14 happy GoodGymers ran 5k to help clear a garage at St Andrews youth Club the oldest Youth Club in world!

After the 34 degree run last week we were back to normal with a overcast and drizzly Wednesday but no fear GoodGym was hear to brighten up hump day!

With David leading the way we headed South weaving a trail of positivity and smiles down to St James' where we got to work with a 10 minute leg blast!! Dominating a intense combination of lunges, squats and calf raises even throwing in a 20/20/20 plyometric Jump Lunge, Calf hop, jump Squat to finish!!

We finished off the last of the run and made our way to meet Adrian at St Andrews and got to work first removing 3 huge store cupboards of stuff to the street where we sorted it and neatly (Tetris style) replaced it into nice ordered easy to find sections. This clear out will help to make a massive difference to this thriving youth centre allowing the kit car project to have more space to made a working car which if fast enough can complete in races!!

After a quick tour we were off! Zipping 2.5k back to New Balance store in perfect time with a really rewarding and feel good task complete!!

Next week we will be working with Open Age Charity to promote physical activity classes and groups for the over 55's in the North of the borough!

Be great to have you along!

Have a top week

Smooth Running

Joel

30 super charged Westminster GoodGymers smashed 7k of running to One Big Family Homeless charity to prepare the food for the evenings food run and lift shift and stack a tonne of clothing donations!

Amazing weather and an amazing turnout this evening!! Thanks to everyone coming along, great to meet all the GoodGym newbies.

After the briefing we set about the evenings fun dancing through the Mayfair back streets navigating the big group away from as many busy roads as possible!

3.5k Steady running in the early evening sun through glorious central London taking in many of the biggest landmarks took us to Ebury Estate and the One Big Family Homeless charity.

After a bit of slow start we hit our stride getting a formidable sandwich production line going, an efficient bag packing area, Cake Ninjas slicing and dicing and the grafters lifting and shifting a huge amount of clothing donations to make space for a huge Tesco delivery for the new food bank.

30 minutes of frantic action and we had made up 120 food bags with a good selection of food and drink for Westminsters homeless community to fuel on. All the clothing donations had been shifted from the shed to the youth club, over humps, down lifts and Tetris like precision used in the stacking!!

We left as quick as we arrived but this time is 3 waves! All aiming to be the first back to the top of Green Park. David led the first group setting a great target for the next to groups to attack!! Isaac And the speedy crew chased hard to bridge the gap and all three groups arrived together at the top of Green Park after really pushing their own pace! Top work!!

A short trot back, a stretch out and a huge round of applause finished off a great Wednesday evening!!

I lied (by accident) and said we are going St Andrews Youth club next week that is the week after (28th). Next week we are off to the Oasis community garden to help hydrate and care for this community food garden in a unique setting!! Be great to have you along [sign up here] (

Have a great week

Smooth Running

Joel