Crazy gym equipment of the past (20 photos)

Life is changing rapidly, and today it is not at all like what was 10, 20 and even more so 100 years ago. Especially it concerns sports and exercise. If today's client of a fitness club offer to work out on these strange simulators, he probably will think that the author of this idea has gone crazy - like the one who invented these scary mechanisms.





Car - Zander racing simulator



This machine was a huge success thanks to the idea that, in order to feel be a skilled rider and keep yourself in shape, you don't have to nothing to do but sit on a chair.

Rotating hammock Molby



During the turbulent 1920s, corsets fell out of fashion, but inventors and scientists have found an exciting new way to combine painful pulling with passive fitness methods.

Electromagnetic corset



This very strange device was advertised as a cure for a number of diseases, including paralysis, indigestion and rheumatism. At the same time, everything this was cured in the process of creating a thin waist in women.

Kellogg's vibrating electric chair



A truly timeless legacy of inventor Dr. John Harvey Kellogg was the idea that you can use vibration to pave your way to good health and fitness.

belly massager



You lay down on your stomach on top of the simulator and turn the wheels under you - nothing complicated!

twister



This spinning circle was popular all over the world, including the USSR. The inventors claimed that it "provides the same exercises with the same as efficient as the expensive equipment used in clubs health."

Slimming Belt



This belt was advertised as a device to be worn for only an hour. per day, while losing a centimeter from the waist. Oddly enough, this the bizarre device was medically approved.

Vibration trainer



This variable speed massage machine is said to blow away extra pounds with massage.

Air shorts



These inflatable shorts are great for back support and weight loss.

Sauna effect suit



This is what the advertisement said about this suit: “Just put it on and wear while you work or play... the suit keeps and stores body heat to help you shed excess moisture. Wearing it is like having a portable sauna with you.”

Trainers by Gustav Sander



Engineer Gustav Zander created at one time a lot of sports simulators, which from the height of today seem to be real infernal machines with unclear purpose.











Mechanical Magic Chair



The inventive idea was that the strong twisting of the poor women from side to side will somehow correct her posture, get rid of the swelling of her ankles, reduce her chin and make a lot of other nice things with her figure.

vibrating belt



Another variation of vibrating machines popular in the 1980s.

Electrorelaxant



Poor women who have tried vibration on themselves to no avail, the appearance of a new miracle - the muscle electroretaxator - convinced themselves that if beat yourself with electricity, you will certainly lose weight! The electro-relaxant was sold to over 400,000 unsuspecting victims before he was finally withdrawn from circulation due to some very unpleasant side effects, including miscarriage, irregular heart rate, and deterioration of a number of underlying diseases.