My workout: ‘Curling is like chess on ice’

Helen Hally, 63, says the sport is a constant challenge, and you’re always thinking two or three moves ahead

My first contact with curling was watching it on TV during the 2002 Winter Olympics. I thought it was the most extraordinary game. The skill, the control, the strategy – I was blown away. I was living in London at the time, working for the health service. There was no way I could fit in a regular sporting activity. It wasn’t until six years ago when I took early retirement and moved home to Scotland that I rediscovered curling.

The aim of the game is simple: to get as many of your stones closer than your opponents’ to the button – the centre of a target at the other end of the ice, typically 150ft away. In a standard game there are four people on each team who throw – or deliver – two stones each, alternating with the other team. It’s a constant challenge: to get the stone travelling at the right speed on the ice and aimed properly is no mean feat. It’s chess on ice: you’re always thinking two or three moves ahead.

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