I believe in strength. Ergo I am in pain

Staying strong means bearing it the Dueto way

In my day job, I write for a new fintech that serves over-50s. I kinda like it. The people are nice (if very young) and that makes up for all the hard bits.

I also get to work with great writers, like Paula Goodyer, who inspired me to start strength training.

Yep. Me. Laziest person in the universe now touches weights. I occassionally lift them, too.

I am such a wanker that I even have a trainer.

But I am no Paula.

Every time I touch a dumb bell or do a resistance exercise (hello Sumo Squats, I’m looking at you), I hurt. And by hurt, I mean HURT. So sore I can hardly walk up the stairs.

I push through this because I know it’s good for me.

Here are just some of the reasons I take the pain of strength training

Mostly it’s because I like my Danish trainer Marina. (Told you I was a wanker)

I don’t like strength training as much as I like yoga. But yoga has taught me one thing: patience and to ‘just do…