Freudian nightmare or Crunch ad?

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We’ve done flight attendants. We’ve done bikini-clad real-estate agents. So, to continue our current obsession with skimpy clothing, it’s time to look at these Crunch Fitness ads with people in their underwear. The health-club chain, known for classes like “Firefighter Workout,” “Cardio Striptease” and “Ruff Yoga” (which involves dogs), has a new campaign that features allegedly average people posing in their underwear and expressing their freedom. One ad shows some guy doing a karate kick and the line, “Be free like the Ninja.”

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