Vintage Photo: Old-School Treadmill Workouts Look Pretty Fancy

LOOK: Working It On The Treadmill, 1920s Style
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1920s workouts look pretty glamorous if you ask us.

Redditor kirbyfood shared this photo of two young women on old-school treadmills:

The machines look a little rickety, but we sort of wish we could look that glam at the gym. However, it seems a whole lot more practical to stick to our sports bras, sneakers and ratty t-shirts. Exercising in character shoes just seems unpleasant.

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