Physical education posters are a useful tool in educational venues, as well as areas where physical fitness is the primary focus. These informative illustrations can be motivational, informative, or educational, depending on their content and purpose.
This form of art is highly useful for fitness instructors and educators because many aspects of physical fitness are more visual than conceptual.
Since physical education is primarily focused on the functions and abilities of healthy bodies, it's no surprise that many examples of gym art are health prints. These prints serve as helpful reminders or warnings of different behaviors, as seen in the health posters, 'Stomach Bug' and 'Cold and Flu', where the dangers of not washing hands after using the restroom or sneezing are illustrated in a whimsical style.
As an educational visual aid, physical education posters are useful in illuminating many unknown or primarily visual factors. These informative posters can show how to correctly perform a certain exercise, show good nutritional choices, or even highlight the different muscles and bones of the body, as seen in the educational print 'Human Body'. These physical education images are also useful for examining less concrete practices, as the illustration 'Seven Main Chakra Points' shows.
Many venues also find it useful to use gym art that features actual people. Physical education posters like 'Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood (with weights)' by Phillipe Halsman demonstrate that everyone's body, even celebrities, requires work to stay fit and healthy. These illustrative art prints are useful as a motivational tool as well as being enlightening.
