Derek put a pair of spotless dumbbells on his car-boot-sale table.
A buyer asked whether he had used them much.
Derek said he could remember every time he had lifted them.
His wife agreed, which impressed the buyer until she began explaining the exercise routine….
Derek bought the dumbbells in January, when his new calendar still made promises look easy.
By March, they were in the loft.
In November, his wife, Anne, suggested selling anything they had not used all year.
Derek said fitness equipment was an investment.
Anne said somebody else might like to invest in it.
At the car boot sale, he put the dumbbells beside an unused tennis racket.
A man picked one up.
These look almost new.
They are well looked after, Derek said.
The man asked how much use they had had.
Derek said he could remember every lift.
Anne nodded.
That’s true.
The buyer asked whether he had followed a particular exercise plan.
Derek said the important thing was to avoid overdoing it.
Anne agreed again.
The man asked how many times Derek had lifted them altogether.
Anne held up two fingers.
Derek said she was making it sound less impressive than it had felt.
Which two exercises? the buyer asked.
Into the loft. Out of the loft.
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