A round-up of what goes on in the toe-touching parlors of a large city. Here you see modern man brought to bay by his own poundage, resolved to erase by exercise what rich food, idleness and age have put on. In yoga headstand schools and flesh-shrinking lofts, high resolves to beat the bulge reach strange and sometimes amusing ends. (A revised version of the original film of the same title.)
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
307895
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diet
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Exercise
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physical fitness
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Yoga
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)