Touch your toes

My friend everard came round this morning to tell me of his latest escapade. He's been down to see his old scoutmaster and has booked the scouts hut every Saturday morning and is going to hold keep fit classes. He's always got something on the go. And he never sticks to things. It'll be the boxing all over again, I remember when he started that we couldn't get him in the ring, and once we did, we couldn't get him out! Think that one through.

Anyway I said to him 'It won't last!', 'Lawrence,' he said, 'I'm going to keep it up, and I want everyone to join me, young or old. We need to keep our bodies fit for what lies ahead, and I can see the error of my ways.'

'Everard,' I said, 'I've been trying to drill it in to you for years. A healthy body makes a healthy mind, so think big, get Slack Alice to join, and Vera Titsall, but forget about Maud till you get on to hand stands. Start them off by standing on one leg for five minutes and see how you go, forget about press ups till later, because once Slack gets down on the floor you'll never get her up. Don't push it too far, give them a fighting chance. I'll mention it to Slack, I'm going round there today to brush the greenfly off her leeks.