AN EARLY rise, a grueling Peloton workout to Britney Spears songs, followed by either no breakfast at all or a minimal one - this is the morning routine of chancellor Rishi Sunak.
Discussing how his routine has changed after becoming the chancellor, Sunak told a podcast on Monday (21) that he is a “huge fan” of doing Peloton workouts led by Cody Rigsby, said to be one of the stationary bike’s most popular instructors.
“I’m a huge Cody Rigsby fan,” said Sunak. “He has been my long-term favourite, which means you do have to listen to a lot of Britney,” Sunak said.
When he is not taking part in the Peloton class, the chancellor said he likes to run on the treadmill or do a high-intensity interval training session at his local leisure centre.
After his daily workout, Sunak said he either follows intermittent fasts and skips breakfast altogether or eats Greek yoghurt and blueberries.
When the podcast’s host pointed out that the routine is enough to make listeners feel “terrible” about their own mornings, Sunak admitted his eating habits become less conventionally healthy as the day goes by.
“And then I have a second breakfast mid-morning which is either Gail’s cinnamon bun or a pain au chocolat, or a chocolate chip muffin, so I have one chocolatey, sugary pastry at some point,” he said, referring to one the popular London bakery.
Despite his busy schedule, the father of two young girls, Krishna and Anoushka, said his family sits down for breakfast every weekend.
“On the weekend we have a full cooked breakfast on Saturdays, and then on Sundays we alternate between pancakes or waffles,” he said.
Sunak's workout routine comes a few weeks after he revealed his binge watchlist in another interview, where he said he grew up watching Bollywood films and the epic Indian mythological series Mahabharat, along with Baywatch and Blind Date.
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