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Old 03-23-2008, 01:50 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I will have to check out Crossfit. I do think the author of the article is probably a "Stairmaster chump" at best - she seems shocked by the concept of a hard workout, not like someone who appreciates it. Wonder how that article might have looked if written by a fitness enthusiast!
For some reason, I have an image of thousands and thousands of affluent and urban, older and overweight, upper-middle class families opening up their New York Times magazine over a breakfast of eggs and OJ and raising their eyebrows at America's "fitness elite." In that, I think the author has hit the perfect tone and approach if my guess at the Times' audience is right.
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