Once upon a time in February, on a damp Sunday morning, two GoodGymers shunned the comforts of a weekend lie-in and headed to Pitshanger Park for a short but intense interval workout. Maria and Kash hit their usual spot: the Cafe Berry terrace, and opportunistically found a convenient refuge from rain under a huge umbrella covering two picnic benches.

This month's workout, like most of our winter fitness sessions, strayed away from sitting or lying on the muddy ground and utilised benches instead. Maria and Kash did three sets of five exercises: push-ups, dips, jump squats, lunges and side-to-side jumps. Did they get to rest in between? Only if you count jogging on the spot as rest! They wasted no time today, keeping their heart rates up throughout the workout and staying warmed up - just ahead of the monthly junior parkrun session.