The Week 22Feb2020

LEISURE 43

22 February 2020 THE WEEK

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Abrand new vintage car: “the spiritof the 1960s”

Tips oftheweek... howto

tackle back pain

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Imagine sitting down anddesigning

your owndream sports car. That, said

Alex Robbin sinThe DailyTelegraph,

was whatDubai-basedFrenchman

Anthony Jannarelly set out to do when

he teamedupwith theraci ng boat

maker Frédéric Juillot. Theirambition

was to createavehicle with “the spirit

of a1960s sportscar,but the

underlyingmechanicals”ofareliable

21st centuryone. From the outside,

theyseem to havesucceeded: thecar

has beautiful,“cartoonish” proportions. But is itreally possible

to have a“vintage feel, without the drawbacks ofaclassiccar”?

The set-up insideiscertainly“bracinglyold-fashioned”, said

JasonBarlow in Top Gear. There isaUSB port andadecent

sound system, butapart from that ithasjustasimple instrument

clusterandanarrayofswitches, including the flick-uptoggle for

the ignition. There aren’teven any

airbags,let alone anyother modern

safety features. There’salso precious

littl eroom–thoughonthe plus side,

the pedalbox is adjustable.

The 3.5-litre Nissan V6 engine

produces325bhp andfires with a“crisp

bark”, said AndrewFrankel in Autocar.

At fullthrottle,it’s as “spectacularly

loud” as you’dhope avintagecar

would be, andtheunassisted steering

hasa“terrific feel”. The traction isalso excellent,even in bad

weather,andthe manual gearbox(automaticis alsoavailable)

has “delightfulprecision”. Allinall, this really isacar that

“puts youin touchwith thesimple, delightfulbusinessof

driving”. While Jannarellyonlyplans to make499Design-1s,

asecondmodelisinthe works.Ithink “we’re goingto be

hearingawhole lot more from him in the future”.

●Hands-onchiropracticorosteopathic
treatmentstendtoprovelesseffective
thanexercise-basedoptions,sowhileitis
importanttoseekexpertadvice,thereare
alotofwaystoeasebackpainathome.

●Guidedyogaclassescanoftenhelp,
byincreasingyourrangeofmovement.
TheNHSalsoprovidesPilatesvideoson
itswebsite,whichshouldhelpboostcore
bodystrength–andsohelppreventinjury.

●Peopleoftenavoidweighttraining
forfearofhurtingtheirback,butsome
strengthtrainingisuseful.Trysquatsand
lunges,addingweightsasyougetstronger.

●TheNHSsuggestscapsaicincream,
whichcontainsthesubstancethatgives
chillistheirheat,forpainrelief,thoughlike
heatwrapsanddietarysupplements,the
creamwon’ttreattheunderlyingcause.

●Whilethereareplentyofstandingdesks
andexpensiveofficechairsavailable,the
bestthingissimplytomovearoundand
varyyourpositionthroughouttheday.

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Sinceno one can affordtobeseen without

areusable waterbottle,Chanel hascome

up with the perfect 21stcenturyaccessory:

the “flask bag”. The gold-colouredmetal

bottleinalambskincase hadalmostsold

out aweek afterithit th eUKshelves.

£4,410;chanel.com

Morocco’sDarAzawadDuneCampisa

collectionofwhitetentsontheredCjegaga

Dunes,37milesfromthenearestdesert

hamlet.It’sonlyaccessibleby4x4orcamel

(doublesfrom£179;darazawad.com).

OntheAtlanticcoastinIceland,Hótel Búðir

standsamidvolcanoesandglaciers.Inthe

winter,spottheNorthernLights,andinthe

summer,swimbyabeachlitbybonfires

(doublesfrom£233;hotelbudir.is).

Atthe“gatewaytoArcticEurope”,Lyngen

LodgeisaluxuriousNorwegiancabin

withlittlebetweenitandtheNorthPole

(doublesfrom£189;lyngenlodge.com).

TheFogo Island InnoffCanada’sEast

coastis awhiteboxoncopperstiltsamid

lakesfrequentedbywildcaribou(doubles

from£1,164;fogoislandinn.ca).

IntheNamibRandNatureReserve,an

expanseofdesertfilledwithzebras,giraffes

andspringboks,liestheWolwedansprivate

villa,withglasswallsandaprivatebutler

(doublesfrom£304;Wolwedans.com).

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