Lockdown proves that our obsession with fitness has run out of control

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Lockdown proves that our obsession with fitness has run out of control
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In placing exercise next to godliness, we expect too much of it, writes Lionel Shriver

Many amateur athletes about the world who'd planned to run various city marathons are contending with grievous disappointment with most sports events cancelled or postponed. These intrepid people have trained for months.

Given that during the Covid-19 lockdown we have to accept limits on the time we can be out exercising, arduously cranking up the endurance all over again will be tough. So I get it: an essay that seems to pooh-pooh the glories of exercise is the last article you want to read right now...A subscription gives you full digital access to all Sunday Times content.Registered on the BusinessLIVE, Business Day, Financial Mail or Rand Daily Mail websites? Sign in with the same details.

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