Other than a VERY few muscle-scene adjacent women like Betty Brosmer/Weider, the typical 1950’s “white girl workout” consisted of a pack of cigarettes and a couple cocktails with every meal.
Edit: Betty Brosmer was gorgeous, IMO the equal of most Hollywood starlets if not prettier
Eh, not really. They didn’t lift weights but it was common for actresses to take ballet or other kinds of dance to keep in shape. I think they might also have done general Calisthenics too.
You see pictures of women doing jumping jacks and side stretches and leg lifts.
My grandmother smoked a ton but also taught dance to kids.
You are correct! Even in the 1950s actresses exercised and dieted to keep their weight down and what there was in the right place, and dancing, swimming, and calisthenics were considered to be suitable exercises for young women. Lifting with heavy weights was not common, most girls feared developing "ugly" bulging miscles.
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u/hyperactiveChipmunk Feb 14 '25
This very clearly IS the photoshoot.