The psychological effect has been even more profound. It invigorates me. I feel brighter, sleep better and enjoy work more
At 15 I was reasonably good at squash – borderline county standard. But at that age other things took over and I did no sport for the next 32 years. Suddenly I was in my late 40s and overweight. There’s a history of heart disease in my family, so I thought I had to do something about it. I couldn’t face the idea of a gym, and squash meant not having to start from scratch, so I picked it up again. I don’t think I’ll be as good as when I was 15, but 10 months in, I’m 90% there.
Squash is a racket sport played in an enclosed court. You’re attempting to hit the ball against the wall in front of you in such a way that your opponent isn’t able to hit it back. The fact that there are four walls makes it easier to get to a reasonable standard than something like tennis, because the ball isn’t going out of court, but bouncing back to you. And the contact with the ball – the thwack of it – is a satisfying sensation. You usually play the best of five games, which lasts about 40 minutes. That’s a good workout.
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