The left has gone from saving democracy to saving you from exercise. Just when you thought they couldn't find another way to oppose the Trump administration, the New York Times is now criticizing the "Pete and Bobby Fitness Challenge." That is the challenge issued by Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth and Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to do 50 pull-ups and 100 pushups in 10 minutes.
The Times article mockingly asks "What Could Go Wrong?" in the headline, then quotes "fitness experts" who claim the challenge is not for everyone and could be dangerous to those who aren't in good physical condition. That prompted return mockery from the National Review, which assured the public "You'll be fine if you try the challenge."
The left's criticism of the Trump administration promoting fitness also comes at a time when Democrat politicians like Congressman Eric Swalwell and New York City mayoral candidate Zoran Mamdani are engaging in what some call bench press politics.
Trying and failing at the fitness challenge is the whole point, according to Fox News analyst and former pro wrestler Tyrus. "If you don't exercise regularly and you try this, you will fail miserably...and that's a good thing," he says on a recent episode of the Five. "And if you pull a muscle, that's a good thing, because you're going to want to do better and keep trying."
"This idea that anytime anybody challenges somebody, it's like 'somebody could get hurt'...yeah, that's why it's called a challenge."
Tyrus also suspects a deeper motive for the Times' criticism. "When you're working out, you're also more alert, your brain is going faster, and that means BS media news might not mean so much anymore from the squealers anymore," he says. "That's what they are more afraid of...independent thought, personal success, and you're not glued to the TV anymore."
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