You've got to find your own fun and lockdown and it seems NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is lending a helping hand.
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Totally unwittingly, as it happens, but that's neither here no there.
Initially punters turned the now-daily press conference into something that interested them. They bet on the number of overnight cases being announced and what colour Gladys would wear. After the memes, there were TikTok dances devoted to her and now - she's doing her (agian unwitting) best to get us fit.
Yep, someone invented the "Gladys workout" - to be done daily at 11am.
Here's a quick breakdown:
- 2 burpees for every time Gladys says "please know"
- 2 push-ups for every "come forward"
- 5 star jumps for "I can't stress enough"
- 8 high knees for "can I just"
- 3 sit-ups for "jabs in arms"
- 3 squats for "get tested"
- 4 crunches for "restrictions"
And it's just not the Premier you need to focus on. When a speaker at the daily press conference changes, it's time for a drink of water. When a journalist speaks, it's time for a plank.
Clearly to get maximum benefit, you'd need to stay tuned for the full-length press conference. But even in lockdown that's a big ask. So today we've opted just for the clip above.
Personal trainers will not be impressed as all your workout consists of just four push-ups and four crunches. What kind of workout's that?
You might have raised more of a sweat yesterday when there were multiple "come forwards", "can't stress" and the odd "get tested" but either way, if you're committed you'll stick it out for the long haul. With 750-plus cases overnight, lockdown's not going away in all parts of NSW any time soon.
Maybe if we added "I want to thank" as well as "vaccination rate" and "double dose" we'd be getting closer to racking up some decent aerobic activity. Then again ... it might be best for everyone's mental health to follow the guidelines and make the most of that hour's activity - outside, if possible!
