About Gymsanity Blog
I began this blog in 2007 to share the humorous contrast between my serious approach to fitness and the chaos I saw all around me at commercial gyms. Today, the staple of my blog remains the reporting on the unpredictable gym experience, but it’s also time to get serious about health. The corrupt and incompetent response to COVID, along with the shocking decline in population health and health information, has become a central theme of my writing.
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My latest Posts
My vasectomy, but my doctor got screwed
On my to-do list as a newly single man was to get a long overdue vasectomy. On the big day, I decided to test my composure by declining the laughing gas and instead making conversation with the doctor. In actuality, the most painful part of the procedure took place after it was over. For some…
Why I’m Bad at Dating Apps (and So Are You)
I made it to the end of another dating app today, meaning I swiped through every profile in my city and selected age range, and arrived at the loading screen where there’s nothing left. I always congratulate myself for being so discriminating and efficient, but I might just be struggling with the “paradox of choice.”…
The Dog at the Gym
After growing up in the suburbs, I am having a novel experience here in urban Miami. Dog owners take their dogs wherever they go — into the drug store, the supermarket, even restaurants. Nobody seems to notice or care. Either we live in a new culture where dogs are equivalent to children, or there is…
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