

I discovered US-based 305 Fitness, which has studios in New York, Boston and Washington DC. I took advantage of the golden hours that are the toddler lunchtime nap, and either pushed the couch back and loaded up YouTube on the TV, or propped my laptop on a garden chair and just let go for a precious 45 minutes. And so, while yes, I, too, drank a lot of gin, I also decided to explore the world of online dance workouts. Everything ground to a halt, my daughter’s nursery closed, and we were all forced to find a way to cope. I have attended various dance classes at gyms, but as the stresses and time constraints of working motherhood got in the way, my only regular “workouts” came from sorting the washing while listening to Destiny’s Child.Īnd then 2020 happened.

And I love nothing more than going for it on a dancefloor, always bringing flip-flops to weddings and parties (remember those?) lest stupid shoes get in the way of a good groove. My family would peer around the doorframe to spy on my daily worship at the altar of MTV in the living room I appeared in every school dance show, which, in my opinion, still bests any of my academic achievements.
