KYLIE sings in the background about spinning around. In contrast, the five women in the strength training class are stationary, lifting their dumbbells in slow, controlled movements, each at their own pace. Farah Nijar, the instructor, moves among her students, instructing them calmly.
Where is the loud, pumping music; the perky gym bunny shouting “Come on, people, let’s keep up!”; the panting, exhausted students?
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