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Blonde watching me at gym…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gym card for Christmas from Nick the Knife; plus his personal supervision at the two sessions I have survived so far.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t a gift, it was a message!<\/p>\n

No unkind words were said, but the implication was loud and clear: you are declining into antiquity with sloth-like enthusiasm, you eat way too much, you are on a mission to exhaust the nation\u2019s alcohol supply, in short, you are growing old disgracefully!<\/p>\n

The subtle message: this is not a passenger train, shovel coal or get off!<\/p>\n

He would never say such unkind things but he doesn’t have to; I sailed my Laser for the first time in months and I think even the boat felt embarrassed!<\/p>\n

So off to gym we go \u2013 the building has a large window overlooking the harbour – I was fascinated by the elegant cruise ship coming through the entrance and I envied the guys racing a dinghy in the south-easterly breeze.<\/p>\n

This cut no ice with the instructor. I was told to pay attention. My arms ached for days!<\/p>\n

Session 2 was about legs. Given that I have an iridium knee and a titanium hip – thanks to sport in a previous millennium – he was a tad concerned about metal parts coming adrift, like a rusty exhaust falling off an old jalopy.<\/p>\n

On the way home I was given a lecture on focusing my mind on the individual exercises. Luckily he didn’t catch me staring at the blonde honey on the treadmill!<\/p>\n

Until the next session …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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