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When the Gym Is More Than a Gym

When the Gym Is More Than a Gym

Third Places, community, and the rise of CrossFit

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Lisbeth Darsh
Oct 24, 2021
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A gym is a place to work out … and it’s a town square … and a relationship.

Often, it feels like a therapist’s office.

And yet it’s just a gym.

How Did the Gym Become All of These Things?

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