(R = Receptionist; W = Woman)
R: New Life Centre. Can I help you?
W: Yes. Could you give me some information about your centre?
R: Certainly. Are you interested in losing weight or just improving your fitness?
W: Actually, it's not for me. It's for my husband. He needs to lose weight and improve his fitness. I want to book him a week with you as a surprise for his birthday.
R: Ah, lucky man!
W: Could you tell me something about the programme?
R: Sure. As soon as he arrives here he'll take a fitness test to see what sort of diet he needs to go on.
W: Right.
R: We start every day at 7.30 with a half-hour walk before breakfast.
W: Ha ha. He usually starts the day with a cigarette before breakfast!
R: Oh dear. If he has a cigarette here, he'll be in big trouble. It's a strictly no smoking area.
W: Well, it's a good idea for him to give up smoking. He says he'll give up as soon as he feels more relaxed.
R: Oh well, this is the ideal place to relax. We do at least two hours of yoga and meditation every day, and after the morning hike he can have a sauna and jacuzzi.
W: Oh, he'll enjoy that. But what's this hike?
R: They go for a hike in the morning from 8.30 to 12.30. One of our instructors will take your husband and other people at the same level of fitness for a four-hour hike into the mountains.
W: Four hours! His idea of a walk is going from the front door to his car.
R: Oh, don't worry. When they get to the top of the mountain, they'll have a twenty-minute break before they come down again. The scenery is very relaxing.
W: They'll be starving!
R: Oh, don't worry. When they're hungry they'll stop for a healthy snack. The instructor always carries a supply of fruit.
W: No chocolate then! And what about the afternoon? Can he relax then?
R: No, not really. But he'll have time to relax after the afternoon hike.
W: Oh my goodness. I don't think he'll thank me for this.
R: Believe me, when he finishes the week he'll feel like a new man.
W: If he finishes the week!