Four goodGym members and a dog went on a bear hunt! We gathered at Stephens house and gardens in very light drizzle. After a brief introduction we started out on our 13 km walk into the greenbelt. Our first stop was the oldest building in Finchley St Mary‘s Church dating back to the 12th century. It also has the grave of John Cartwright the father of the Parliamentary reform and Champion of universal suffrage. We then stopped again at Finchley way a green space being developed by the local community with occasional assistance from GoodGym. We hit the footpaths and bridleways across Dollis Brook and through Finchley golf club to Mill Hill. At one point the path was blocked by a fallen tree possibly push down by a bear. At this point Ciara burst into song!

We’re goin’ on a bear hunt, We’re going to catch a big one, I’m not scared What a beautiful day! Oh look! It’s a fallen tree. Can’t go over it, Can’t go under it, Can’t go around it, Got to go through it!

We then had an opportunity for a coffee stop at Finchley nurseries before setting off again and at this point we finally caught our bear, Well done John and Gus! See photo. The rain had stopped and we entered the Darlands nature reserve following a bubbling stream until we reached a lake full of ducks and ducklings. We then headed back to Stephen‘s house and gardens via Dollis Brook. Thanks to Ivy for coming all the way from Tower Hamlets.

Thanks for coming hope you enjoyed the nature, exercise and the bear hunt!

Thanks for coming to my first morning session with Good Gym and just 30 minutes!. Hope you found it a good way to start your day. I would encourage you to have a little quiet time every morning it's a great habit.... your feedback would be appreciated just a couple of comments about how you felt during, after and the following day.

here is what Beth said

Thanks for yoga! Just back from my run, felt slow at the time (lots of traffic and pedestrians in the way) but looking at the stats it was my second fastest on that route at a much lower HR than my fastest - so I think the yoga did really help even if I wasn’t aware of it at the time! Thank you - have a great day!

keep building on the mountain!

A few GoodGym members came together to do some online yoga. thanks for coming hope you enjoyed the session. if you were new to the yoga class your feedback would be appreciated just a couple of comments about how you felt during, after and the following day.

Check out this well-known experiment talked about in this article. the power of the mind!

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8498233.stm

Thanks for coming hope you enjoyed the session it’s good that you can do longer sessions to help focus but why not think about a short session now you know a little about simple postures and breathing.

Need a pick-me-up? If you feel a bit low it's tempting to go for a pint, order a pizza or treat yourself to some new shoes, but putting 15 minutes aside to practice yoga every day could transform your mood (and your health) in more ways than you could imagine.

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See further details with this link

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