I WAS A NINETY-POUND WEAKLING supplies a fascinating snapshot of the blossoming fitness industry in 1960. Mounds and mounds of black-and-white muscle.
It’s incredible how many chubby housewives relinquished their bodies to vibrating machines in public. “Honey, watch the kids for an hour. I’ve got to go work off these thighs. I’m enjoying this gymnasium membership immensely.”
