Last updated on October 31, 2025
Question:
What should men of God do in a gym full of women wearing booty shorts and showing cleavage? Gyms are starting to resemble strip clubs more than fitness centers.
Answer:
You can’t control other people, but you can control yourself. Job said, “I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?” (Job 31:1). That can be especially difficult to control when you are young. It helps to purposely focus on other things.
However, it may be necessary to take more drastic action. “If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell” (Matthew 5:29). Jesus spoke in the figurative sense. You may need to adjust your gym schedule to times when fewer people are present or when older individuals are primarily present in the gym. Of course, you can get exercise without going to a gym. Take up cycling, walking, running, or hiking. Do calestinitics at home. Use free weights instead of a machine.