we first heard about the good gym on twitter. a tower hamlets-based organisation, they give people a reason to exercise that goes beyond the physical. drop them a line and they'll put you in touch with a less mobile person in your local area. you then jog to that person's house and drop off a newspaper / some milk / a piece of fruit etc, have a little chat, then continue your run. it's simple and fun, and a great way to enhance your post-exercise endorphin buzz!
they also operate a scheme called 'fixup' in which teams of runners help out local organisations in a short burst of focused activity. setting off from york hall in bethnal green, a team of 10-20 people will run to a venue, volunteer for half an hour (preferably at tasks that involve a bit of muscle power rather than, um, filing), then run back.
and tomorrow it's our turn! on monday 15th august 2011 the good gym team will be running to the greening brownfield garden, where among other things, they'll help us tidy up the soil mountain and move the greenhouse from one end of the garden to the other.
we're very grateful to ivo and the team for all the help, and can't wait to meet everybody. stay tuned for before and after pictures, and check twitter for livetweeting updates. here's hoping it doesn't rain!
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