Brick Mantooth’s Guide to 70s Fitness

Brick Mantooth’s Guide to 70s Fitness

It’s the new year and many of us spend these days making foolish promises to ourselves that this is the time to finally get into shape. It’s ok, it’s time honoured tradition, our parents did it, their parents did it and in 2057 they’ll be saying “I’ve got to lay off the zlorch and start working out on the phonebonerator more”

But enough about the future, let’s look at what the 1970s had to offer when folks started going through their wish book in order to find the latest “get fit quick” scheme.

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About The Author

Mantooth
AKA Brian Heiler author of "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" and co-editor of "Toy-Ventures Magazine". Co-Host of the "Pod Stallions" podcast. Host of the Brick Mantooth Youtube channel, painter, designer, writer, mental health advocate, toy collector, Mego, and Mego Knock-Off enthusiast. I have large feet, ADHD and I live in Canada. Talk toys, not others.

3 Comments

  • Lady Jaye on January 3, 2009

    That exercise bike reminds me of the old one that my friend’s mom had back in the 80s, which we used to decapitate a Luke Skywalker figure (which he now denies ever happened but I remember it clearly)…

  • rob! on January 5, 2009

    AIR SHORTS?? WTF???

  • Keith on January 5, 2009

    I’ve seen it all now. lol

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