Kōrero: Gyms

The Sandow system

The Sandow system

When Eugen Sandow visited New Zealand in 1902, J. W. M. Harrison's Gymnasium and School of Physical Culture claimed to be the only place in Wellington teaching the 'Sandow system' of bodybuilding. Sandow was highly influential and his public appearances generated enthusiasm for gym exercise.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: Eph-B-VARIETY-1902-01-013

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

David Green, 'Gyms - Twentieth-century developments', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/41026/the-sandow-system (accessed 3 October 2023)

He kōrero nā David Green, i tāngia i te 5 Sep 2013