King Charles has shared details of his fitness routine with Team GB athletes while commending them at Buckingham Palace.
During the informal reception on Thursday, the monarch told members of the women's athletics squad that he works out twice a day.
Charles also shared that he is looking forward to watching Britain’s most decorated Paralympian, Dame Sarah Storey, compete on Dancing On Ice next year.
King Charles shares fitness routine with Team GB athletes
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Sarah said: “This was my ninth games and I feel very fortunate that he [the King] has been following my career, he gave me my DBE [damehood] in 2013.
“He wished me luck for Dancing On Ice and asked please be careful. He said good luck, I’ll be watching.”
Discussing the King's fitness routine, sprinter Desiree Henry, who was part of the silver medal-winning women’s Olympic 4x100m relay team, said: “He said he squats and does the pull-up bars.”
The fitness routine followed by the King for many years is the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 5BX (Five Basic Exercises).
The 11-minute-long routine, which is equipment-free and involves simple exercises, was designed in the 1950s to keep Canadian pilots fit.
Discussing his encounter with King Charles, Olympic diver Jack Laugher said: “He was really interested in our sports facilities and training programme.
“He was so animated and interested, especially after his travels. He was meeting hundreds of athletes today, and he did remember me.”
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Every Olympic and Paralympic medallist was invited to attend the event at the 1844 Room and Bow Room.
During the reception, two-time Olympic champion rower Helen Glover handed the King an envelope, which he enthusiastically took.
She said: “I was giving him a picture that my six-year-old (son) drew. He wanted to ask the King to help the animals.”
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