Lester Burnham just wants to look good.

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Conversations about fitness often swerve into the intricacies of biological dynamics, or in these post-Pollan days, agribusiness policy and other such details. At such points I’m reminded of this exchange from American Beauty (Lester is our protagonist with a midlife crises):

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  • Jim Berkley: “Lester! I didn’t know you ran.”
  • Lester Burnham: “Well, I just started.”
  • Jim Olmeyer: “Good for you.”
  • Lester: “I figured you guys might be able to give me some pointers. I need to shape up. Fast.”
  • Jim Olmeyer: “Are you looking to just lose weight, or do you want to have increased strength and flexibility as well?”
  • Lester falls back and considers.
    “I… I want to look good naked!”

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