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CHRISTMAS WAS HARD WORK WITH THE GURU

by
The Cricket Paper Team
30 August 2020

David Emery meets the extraordinary man Graham Thorpe calls his guru - fitness and mental health expert Tim Laskey

Strength: Tim Laskey oversees Graham Thorpe in his gym

Tim Laskey comes striding up his driveway bare-chested and beaming. He has just climbed out of his outdoor, unheated, swimming pool after multiple lengths, following his 400 morning stomach crunches, breathing exercises and stretches.
Later there will be a couple of work-outs on his specially-designed home gym, some hill runs (pulse rate 170 down to 110 in one minute), mobility exercises and meditation.
Phew! Same again ...