Running in Christianity
Despite being a non-believer (indeed, an outspoken critic of the faith), I find myself still drawn to and intrigued by Christianity -- in particular, to theology as an activity. The…
Authoritarianism and The Body-Count of Positivity
After over a year of being told that we must wear masks -- "not for your health, but for other people" -- it seems we are now being told more…
Mandatory Gym-Memberships: A Glorious Proposal
It has been seven months since we began our collective efforts as a nation to "flatten the curve" of the deadly virus known as NCOV-SARS2, the pathogen responsible for the…
Cheap & Easy Quarantine Exercise
I'm leaving this video here because I know that a lot of people are looking for ways to stay active under quarantine. It's recently gotten a lot more traffic, and…
On the Coronavirus
It seems fitting to be writing about the coronavirus after having gone to a concert on Monday, perhaps the last to be permitted for a while in my county. The…
Legislating the Body
In 1990, Congress passed the first Anabolic Steroid Control Act (H.R.4658). This bill defined steroids as: ...any drug or hormonal substance that promotes muscle growth in a manner pharmacologically similar…
Sanity and the Sun
The two best summers of my life were unusual. For the first, I was 20 years old (if memory serves), and I had moved back in with my parents, between…
Vanity and Improvement: An Ethical Evaluation of the Gym-Selfie
Pride may be a sin, but its true nature isn't how we're used to thinking about it: She says 'I've come of age as a writer in a time when…
Why Swim in Cold Water
Author (black shorts with arms in the air) and friends, January 2, 2013 "You're crazy!" is still the most common response when I ask people if they want to join…