22 fantastic runners came out this cold and blustery evening , ran 4.4 k and helped paint the hall in Trefoil Lodge so that it can be enjoyed more by the girls scouts and other community groups that use it. Amazing work!

A very warm welcome to Howard, Molly and S who joined us for the first time! You did a brilliant job running and doing well with us! Lets give them a big cheer! Also fantastic to have a GG tourist with us- David joined us from Bristol. It was great to have you along and we hope to see you again next time you are in the area!

We started the evening with a a bit of a fashion-show in the Phoenix, showing off some very cool looking meggings and leggings! Wow guys, you've gone full out. I feel I got to up my own game a little here! Once the leggings were showed off and the welcome speech done we moved outside for a dynamic warm-up session. A few new animal was introduced to accompany the chickens this evening and there were some great high knees and heal flicks.

Warmed up and ready to run we set off towards our task location. The run took us up and down some of Exeter’s many hills (you got to love hills living in Devon right!?) and this evening we also had the great pleasure of tackling some flooded paths... Despite the rain, the wet ground and the wind there was so much chatting and laughing going on. Thank you Sarah for back-marking, making sure no-one got left behind.

On arrival to Trefoil Lodge, the HQ for the scouts in the area, we were welcomed by Paula who showed us what to do and which walls to paint. As we were a big group we sent 4 runners off to paint the toilets in great green shade, 15 runners stayed in the main room, painting all 4 walls, and 3 runners took it in turns to come outside for some extra fitness- Sally squats and some jogging around the block. This is how we get fit by doing good! Yay!

22 runners working for 45 minutes add up to 16.5 hours of work and you could really tell!

It was amazing how much we got done. The toilets had a complete new coat of paint, all 4 walls in the hall were also completed. Well done team!

On the return run we stopped at one of our favorite circuit training spots, the Millenium Bridge, and smashed the following stations:

• Squat jumps
• Mountain climbing
• Lunges with upper body twist
• Sprinting over the Millenium Bridge and back

Fantastic effort everyone! That was a lot of running and doing good for one single evening!

Back at the Phoenix we carried out some important stretches and had a little chat about whats happening next:

• This weekend we have the Hammeldown race. Good luck to everyone running!

• Next week we have another great task coming up! We are running to Franklyn Hospital and planting wildflowers for wellbeing! Sign up here to join, we’d love to have you with us!

A few of us then gathered in the Phoenix for some refreshments (including Swedish cinemon buns) and to say goodbye to Ellie who will be leaving us to move to London. I am sure you will find an awesome GG group to join up there. Good luck and please come and see us every time you're back in Exeter!

To finish off with I have to say that there is no better way to forget about the relentless rainy and stormy weather than being out together with our GG community, running and doing good! I ALWAYS leave our sessions with a big smile on my face and I hope you all do too! Have a great week till I see you all again!

20 brilliant runners came out this fresh evening, ran 5 k, delivered 500 fliers for Ride On and smashed some Sally Squats! AMAZING WORK!

A very warm welcome to Nonny, Imogen, Harry and Emily who joined us for the first time. We hope you loved it and come back soon again for more running and doing good!

As always we started the evening with a welcome speech and a dynamic warm up session outside the Phoenix. Once warmed up we set off in a comfortable speed towards Mount Pleasant. We stopped at regular intervals to re-group and had lots of fun during these stops showing off our best squats and lunges. A big thank you to Lucy R who back marked so that no-one got left behind.

On arrival to Mount Pleasant we divided our group two groups. One group set off delivering leaflets for Ride On (a lovely charity that aims to make Exeter greener and healthier by providing bike maintenance courses, cycling advice and bike refurbishments). Up and down the hilly streets they went.

What an excellent way to get fit whilst doing good! YES! JUST WHAT WE WANT!

The other group carried out some fitness challenges, including a squat/run game and some Sally Squats. LOVE Sally Squats and LOVE the way you all smashed them!

After Mount Pleasant we continued towards Newtown where we swapped groups so that everyone got to do the amazing Sally Squats and everyone got involved in the leafleting. Amazing work everyone!

Who knew that a Tuesday night in Exeter could be this much fun!

Back in Exeter town centre we maximized the fitness by doing a quick circuit session, including some upper body work and some core exercises. Fantastic work! It was then time for us to get back to our base for some important stretches and a catch-up over some refreshments in the bar. Thank you Andy for coming up with the pun! A big apology for not managing to get a picture of Pete's meggings! Next week for sure!

To finish off with I have to say you guys are amazing for always being so positive, so full of energy and for always giving it all you have both during the running, the fitness session and the task! TUESDAY EVENINGS ROCK!

Can’t wait to see you all again next week when we will run to St Thomas to do a litter pick. The run will be 4 k and we have a brilliant fitness session planned for the return run. Sign up here to join the fun

Such a brilliant evening celebrating what the GoodGym has achieved in Exeter since launching in August!

• 17 group runs- Sooooo much doing good and getting fit!
• 3 Community missions- wow guys! Amazing!
• 1 training run- long distance running across Dartmoor in hail and gale!
• 1 race- Haldon Jingle Bell Run, you all smashed it!

And now it was time to let the hair down and kick the knees up for a Christmas bash!

Still buzzing from our race earlier in the day we gathered at the Christmas Market by Exeter Cathedral and enjoyed some drinks, shared our best GG memories and run stories. A few of us then moved on to have some drinks and some delicious Pizzas at the Stable. Such a lovely evening! You guys are the best! I had such a good time I even forgot to make you do any Sumo Squats at any point ;-)

8 fantastic #GGwinterwarriors came out in the stormy evening, ran 2.2 k to deliver leaflets for St James Forum, smashed a circuit training session and some Sally Squats! Amazing work everyone, that is soooo much getting fit and doing good in one single session!

With a lot of our regular runners being away on work Christmas parties it was fantastic to have 8 keen runners along this evening! A big cheer for Helen, Rachel, Philippa, Lucy R (great hat!) Ellie, Andy and Anna for coming out despite it being such stormy weather and such a busy time of the year!

We started our evening with a dynamic warm up session outside the Phoenix, also discussing what our favorite Christmas treats are. We then set off towards our task location which was only 1 k away, making the most of the run by stopping regularly for some squats and lunges. This also ensured that we arrived all together in a big happy bundle to the task location, not leaving anyone behind! Thank you so much Helen for back marking (and good luck with your new job tomorrow)!

Our task this evening was to deliver newsletters for St James Forum. Events, news and thoughts about St James are shared in the newsletter and, as some of the volunteers who usually deliver it have recently moved away form the area, our help to make it reach the local residents was very appreciated.

To get as much as possible done we divided into smaller groups and set off delivering. Everyone worked realky hard and we completed the whole delivery round that we had been given! Yay!

You guys sure do work hard at all tasks! Amazing work!

With a bit of extra time for fitness we got fitter than ever before by working hard on:

• Hill reps- great work everyone, you smashed these!
• Sally Squats- I hope you loved these as much as I do!
• 2 rounds of circuit training- a full body work out and some agility drill too, not bad at all!

Fantastic effort by all! You worked so hard we just HAD to refuel with some chocolates towards the end. Not that we need an excuse really!

Finally we cooled down with a jog back to the Phoenix were we did some stretches and balancing exercises. Remember how important this part of your training session is, it is where your next session starts, ensuring you will be ready for it.. On that note I hope to see you all again very soon at some of our exciting events taking place over the next week (see below, there is lots to choose from).

Nothing beats getting fit by doing good with you guys! You're the best!

EXCITING STUFF COMING UP

• On Friday 13th we have a fantastic Community Mission! Even if you can spare just half an hour please do come along and support the Westbank in hosting a Social Club Christmas Party. Could there be a better way to get into the Christmas spirit than doing a good deed involving a Christmas party! Come along and join us!

• On Sunday 15th we have our Christmas race in the morning and our Christmas drinks in the afternoon. I would love to see you guys then!

• Next week is our last group run this year. We will complete the task of lefleting for Age UK spreading the word about their important campaign #EatTogetherExeter. We will of course also play some Christmas games to celebrate the end of this fantastic year. Don’t worry party games can get you pretty fit too!