We never just lunge about, we're always ready for planktion

There leaves are starting to turn, the evenings are getting darker. Autumn might be round the corner, but GoodGym Hounslow definitely still have a Spring in their step!

Please give a massive welcome to Amber, Jamie, and Lindsay who all joined us for their very first GoodGym run last night - great to have you with us!

First a little bit of news to think about. Midnight Runners have been in contact about their Midnight2Midnight event on 29th September in London. It's a 24 hour run consisting of 24 loops of a 10k course around the centre of London. Each loop starts on the hour at the Scoop outside City Hall, with all money raised going to charity. There's potential to have an official GoodGym loop so if you're up for either running yourself or helping with the GG loop, then let me know!

We headed outside for a brief warm up before our task, and had a chat about our fav childhood games. Lego topped the poll with two votes, but there were also happy memories in the shape of Operation, the sandpit, Mousetrap, possessed Furbies and red plastic monkeys.

Our job last night was for the amazing Honeypot charity, an organisation which enhances the lives of young carers and vulnerable children by providing respite breaks and ongoing outreach support. It gives young carers a break from demanding and stressful responsibilities at home and provides a safe environment for them. They wanted to spread the word in Chiswick about the vital work they're doing, but didn't want to waste resources on a door to door drop, so asked us if we could help by delivering leaflets to community shops and other hubs in the area.

Clutching our leaflets - all 140 of them - we set off in groups to target the most community-minded of places down Chiswick High Road and Turnham Green and half an hour and a few wrong turns later, we had managed to distribute them all over the area. Nice one team!

Next it was time for our fitness session, and this one was a toughie. We started off with sprints and conditioning, before moving onto a mean little drill which saw us doing two burpees every 15 seconds for a total of three minutes. Not easy. We then saw off the session with strength exercises for our arms, abs and legs. All that was left was to run back to the starting point for stretches, and some gorgeous honey cake made by Remy to wish everybody a very Shana Tova!

Next week we are off to the brilliant Cultivate London - sign up [here] to help out a charity that turns disused land into nurseries where young people can learn to grow plants and gain skills.