Soldiers In Training (1917)

Soldier in training. Location of events unknown. World War One . Sports. Convalescent Canadian soldiers doing Swedish exercise routines . They are arranged in rows; some people sit on bleachers in background; watching. The men are wearing pants and sweaters; not Army uniforms. They do all sorts of callisthenics — squats; stretches; etc. and synchronised arm movements even tumbling— cartwheels. A bunch of grown men suddenly flipping over sideways. Toward the end; shot of soldiers in uniform marching down street is cut into the exercise footage. Physical fitness; sports; health. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin