http://afr.com/p/opinion/getting_pumped_about_diy_fitness_tqiRsUt8hHaYDQ7EjSgmaI

MARK LUDLOW

Getting pumped about DIY fitness

I don’t know what is more disturbing – the fact that modern society has created this bizarre new industry or that people, usually over-worked professional office workers, now have to pay someone to bark orders at them to do some exercise.

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I guess my biggest gripe is that it’s a sad reflection on modern society that people feel the need to fork out $60 an hour to do some exercise, rather than just putting on some sneakers and doing it themselves.