Mary Bagot Stack
Mary Bagot Stack | |
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"Seal" posture, now called Salabhasana or Locust Pose | |
| Born | 12 June 1883 |
| Died | 26 January 1935 (aged 51) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Alexandra College, Dublin |
| Known for | Mass market keep-fit system in 1930s Britain |
| Notable work | Building the Body Beautiful, the Bagot Stack Stretch-and-Swing System, 1931 |
| Spouse(s) | Albert Thomas James McCreery (divorced) Edward Hugh Bagot Stack (d. 1914) |
| Children | Prunella Stack (28 July 1914 – 30 December 2010) |
Mary Bagot Stack (12 June 1883 – 26 January 1935), known as Mollie Bagot Stack, founded the Women's League of Health & Beauty in 1930, the first and most significant mass keep-fit system of the 1930s in the UK. This has continued as an exercise system into the 21st century.