Indifference

Honolulu Club

The Honolulu Club, a local upscale gym, has closed permanently. One down, how many more to go? That’s the big question as the wait for the “Tier 2” reopening remains in purgatory.

Oddly, coverage of the gym closure only produced a handful of on-line comments, mostly derogatory. There were two other minor on-line articles recently about the temporary gym closures, and comments were ambivalent. One fool adamantly supported the gym closures because of “science.” Again, more proof of mental midgetry.

No surprise, really. Even during the brief reopening of the gym for two months, attendance was sparse. Most of the people who did return had gained weight and lost muscle mass. The rest of the members? Either too scared of “super-duper corona” or simply casual workout types.

With the parks open, many people can be seen walking or running. However, upper body atrophy is fairly obvious amongst them. There are a steady number of people at the outdoor workout area in Ala Moana Beach Park. However, the variety of exercises are limited in number and also constricted to body weight resistance.

Needless to say, anecdotal observations indicate a significant increase in obesity. People here are not just “overweight,” they are clinically obese. None of them seem to care one way or the other. Some of them appear to be very proud of their obesity. Well, that’s the “new normal.” Baha! Ha! Ha! Haaa!

Addendum: As predicted in Notes, confusion over the “super-duper corona” pre-testing program has reached a fever pitch, just two days before the floodgates of tourism are to be swung wide open. In other words, the “clusterfuck” has commenced.