Jenni H

We've been asked by The William Hobbayne Charity if there are any drivers available to help drop activity packs to schools around Ealing, could you help?

Here's how it'll work:

• Drive to The William Hobbayne Centre between 11:30-1pm

• Collect the packs for a school (or a few schools in the same area if possible)

• Drive to the school(s) and drop off the packs

• Feel awesome knowing you've done a good deed before the weekend!

What you need to know:

• There are around 20 schools in the Southall/Greenford area that need delivering to

• Comment below how many you'd potentially be able to squeeze into your lunch hour

• The more sign ups the more we can spread the load around!

• I will send a confirmation email in the morning as to how many schools and in which area you'll be heading to

Every Tuesday during February we'll be doing a live workout at 7pm as part of our 'Fierce February' challenge (see all the details for week 4 here).

The whole workout will be around 30 minutes and is suitable for all abilities. The format will look a little bit like this:

• Warm up and activation - 10 minutes
• Main workout - 15 minutes
• Stretches - 5 minutes

It's a great way to see some friendly faces and workout together while we're apart.

Here's the details for joining on Zoom:

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6151477553?pwd=aWtYODUxTmNSRnc1OU1XbmEvblUwdz09

Meeting ID: 615 147 7553 Passcode: 6QyDr3

DISCLAIMER:

Like I said it's suitable for everyone and we'll have low impact options for all exercises.

If you have an injury or are getting back into fitness please take it at your own pace and stop if anything is painful.

I'm a qualified running coach and will be doing exercises to help build strength, stamina and stability.

Fierce February - Week 4 STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

January is over and that’s the time when lots of people (myself included!) dip in motivation to keep moving. So to combat that we’re introducing ’Fierce February’ to keep us fired up and focused for the month ahead!

Each week we’ll be concentrating on combating a different part of the body so that by the end of the month we’re feeling strong and powerful as we head into spring!

This week is about all over strength and conditioning and here’s what we’re encouraging you to do. You can do as many of these suggestions as you like and in any order you fancy, everything is suitable for all abilities and you work at your own pace:

• Join for our online live group session which happens every Tuesday at 7pm - this week we’ll run through upper body focused exercises together by the power of zoom, details here.

• For strength and conditioning the core is really important! Some of you will know the lovely Sarah Place (former leader of GoodGym Greenwich and also temporary leader of GoodGym Ealing way back when!), well now she's a big YouTube star and has a great 10 minute core conditioning routine for us to try. Give it a go by clicking here.

• If like me you like running off road then give this 15 minute routine a go to help strengthen those key muscles for trail running. And if you don't like getting muddy (what's wrong with you?!) but these will also help with stronger road running too!

• Sometimes bigger isn't always better and the small precise movements in pilates provide excellent conditioning for runners! Here's a 15 minute routine for you to try this week.

• For this one you'll need a resistance band, if there's one bit of equipment I recommend it's this! This video will show you 6 great conditioning moves to do with a resistance band.

Let us know how you get on in the comments below or in our WhatsApp group.

You can also check out the all session listings for future weeks and other sessions here.