r/GYM
ActiveA community for Redditors to discuss any topics relating to general fitness; with an emphasis on barbell & dumbbell lifting, as well as calisthenics (bodyweight movements).
Members
900,311
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
June 18, 2008
Total posts
296.0K
archived
Total comments
1.7M
archived
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How many members does r/GYM have?
r/GYM had 900,311 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/GYM dead?
No. r/GYM is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/GYM created?
r/GYM was created on June 18, 2008.
Can I take over r/GYM?
Probably not. r/GYM is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.
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