Hackney

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Stepping on up...and up...and down.

2 GoodGymers made their way to help an isolated older person in Hackney.

  • Jennifer McGill
  • Nick Moore
 
Wednesday, 1st of July 2020

Jen and I met up outside Ms P's house ready for our Wednesday evening step class with added weights - the task description had forewarned us that we'd need to be moving a bed down 4 x 6 steps, so we had some idea of what to expect from the trainer this evening.

Ms P's brother asked us to wash our hands and remove our shoes, and with masks on we did our first ascent of the stairs to take a look at the bed. Fortunately it all came apart, and our real challenge was avoiding knocking any of Ms P's pictures from the walls as we navigated first the mattress, and then the parts of the divan base down the narrow staircase to the hallway, where Ms P's mother indicated someone was going to come a take a look at it to see if they wanted it...true local recycling in action.

144 steps later our task was complete. Ms P's mother and brother thanked Jen and I for our efforts, reminded us not to forget our shoes, and we stepped out into the first signs of a local downpour. The last double task that Jen and I had done was carrying heavy planks of wood across Hackney during a group run back in February (a distant galaxy far far away...) - we were both glad this evening's exertions hadn't been as painful, even if the steps had provided an added challenge...

Report written by Nick Moore


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Jennifer McGill
Jennifer McGill
Thursday July 2nd, 2020 10:28

Great report, thanks Nick!

Ellie Griffin
Ellie Griffin
Thursday July 2nd, 2020 14:43

Great work Nick and Jen!

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