‘Annie …’ came the email from my editor. ‘We’d like you to decide a workout for our readers – something to motivate them, something where they’ll see results … It should be short, manageable and … ’ I didn’t read the rest. I excitedly rolled up my sleeves and got stuck in.
Then came another email. ‘It’s to be based on the Royal Canadian Air Force 5BX workout.’ I did a little search and it seems that this series of five basic exercises (hence 5BX) was devised in the early 1960s for the Royal Canadian Air Force, who decided that short bursts of progressive exercise was just the job to keep pilots in shape – no matter where in the world they were. Prince Philip was an avid fan, apparently!…
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The Australian Women's Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2022