Today 3 GoodGymers were out assisting Marypole and Mincinglake Allotments. Our task this week was to help shift soil from some disabled beds. Joined by some of the community we had a good chain of loading and unloading wheelbarrows, shifting the huge mound in great time!

Tonight, 6 GoodGymers were helping MMAA at their allotment, moving heavy beams, paving and stones ready for building work. It was a heavy workout, lifting well over a couple of tonnes of material - but a warm evening and good social chat made the time fly!

Well, I think I speak for everyone who joined the task when I say, that was some workout! One of the most physical we've ever done.

Our task today was to help move some paving slabs for our friends st Mincinglake Allotments. Even though we didn't quite finish the task today we moved just over 1000kgs of paving between the 4 of us, you've all earned the food and drink tonight for sure!

It was great to see Nonny and Rosie again for their first tasks of 2022, and Lawrence who hit his 25th good deed today and told us all about his ParkRun yesterday. The 4 of us were a great team today and it was lovely to chat whilst we found out how strong we were.

Big well done and cheer to Nonny also, helping a young lad with a broken ankle before coming to the task, ensuring he was cared for before coming!

We're back out again on Tuesday night with a run and a litter pick - see if we run a tiny bit further than our 3.5k! Sign up here

The wheels keep on rollin at Mincinglake allotment with the GoodGym team returning this week to shift A LOT of gravel. Craig and Lisa came back for a second week at the allotment, and it was great to see Jo, Lawrence, Lucy and Nonny - what a team! Lucy even missed a post-lockdown haircut to join us - you still looked fabulous! We shifted a huge pile of gravel across the allotment to where it was needed to improve the allotment paths - tough work but a great fitness session. The allotment association were super grateful and we saved them loads of work - well done team!

7 amazing GoodGymers worked super hard moving roof tiles and gravel in wheelbarrows in Mincinglake and Marypole Community Allotment

It was a lovely and warm summer evening and 7 GoodGymers came running and cycling to Mincinglake Valley Park, thinking they would do a litter pick.. Little did they know that the group before them had not quite managed to complete their task in the community allotment around the corner.. But as everyone were happy to change task the group quickly made their way over to the allotment to complete the job.

All the remaining roof tiles were moved in wheelbarrows from the garden nearby, up and down some bumpy paths, to the allotment. After that the group moved on to moving gravel from a big pile from the top path down to the allotment. What a great work out!

I don't think we have ever worked so hard during a task!

Not only was it a perfect evening of getting fit whilst doing good, it was also amazing to be back in the allotment as this was one of our first task location after we launched the GoodGym in Exeter! We were very pleased to see that the Bug's Hotel that we built last year was still standing!

More than anything it was so nice to be out together, chatting and laughing whilst working hard! Our community is definitely still going very strong even after months of lockdown!

A big shout out to Craig, our new TakForce member, who led this session and to the whole group for working so hard! You guys totally smashed it!

Wow what a night! 4 runners moved several hundred clay roof in wheelbarrows! Now that’s definitely a way to get super fit whilst doing good!

It was another lovely summer evening and it was amazing to be back at Mincinglake and Marypole community allotment, one of our first task locations last year. So nice to see the bugs hotel that we built last time we were there and how great the allotment is looking!

This evening turned out to be one of our hardest and heaviest tasks we have ever done! We moved several hundred clay roof tiles form a garden nearby to the allotment by pushing them up and down some bumpy paths in wheelbarrows.

What a work out! That certainly engaged all those small muscle groups you never get to otherwise!

Everyone worked safely with social distancing at all times and it was great to hear all the chatting and laughing going on. Meeting up like this, outdoors in the fresh air, seeing the evening sky turn pink as we work, is just the best!

You all deserve a medal for working so hard! The task owner was very impressed! I hope you won't be too achy tomorrow..

Finally, big cheer to Kathy for help with the pun, always so appreciated!

I can’t wait to see you all soon again! Take a look at the website for upcoming community missions!