60's era cartoon PSA about physical fitness

[Deuce Gunner]

This was 1 part of a 4 part PSA that Upjohn Pharmaceuticals contracted Disney to make for them in 1968:

[pierinifitness]

Speaking of 1960's era physical fitness cartoons, any old turd here remember MIghty Mr. Titan?

I remember following along with the exercises when they appeared with afternoon cartoons.  I must have been 8 or 9 years old, can't remember exactly.



Still do that exercise when warming up for a burpees workout.

[mr potatohead]

[Deuce Gunner]

Sept 28, 2020 13:39:48 GMT pierinifitness said:

Speaking of 1960's era physical fitness cartoons, any old turd here remember MIghty Mr. Titan?

I remember following along with the exercises when they appeared with afternoon cartoons.  I must have been 8 or 9 years old, can't remember exactly.



Still do that exercise when warming up for a burpees workout.

That's a good simple warmup movement. They recommended that movement for warmup on the first two charts of the RCAF 5BX plan which is still popular with many people today.

[stormshadow]

This is a great thread. Never saw them. Loved them. Thank you.

[machinehead]

Remember this one?

"Broadcast in 1962, the following ‘Dennis the Menace’ episode revolves around fitness for middle-aged Americans. Coming at a time of great societal concern surrounding men’s health, a point detailed in our post on President Kennedy, Dennis seeks to help his family improve their health through tips, tricks and teasing."

physicalculturestudy.com/2020/09/14/fitness-programmes-in-the-1960s-dennis-the-menace-mr-wilsons-uncle-2/

[Deuce Gunner]

That's Edward Everett Horton who among many other things was the narrator of Fractured Fairy Tales which was a part of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. He was one of those actors that you could never imagine as ever being a young man, but he made a looong career out of playing old man type parts. He was born in 1884 and lived till 1970.

Also I forgot what a babe Dennis's mom was.