if there's any truth at all in this well known saying then 5 Bath Goodgymmers will be feeling very good indeed after helping out at Grow for Life's annual Apple Day. Apples were washed, chopped, mashed and juiced ready for pasteurising, compost was turned, music was enjoyed and crafts admired. At the end of the event we helped to clean up and pack everything away, a great couple of hours with lovely people.

Due to high inflation and expensive oven-cooking bills, roughly half of UK adults report cooking fewer roasts or skipping the tradition. Not St Philip’s Church in Odd Down, Bath, which lays on a roast dinner once a month for people who would otherwise be on their own. One-2-One brings people together with the aim of tackling loneliness in the community.

It also aims to serve those in the community who can’t make it to the church by providing them with a takeaway version. It makes its more vulnerable members feel that they are still part of the group. That’s where GoodGym Bath comes in - we deliver the meals to people’s homes across Odd Down, hoping that they’ll still be hot!

It was a real case of #dogoodgetfit - a three and a half mile trek across Odd Down distributing portions of roast pork and pear and apple crumble to four very grateful customers. I believe it’s turkey next month.

I’ve been helping out with GoodGym at Odd Down Junior Parkrun for more than five years now and you’d have thought I’d have got the hang of it by now. But it seems there is still more to learn. In a good way!

It’s great to encourage the young runners as they make their way round the cycle track with a high five. We celebrate their achievement so far and encourage them on their challenge but, until Sunday, I had no idea that there is so much more to a foam hand. By that I mean the magic of the “power-up”. Just like in a computer game, a touch of the marshal’s hand can give a welcome energy boost and see the athletes onto personal bests. How good is that?

Thanks to Tanya for joining me in the magic of marshalling. Together with the other Parkrun volunteers we saw 127 children meet their 2km target - with the odd power-up helping them on their way.

Goodgymmers were welcomed by blue sky and a spitfire flypast at Brickfields parkrun so it was already a great day before we'd even got going! Having been assigned our marshaling points the run director gave us brief instructions, all while an inflatable birthday cake was getting ready in the background - a bit surreal for a Saturday morning. Out on the course we cheered a record number of participants along their way, including the aforementioned cake which arrived at the finish line to much applause. A happy couple of hours well spent in great company helping a wonderful health initiative. Volunteering at parkrun is very easy and everyone is welcoming and supportive, so why not give it a try next time, it's a piece of cake!