Liz Kendall’s high-stakes workout
Would that Labour heeded the painful messages of its most promising wannabe leader
FROM behind automatic doors and beneath pavement vents across urban Britain wafts a tangy cocktail of sweat, chlorine and mortification, usually accompanied by energetic music and the clangs and thuds of weight machines. Catering for Britons’ sedentary lifestyles, gyms are forever opening in converted offices and basements. They are usually staffed by reassuringly intimidating fitness trainers who bark motivational phrases at their wobbly charges: “If it’s not hurting, it’s not working”, “Find an excuse or find a way”, “Winners never quit”.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Liz Kendall’s high-stakes workout”
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