Working Out Is Right Wing, and That’s a Good Thing

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https://amgreatness.com/2025/05/20/working-out-is-right-wing-and-thats-a-good-thing/


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itness breeds strength, discipline, and independence—maybe that’s why the media suddenly thinks your workout routine is a political threat.

The media has a new villain: fitness

According to recent articles, engaging in physical exercise is now linked to right-wing extremism. The narrative suggests that lifting weights, building discipline, and taking responsibility for your body are somehow dangerous acts. The Guardian claims that getting in shape could turn you into a “right-wing jerk,” while TIME runs pieces on “the white supremacist origins of exercise.” MSNBC warns that during the pandemic, workout trends ended up leading to “extreme” ideologies.

Seriously? Can we just stop with the nonsense? I’ll tell you the real reason fitness is under attack. It breeds autonomy. And autonomous men are a threat to systems built on dependence and compliance.

Allow me to be controversial: physical strength and mental resilience are connected. According to a 2022 study published in Frontiers in Psychology, individuals who maintain regular physical activity demonstrate significantly higher psychological resilience and lower levels of anxiety and depression. When you commit to training your body, you’re also training your mind. You’re learning delayed gratification. You’re becoming comfortable with discomfort. You’re developing the backbone to say no—to weak ideas, to bad leadership, to mob thinking. In other words, weak people are agreeable, which is exactly what the government wants.