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Why are 'fitness' people so annoying?

There must be a reason why they can't shut up about how great exercise is.

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Mikala Jamison
Mar 08, 2022
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I’m a “fitness”* person. I like to work out, I do it often, and I want to talk about it. 

Fitness people are annoying. They can be smug, self-righteous, bottomless fonts of unsolicited advice. They enjoy doing what many people dislike and want them to do it, too. I know they’re exasperating because they long exasperated me.

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