The golden age of exercise

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🗓️ 24 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Americans are flocking to gyms and fitness classes. It wasn't always that way. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Miranda Kennedy with help from Naureen Khan, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Photo of an outdoor group fitness class by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images. If you have a question, give us a call on 1-800-618-8545 or send us a note here. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.0	Huge emphasis. I'm wanting to look
1:05.8	thin. A lot of dudes walking around with
1:07.7	the abs and, you know.
1:09.0	I work out to feel strong
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