Sport
Very often prisoners did sport outside, in the walking yard. It was due to the care of the inmate, not to disturb an already nervous and anxious neighbor with fuss and sweat odor. Almost for everybody the favorite activity was running. Like wolves rushing from wall to wall in a zoo cage, we also often ran our prison shuttle marathon. Sometimes to sweat hard and lose weight, prisoners tied the body with a plastic bag, thus provoking the greenhouse effect.
For these activities we were allowed one hour. Within this time it was quite possible to work out hard and catch a portion of endorphins. Running was complemented with physical exercises, such as pushups, squats and lunges. In some cases it was even possible to do chin-ups on the grate, which covered the improvised ceiling. Certain
