“Time flies when you’re having fun,” says J, on a Zoom call from the impressive gym he built in his garden somewhere in rural Ireland. J is a personal trainer who pivoted in the pandemic from in-person sessions to more virtual encounters with people like me. After a sweaty fitness session I feel more dead than alive and I need half an hour in bed to recover. “Time flies when you’re having fun,” says J, who as well as kettlebells loves motivational catchphrases and rhapsodising about Aldi’s click-and-collect service. Having to engage in small talk and exercise at the same time is a whole other level of kettlebell hell.

Source: The Irish Times May 19, 2021 03:56 UTC