7:30 am on Christmas Eve. I took an early morning Watt bike calorie burn to earn that extra turkey I will be having tomorrow. The session was an aerobic one: two minutes on, one minute off x eight.
9:30 am At the English Institute of Sport gym in Sheffield, England trying my hand at some boxing. I find that working on the pads is a great cardio workout and great for the footwork. But I don’t think Olympic Champion Nicola Adams, who is on the wall behind me, would be too impressed at my skills.
1 pm Traditional Christmas get together at Hallamshire with a social game of racquetball (squash played with a bigger, bouncier ball) for a bit of fun.
3 pm At my home club of Hallamshire in Sheffield trying to keep youngsters Ashley Davies and Declan James (ranked 135 and 45 in the world respectively) at bay. At least I had home court advantage...literally.
3:45 pm Our one-year-old daughter Charlotte Rose isn’t happy until she’s toured the club and been on all nine courts!
4 pm Family Christmas jumper (sweater) photo.
5:30 pm My wife Esme, Charlotte and me.
6 pm Family Christmas Eve supper after seeing Father Christmas fly by in the sky. Hope the girls have been good this year!
Check out Nick Matthew in the Tournament of Champions January 7-14.
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