The Exercise ClipArt gallery offers 130 illustrations of routines and exercises performed to stretch and work out the muscles of the body. Many of the illustrations are from an 1897 Harvard handbook.

A man exercising with the short inclined plane. This device is used for leg exercises.

Short Inclined Plane

A man exercising with the short inclined plane. This device is used for leg exercises.

"A contrivance attached to the foot to enable the wearer to walk on deep snow without sinking to the extent of being disabled...The Canadian is a contracted oval in front and pointed behind, and is from 3 to 5 feet long and from 1 to 2 feet wide, the foot being fastened on the widest part of the shoe by means of thongs and so as to leave the heel free. It has a light rim of tough wood, on which is woven from side to side a web of rawhide." —Whitney, 1889

Canadian Snow Shoe

"A contrivance attached to the foot to enable the wearer to walk on deep snow without sinking to the…

A man exercising with the stirrup. This device is used for leg exercises.

Stirrup

A man exercising with the stirrup. This device is used for leg exercises.

A man exercising with the traveling bar.

Traveling Bar

A man exercising with the traveling bar.

A man exercising with the traveling parallels. This device is used for upper body exercises.

Traveling Parallels

A man exercising with the traveling parallels. This device is used for upper body exercises.

A man exercising with the treadles, the predecessor to the treadmill.

Treadles

A man exercising with the treadles, the predecessor to the treadmill.

A man exercising with the upright parallels.

Upright Parallels

A man exercising with the upright parallels.

A man exercising with the upright parallels.

Upright Parallels

A man exercising with the upright parallels.

A man exercising with the wrestling machine.

Wrestling Machine

A man exercising with the wrestling machine.

A man exercising with the wrist machine.

Wrist Machine

A man exercising with the wrist machine.