Where are the scotch pancakes, instant mash potato and baby wipes? Never had I known the variety of canned soup, frozen meals or shower gel, until I started volunteering here. While shopping at a supermarket might not be the most rigorous physical workout, it is always a good brain teaser! This morning the sun was out with a warm breeze. It was delightful to walk from my home to the supermarket. (I didn't run as I just had breakfast.) I was greeted by AgeUK coordinator Terry upon arrival, and off I went to my first trolley/ order of the day. Over the course of 2 hours, I completed 4 trolleys of shopping taking me to all corners of Tesco picking up items not usually on my own shopping list. It was fun as always and I was pleased to see and chat with Lily, another GoodGym volunteer!

I ran from my home in Canada Water, to and from the BFC, totalling just under 7.6km. Emma was the coordinator today and there were another two volunteers, Jenny and Chris.

I was first tasked with disassembling around 50 Hello Fresh meal packs and sorting them into veg, sauces and rice/ noodles staples. Emma then got me to replenish milk cartons on the shelf. Jenny and I then flattened cardboard boxes and bundled them up for recycling collection. Our final task was to quality check vine tomatoes to ensure freshness, to be ready for sale when the BFC opens tomorrow morning.

From Sam: Great first session to get involved with Christine and love that you fully got into the GoodGym spirit of "getting fit whilst doing good". I hope to see you at some other session soon.