All across the nation, cities are restricting group activities and ordering restaurants, bars, clubs, theaters, and gyms–yes, gyms!–to temporarily close in an effort to slow down the spread of coronavirus.
Related: Aussie trainer Ryan Hurst on how to “show off your butt” during gym workouts
The good news is there’s been a wave of fitness professionals sharing great home exercises videos online which, honestly, may end up becoming a lifesaver for many (including us!) depending on how long this thing lasts.
Related: Meet the yogi who specializes in all-male naked yoga classes for gay and bisexual guys
Still, in an effort to keep things light and find some humor during these uncertain times, we thought we’d do a roundup of what Gay Twitter has to say about the matter.
Stay safe, everyone! And don’t forget to get your exercise!
Now, the tweets…
Gym gays when their gym finally closes. pic.twitter.com/YQlJDCollB
— MarioKiki (@mariokiki) March 18, 2020
Every twitter gay: My gym closed. Coronavirus is the worst thing to ever happen to me!!!!!!!!!!!
— aj (@imnotnotahoe) March 16, 2020
Exercise equipment aisle at the NoHo Target, where I just panic-bought 50 pounds of kettlebells pic.twitter.com/H0b0OjAbzd
— Socially distant Science Gay (@science_gay) March 16, 2020
I just started going back to the gym and now it's closed bc of a pandemic, I think this might be a sign ???
— (not quite) Gainfully Gay (@TravisFabCook) March 18, 2020
Gym gays when they find out the gym is closed pic.twitter.com/xyAUFLODnm
— ??Jerry?? (@jerrybenitezz) March 17, 2020
gym gays are LOSING THEIR MINDS rn lol just work out at home sis
— ? ????? ? (@arielusagi) March 18, 2020
Gym gays showing up to Planet Fitness and trying to sound out the “CLOSED” sign pic.twitter.com/VH9hf67r7Y
— alex (@alexmalloyy) March 16, 2020
This increase of home workout targeted ads is fucking me UP.
— plant gay (@Heli0s) March 18, 2020
The gays with their home workout videos in underwear, tights, almost naked, you name it pic.twitter.com/koblINcB5d
— Carlos Brandt (@CarlosBrandt) March 17, 2020
Between gym closings and clubs/parties being shut down, a lot of gays will be on the hunt for new personalities! Please check in on them ?#ThisIsAboutMe #coronavirus
— Daniel Brennan (@DannyJBrennan) March 17, 2020
Fit gays not being able to go to the gym for a month https://t.co/FJZUPZVmZC
— Troy (@TlNDERFELLA) March 18, 2020
Muscle gays will be skipping the gym because it’s high risk for contracting coronavirus. Now’s my time to shine!
— Mr. Know It All (@amazingly_ethan) March 13, 2020
The other gym gays beat me to it pic.twitter.com/c5XKc5fE9y
— raul (@rauIed) March 17, 2020
muscle gays stop going to the gym challenge
— ???? (@SpectroManic) March 18, 2020
All the gays doing their at home workouts for the next month pic.twitter.com/3TC6qZLC4l
— Honey Bunches of Ope’s (@dippindopps) March 16, 2020
muscle gays when we see that our gym closed because of Corona Virus pic.twitter.com/0GUvwaF1Z1
— jake brighton (@canyouseemyhole) March 16, 2020
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Kangol2
Get those chairs out, an exercise or yoga mat if you have one (or even a beach towel), and exercise at home. If it worked for Jack LaLanne and generations of people it can work for you too. Better to be safe than sorry. And yes, in parts of Europe the novel coronavirus is wreaking havoc on people in their 30s and 40s, so don’t chance it if you don’t have to.
Kieran
Thank you Mrs Loopner.
Jared MacBride
Kangol2 is 1000% correct. You can get a great workout at home or at a nearby playground. Of course, if that’s not why you go to a gym . . .
winemaker
Speaking of Jack La Lane, he had a morning exercise show on KABC television channel 7 in Los Angeles. He showed how ordinary items like chairs, bath towels, large cans of food, bike inner tubes etc could be used to keep fit and exercise and this was long before the proliferation of gyms like Gold’s, Equinox, 24 Hr Fitness etc. that we have today
Creamsicle
[Obesity epidemic intensifies]
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
Not to go off topic but I find it odd DC Black Pride and NYC Pride have not been cancelled. I say to all purchase things for their events with caution. Pride parades in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale have been cancelled. What made those two so special?
Kangol2
They postponed Blatino Oasis, so I’m assuming the pride festivals, including the borough prides (Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, etc.) which were slated for the following months (June, July, etc.) will be canceled too.
Kieran
The girl in the first tweet reminds me of those deranged Trump haters reacting to news that Hillary lost. Probably because she is a deranged Trump hater reacting to Hillary losing.
Cam
Awww, the right wing troll account that always defends anti-LGBT bigots, has to deflect the topic to attack Hillary.
Precious, Hillary ran over 3 years ago. If anybody is deranged, it’s you.
Kangol2
Kieran, doll, you sound a bit feverish, as usual. Your beloved Drumpf is screwing up so badly he will be buried by history when this is all said and done. He’s proving that Hillary Clinton was right all along. Only zombies at this point believe she–or Obama, or Romney, or McCain, or Lord knows, the pets in the nearest Humane Society branch or ASPCA couldn’t do a better job than the absolute abomination Drumpf is demonstrating for the entire world.
So as you do your squats and Kegel exercises start thinking of ways that you and the rest of the right-wing can get your acts together and reenter the reality the rest of us are living in, because as you see, the coronavirus isn’t giving your alternate reality and FoxNews the time of day. It if was, all those CPACers, Mar-a-Lago hangers on, andthe racist, antigay Brazilian fascist contingent who were canoodling with Drumpf and Pence down in Florida wouldn’t be coming down with the virus. And they are!
seaguy
Addicts whose dealer just got busted!