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Introduction

Providing you were young, energetic and blissfully ignorant about the dangerously selfish socio-economic philosophies of the period, there was a lot of fun to be had in the ‘80s.

People started realising that exercise didn’t just help you look better – it made you feel fantastic too. And, in the true spirit of the time, working out became competitive. That extended to what kind of exercise you did, where you did it, whose programme you followed and, most importantly for a lot of people, how you looked while you were feeling that burn.

In an era of gigantic hair and shoulder pads, brightly coloured outfits and for-God’s-sake-please-notice-me accessories, there wasn’t an ice-pop’s chance in hell that workout wear was going to be drab or humble, and a thriving industry was born. Leg warmers were as huge as the lower half of leotards were tiny.

Crucially, everyone involved was enthusiastic, and that was infectious. So, if you find working out all a bit gloomy these days, perhaps it’s time to get physical like they did in the ‘80s.