[lbo-talk] fitness for the left

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Dec 2 08:52:03 PST 2009


On Dec 2, 2009, at 11:38 AM, MICHAEL YATES wrote:


> I don't see why struggling for social justice means that we have to
> let our bodies go to seed.
>
> Nor do I see the need for a new fitness regimen. Why does it take
> anything more than a bit of reflection to know that
>
> if you work out with weights, you need to do flexibility exercises
> too? You can do these in a half an hour every day in you apartment
> or home. And why would we think that many on the left don't have
> the same aversion to exercise as do most people in this country?
> There were an awful lot of sorry looking people at the Left Forum!

I thought that was a hilarious document. I never felt disempowered by the trainer I saw for five years. I had no idea what the hell I was doing and she showed me the ropes.



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