1. MOVEMENT AND EXERCISE IMAGES

2. A baby on the move A baby moves by crawling.
Credit: Anthea Sieveking/Wellcome Images

3. A dancer’s body BIGPICTUREEDUCATION.COM A female dancer.
Credit: Wellcome Library, London
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4. A female athlete BIGPICTUREEDUCATION.COM
Artwork of a transparent female form, running. The brains, lungs, heart, adrenal glands and liver are shown, along with the long bones of the leg and the hamstring and quadriceps muscles.
Credit: Oliver Burston/Wellcome Images
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5. A man performing a forward flip
A man performing a forward flip. Plate photogravure by Eadweard Muybridge and University of Pennsylvania (1887).
 Credit: Wellcome Library, London
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6. Bicep curl with free weights
Free weights are used by weightlifters to tone and strengthen the arms, legs and upper body.
Credit: Wellcome Library, London
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7. A man stretching his quadriceps
Artwork showing a man performing a quadriceps stretch, with a cushion underneath his knee for support.
Credit: Jurgen Ziewe/Wellcome Images
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8. A bodybuilder
A photograph of a bodybuilder who used steroids, which caused him to suffer abdominal cramps; he is standing with his arms raised, flexing his biceps.
Credit: Wellcome Images

9. Prosthesis, leg
Artificial leg used for sports activities. Quantum limb in straight position.
Credit: Wellcome Images

10. A woman exercising on a rowing machine
A young woman exercising on a rowing machine.
Credit: Wellcome Images
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11. A man running on a treadmill
Digital artwork showing a man running on a treadmill.
Credit: Oliver Burston/Wellcome Images

12. Cardiovascular exercise
Digital artwork showing a woman running on a treadmill. Her heart is highlighted in the circle because running increases heart rate and is good cardiovascular exercise.
Credit: Bill McConkey/Wellcome Images
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13. An athlete catching his breath
Digital artwork of an athlete catching his breath.
Credit: Miles Kelly Art Library/Wellcome Images

14. A man taking his pulse Young man in a gym taking his own pulse.
Credit: Wellcome Library, London

15. Reusing our images Images and illustrations
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The Flickr images that we have used in this gallery, unless otherwise stated, are available under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-commercial, No derivatives licence.
Cartoon illustrations are © Glen McBeth. We commission Glen to produce these illustrations for ‘Big Picture’. He is happy for teachers and students to use his illustrations in a classroom setting, but for other uses, permission must be sought.
We source other images from photo libraries such as Science Photo Library, Corbis and iStock and will acknowledge in an image’s credit if this is the case. We do not hold the rights to these images, so if you would like to reproduce them, you will need to contact the photo library directly.
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