Balance beams, the gym horse and not a health and safety officer in sight: Photos reveal the 'traumatic' PE lessons that put a third of adults off exercise 'for life' - amid calls for pupils wear tracksuits in class to promote healthy living

As a study finds a third of adults believe the long-lasting torment of PE in school has driven them away from exercise ever since, the Daily Mail has looked back at the subject's history in the UK.

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