As a gay man its very hard to write this story without having an enormous grin across my face. As a former member of a gym for so much more than the benefits of ‘exercise, I found myself in the unusual situation of agreeing with a bunch of Christian Fundamental Men.  Evidently, someone, (presumably God) has told them to ban women so they can make ‘lust-free gyms’ …” the Christian manosphere believes men need to be in top physical and spiritual shape’. Their gym, which has just been opened in Oklahoma called Proverbs 27:17 Fitness, was founded by Jeff Hambrecht, who said “In a nutshell, one of the number one places that affairs and infidelity occur, cheating, is the gym. Byproduct is someone who had an affair in my previous marriage. Doesn’t work out well for you fellas.”

A second men-only Christian gym, Youth Group for Men and Remnant Men, is set to open in Denver later this year. Its founder, Mitch Parsons, had a similar experience to Hambrecht. He goes on to describe the gym as “a place where a man can train his body without having nakedness shoved in his face”, and “a place where he doesn’t have to decide between honouring the Lord, honouring his wife, and guarding his eyes and submitting to cultural norms”.