THE RHETORIC OF EXERCISE Part Two The most frequently heard phrase in the various gyms I’ve attempted to participate in is “stand up nice and tall”, a phrase I have directed at me twenty times a visit, at least. The questing mind–and I still have one–is stumped by this much cherished phrase, cherished by the exercise techs, but not by me.  I am not very tall (six foot on a good day), and my niceness is a matter of opinion. […]

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