I’m embarrassing myself doing lunges in the park. Is it to get fit, or eat more noodles | Romesh Ranganathan

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People on their morning walks see me falling over because a simple lunge is too big a test of my coordination

One of the challenges that this series of lockdowns presents is how to keep doing exercise. I have talked at length in this column about my battle with “staying” fit, but lockdowns have taken this to a whole new level: we are all moving a lot less and, in my case, eating a lot more.

I bought a wholesale-size box of curry noodle packets that I have become addicted to; every time I remember I own them, I make myself some. They are super-low calorie, which means I don’t feel too guilty, ignoring the fact that even if they were 10 calories a packet, that’s no help if you eat 1,000 of them.

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