Oh please neither is even close to a luxury. Real readers know this well, as we all bring books to the bathroom. Sure you might not have the time to sit down comfortably for a couple hours of pure read time, but there is ALWAYS time to read, even if it is just while you make #2. And as for the gym, half an hour a couple times a week just ain’t that tough, and of course you don’t even have to go to the gym for exercise. People calling things like that luxuries are just excuse mongering laziness and illiteracy.
From my observations, the world seems to be dividing up pretty in the way folks are judged. The overweight guy sitting in front of the big screen TV eating junk food versus the normal weight, active reader, etc.
These are stereotypes based on appearance, but I’ve seen it influence careers.