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The article focuses on Jack LaLanne, television (TV) fitness guru who presents a 30-minute daily dose of calisthenics, nutrition and dog tricks to some 2 million American women in Salt Lake City, Utah, New York City, Los Angeles, California and 15 other major U.S. cities. It chronicles the life of LaLanne who was born of French immigrant parents in San Francisco, California and whose physical malfunctions were cured by exercises, vegetarianism and vitamin pills. The article also mentions that LaLanne Inc. grossed 3 million U.S. dollars from mail-order.

The article discusses the efforts of Mary Job, mother of U.S. swimmer Brian Job, to train and help her children succeed and excel in swimming. It mentions that Mary's firstborn Stephen swam the free-style competition on the national record-breaking 400-meter medley relay team at the Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Job proposed that the whole family do some standard calisthenics and perform family swim workouts to engage her children in the sport.

This section offers sports news briefs in 1955. The former shortstop of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team player Marty Marion recalls the times he played in the World Series. A proposal is made by Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek in 1952 for the reinstatement of calisthenics to the fitness program of civil servants. The Hall of Fame of football is located at the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

The article features 24-year-old Dave DeBusschere, player-coach of the Detroit Pistons basketball team who is also a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox baseball team. His appointment as coach of the Pistons became controversial because some people believed that he was too young to accept the job. As a coach, DeBusschere removed calisthenics from practice.

The article discusses former professional wrestler Diamond Dallas Page's development of the DDP Yoga hybrid form of yoga which involves calisthenics and an effort to increase the heart rate through the flexing and engagement of muscles throughout each yoga movement. Page's instructional DVDs are examined, along with an example of how to perform the DDP program's signature move which is known as the Diamond Cutter. Abdominal and back muscle movements are assessed.

The article discusses the strategy of some people in Newtown, Connecticut to keep its young citizens fit and healthy. It cites the belief of Coach Harold S. DeGroat that a man's body and mind physically atoned to be in good condition can be important in enjoying life. DeGroat's exercise program necessitates a minimum one-hour daily physical education of students, which should include calisthenics.

The article profiles Allen Rosenberg, the 1976 World Olympic Coach. Rosenberg leads the national rowing team of the U.S. to the 1975 World Crew Championships in Nottingham, England to defend their title. He trained the men in body control and calisthenics at a camp in Princeton, New Jersey. According to the article, Rosenberg uses a motorboat to watch them row and shouts instructions at them using a megaphone.

The article describes sports and fitness demonstration at Leipzig's stadium in East Germany in 1956. The festivities had Communist party leaders such as Party Boss Walter Ulbricht exhorting to fight for peace-loving Germany and fight militarism. The sports festival had 25,000 boys and girls who performed calisthenics maneuvers and formed human pyramids while some 15,000 members spelled out political slogans through colorful cloth squares. The shows were considered militaristic and a reminder of Adolf Hitler's Stength Through Joy youth movement.