Prison tips on keeping fit in lockdown

From jump squats to the creative use of tuna cans ex prisoner Joe Kwon takes us through the best exercises for confined spaces.

In prison it's common to improvise with whatever props are available. Tuna cans – the 185g 'medium sized' variety – are like currency inside, says Joe Kwon. Louie Douvis

Joe Kwon

Apr 9, 2020 – 12.00am

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There are few 'living quarters' as small as a prison cell, and doing time inside forces you to get creative in how you make use of your space. Which comes in particularly handy now that we're all under virtual house arrest.

I spent nine years in prison and had plenty of time to think about and formulate confined-space bodyweight training routines.