No Pain't no gain

Happy 2020 and WELCOME to and back to GoodGym Worthing

Wow its a new year! After a strong finish to 2019 we have started in style with our biggest turn out since my 100th good deed celebration last year.

Massive thank you to my outstanding regular core team. Tonight of all nights you came into your own with your loyalty and support. You really are THE BEST!

A very warm Worthing GG welcome to our newbies Alice, Jess. Tara and Clare . We have never had 4 new people all in one evening so it was so lovely that you all came along. We all hope that this is the first of many visits to us :)

Task force member Belinda was in charge of welcome's and signing in . After the usual banter and briefing the group set off on a warm up around the track before heading to Field Place for a nice cosy indoor task which is such a much sought after luxury for GoodGymers at this time of year. The good news is that all our tasks are indoors in January so no need to find solace on the sofa on Monday nights!

Field Place is one of Southdown Leisure's Charitable Trust sites. Our very own Duncan is CEO of the trust. Duncan was also the leading light and driving force behind bringing GG to Worthing nearly 3 years ago. We have alot to thank him for!

The writing is on the wall

At Field Place we had been tasked with painting 2 meeting rooms upstairs. Armed with masking tape, paints and brushes the team set about this good deed with their usual mischievous good humour and energy. Duncan decided to set in paint a new partnership opportunity slogan between Fit 4 and GoodGym . These are only two of many of his loves in his life. I'm sure we could all name at least one other ( parkrun ?!!) Any others apart from scouting ?

Got it taped

Surely not much mischief can happen with Jay in charge of the masking tape but then, isn't mischief his middle name and isn't Good Gym his stage for entertaining us all? I think tonights great photo selection say it all

With all the team beavering away with brushes and rollers it was lovely to see Alice, Jess. Tara and Clare giving it their energy, attention to detail whilst full of smiles on their first task with us.

A blot of fuss about nothing

So John spilt paint on the carpet and Duncan told on him - Such is the banter in GG Worthing. Its kind of like school but much nicer and much more fun :)

Tools down until we return next week and off the group went back to the track. In the circumstances, my original epic fitness plan was slightly amended ( don't worry everyone you will get it next week instead)

Track and Field ( Place)

3 groups set off in groups for some speed work around the track interspersed with some functional fitness moves including squats, lunges, star jumps and burpees. You may be interested to know that I'm not the only one that can hardly move today. Who votes Nick does more burpees this year?! Stretches put the lid on the evening's activity. Not even the drizzle could dampen the spirits this evening.

RED January

This is the month where every good deed and every mile count so please do ensure you record all your activities on Strava. I'm going to add in some extra good deeds too for a couple of weekends so that, here in worthing, we can get over the line and achieve the GG goal of 8,000 good deeds and 100,000 kms in January.

Special thanks to Ricky who took his watch for a ride in the car and gave us an extra few miles on his journey home last night :)

Next week I may be in the walking group but I will definitely be there. Cant wait to catch up with you all :)

Here's to fun, fitness filled, warm and glowing 2020 . Bring it on !

Lots of GG love

Julia X