
A good high school or college wrestling team works kids this hard.
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:21:03 PM PDT
by
ckilmer
(q e)
To: polymuser
That’s one of my favorite videos of all times.
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:21:40 PM PDT
by
RoosterRedux
(Churchill: Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.)
To: polymuser
Same here. And the Prez fitness award was hard to achieve.
To: polymuser
Was there, did that then.
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04/04/2018 2:22:42 PM PDT
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PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: Mears
I was a sophomore in high school in 1962. We didn't do this regimen, but gym class was a good workout. And no, not a fatty in the class.
To: ckilmer
college wrestling team
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run 2 miles cross county before warm up calisthenics, practice against a guy in the weight class above you, more calisthenics, another 2 mile cross country run, showers.
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:25:50 PM PDT
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PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: dfwgator
LOL. I remember Porky’s. Kim Cattral was really F-able back then.
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:26:34 PM PDT
by
max americana
(Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
To: polymuser
All of my gym teachers during the 60's were pretty tough - even the guy who smoked Camels (Mr. Allen) while we ran laps on the track.
Anybody ever play crab soccer? I don't mean crab lice, either.
It was two halves of the class against each other kicking a huge towel stuffed ball around the gym while doing the crab walk.
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posted on
04/04/2018 2:27:02 PM PDT
by
dainbramaged
(Get out of my country now)
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