Losing 103 lbs to Music!

Mrs. Derby suffered from a "mountainous burden of flesh," but when the music started to play, the pounds just melted away.

Source: The Ladies Home Journal, Nov. 1922

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Posted By: Alex - Sat Mar 14, 2015
Category: Advertising | 1920s

Comments

Sounds legit.

I suppose enough amplitude, directed at the right spot, would cause necrosis and the weight loss would then follow.

Posted by crc on 03/14/15 at 09:50 AM

Jazzersise before Richard Simmons made it (in)cool. :lol:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/14/15 at 10:20 AM

This, supposedly, happened north of Main Street and we all know what flavor of people live there.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/14/15 at 11:51 AM

And then came the Walkman and its descendants that brought true portable music to the masses along with tight skimpy female exercise attire resulting in a epidemic of heart attacks to lecherous geezers on park benches. Now that's the way I want to go.

Posted by Gator Guy on 03/14/15 at 06:36 PM

At last a credible before and after photo! All before and after photos of weight loss programs should be taken with the men and ladies in 1920 outfits like this.

Posted by Yudith on 03/15/15 at 08:31 AM

It might work if you did it 'dance marathon-style'. Ever see the Jane Fonda / Michael Sarrazin / Gig Young movie "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"

Posted by tadchem on 03/16/15 at 11:38 AM

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