Do you remember taking part in keep-fit or aqua fitness classes over the years?

East Anglian Daily Times: A keep-fit rally at Hadleigh High School in May 1983A keep-fit rally at Hadleigh High School in May 1983 (Image: Archant)

Over the last 18 months, people really missed fitness sessions during lockdown, and were only too happy when they could exercise again in person.

East Anglian Daily Times: An aqua fitness class at Crown Pools, Ipswich in 2002An aqua fitness class at Crown Pools, Ipswich in 2002 (Image: Archant)

Today we are looking back at women's fitness classes in Suffolk in the 1970s and 1980s, and aqua fit sessions at Crown Pools in Ipswich in 2002.

East Anglian Daily Times: An aqua fitness class at Crown Pools, Ipswich, in 2002An aqua fitness class at Crown Pools, Ipswich, in 2002 (Image: Archant)

Can you spot yourself or any familiar faces taking part in the workouts?

East Anglian Daily Times: 800 women from Suffolk at the Pier Pavilion, Felixstowe, for a keep-fit session with health guru Eileen Fowler in May 1976800 women from Suffolk at the Pier Pavilion, Felixstowe, for a keep-fit session with health guru Eileen Fowler in May 1976 (Image: Archant)

As well as aerobic exercises in the water, our photo gallery also features Keep Fit rallies on dry land, including a visit by health guru Eileen Fowler to the Pier Pavilion in Felixstowe in the 1970s.

East Anglian Daily Times: Keep Fit at Whitton Sports Centre Community Day in Ipswich in 1988Keep Fit at Whitton Sports Centre Community Day in Ipswich in 1988 (Image: Archant)

But it's not just leisure centres and pools seen here helping to boost fitness - there's also a photo of a ladies' keep-fit session at The Swan pub in Westerfield in 1986.

East Anglian Daily Times: A ladies' keep-fit workout at The Swan, Westerfield, in September 1986A ladies' keep-fit workout at The Swan, Westerfield, in September 1986 (Image: Archant)

To order copies of photos, visit our website or call Diane Townsend on 01603 772449.

East Anglian Daily Times: A keep fit rally at Beyton Middle School in December 1981A keep fit rally at Beyton Middle School in December 1981 (Image: Archant)