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Exercise

Two women in yoga poses on the shoreline of a beach. | Msfiolent | Dreamstime.com

Exercise

Brickbat: A Bit of a Stretch

Charles Oliver | 6.19.2025 4:00 AM

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History

When Yoga Sparked a Sex Panic

"Hindu mystics" with "swarthy faces and dreamy-looking eyes" once had Uncle Sam in a tizzy.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.19.2025 11:30 AM

How to get through the election graphic with an open window and letting in fresh air | Illustration: Lex Villena; adapted from David Carillet | Dreamstime.com

Election 2024

To Get Through This Election, Get Some Fresh Air

Even light-intensity exercise has noticeable health benefits, and going for a walk is better than hoping the government will fix the healthcare system.

Joe Lancaster | 10.18.2024 9:45 AM

A park ranger gives a ticket to a yoga instructor in San Diego | YouTube

Local Government

San Diego Is Cracking Down on Groups Exercising Outside Without a Permit

A revision to the municipal code made it illegal for groups of four or more people to convene in public spaces for commercial recreational activities without a government stamp of approval.

Billy Binion | 5.20.2024 5:15 PM

Mashle: Muscles and Magic | Lex Villena; mashle

Television

A Magical World Where Government Discriminates Against the Nonmagical

The anime Mashle: Magic and Muscles offers an absurdist metaphor for politically driven discrimination. 

Katarina Hall | 4.5.2024 8:30 AM

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Free-Range Kids

Even Kindergartners Should Be Allowed To Walk To School: Study

A new report finds that "most children benefit from some degree of independence by the time they are 5–6 years old."

Lenore Skenazy | 5.17.2023 10:42 AM

Man doing push-ups | Soloway | Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: Drop and Give Me 300

Charles Oliver | 1.23.2023 4:00 AM

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Coronavirus

D.C. Gyms Want To Require Vaccination Instead of Masks. The City Said No.

Officials would rather if everybody were masked than vaccinated.

Robby Soave | 8.9.2021 12:43 PM

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Arizona

Arizona Gyms Reject Governor Doug Ducey's Shutdown Order

Fitness centers across the state are turning up the resistance to lockdown orders.

Christian Britschgi | 7.3.2020 7:30 AM

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Social Media

Crossfit Deletes Facebook and Instagram After User Group Is Deplatformed

In the best of all possible worlds, such actions wouldn't be necessary. In the current climate, boycotting social media might spark a return to a robust marketplace of ideas.

Nick Gillespie | 5.24.2019 1:20 PM

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Exercise

America's Fitness Boom Is a Free Market Success Story

America has added about 100,000 yoga instructors, personal trainers, and spin class teachers in the past 14 years or so. That's supply meeting demand.

Ira Stoll | 12.3.2018 4:00 PM

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Tax Reform

Republicans Want a Tax Break For Gym Memberships. That's a Terrible Idea.

A new GOP bill would benefit gyms and gym goers, but few others.

Peter Suderman | 7.23.2018 3:30 PM

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Reasontv

Government-Approved Workouts? The Fight Against Fitness Licensing.

Crossfit is fighting to keep the government from regulating how Americans are taught to exercise. The health of the nation may be at stake.

Zach Weissmueller and Mark McDaniel | 1.19.2018 2:54 PM

Large image on homepages | Vintage Sears advertisement

Lifestyle

Sweat Your Way to Independence

J.D. Tuccille | 11.25.2017 10:19 AM

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Capitalism

CrossFit Founder Greg Glassman: 'I Don't Mind Being Told What To Do. I Just Won't Do It.'

Glassman talked about conscious capitalism and how he harnesses the power of markets and community in an interview with 60 Minutes.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.28.2017 12:10 PM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: But Crossfit Is Still Legal

Charles Oliver | 6.30.2017 4:00 AM

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IQ

Smart People Tend to Be Lazier, Says New Study

New study confirms my views about IQ and the propensity to exercise

Ronald Bailey | 8.11.2016 4:03 PM

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