We may emerge from our enforced hibernation with precarious bank balances and a chronic Vitamin D deficiency, but the nation's self-isolated sports stars are ensuring we will do so improbably fit and finely chiselled.

Max Whitlock was the latest leading athlete to kick off an online fitness series on Tuesday, his twice-weekly #gymnasticswithmax designed to appeal to a range of viewers from mere keep-fit enthusiasts to Olympic wannabes.

Clutching a couple of bourbon creams for essential sustenance, I propped up a laptop on a sub-Alpine stack of toilet rolls and coerced a home-schooling 12-year-old into putting his routine through a road-test.

Quickly coming over all Louis Theroux, I considered my time with Max was coming to an end.

Tennis players, cricketers, and a veritable peloton of British cyclists have been posting fitness classes and challenges of their own since the government announced its strict isolation measures two weeks ago.

As the saying goes, there is something for everyone. My personal choice involves flicking over to a Netflix box-set.

The 12-year-old skipped, suitably refreshed, back to Google classroom. I admired my new four-pack with pride.