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The road less travelled

To my amazement, and no doubt to the amazement of anyone who has ever known me, I have taken up exercising. Let’s not get carried away. I have taken up walking. For an hour, most days.

Greg, ever encouraging, says that I am barely even walking, more like wafting. It is certainly true that I don’t stride along Fitbitting, whatever that is. I most certainly don’t do that arm-pumping

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