Samina

With rules relaxing we hope this will be our last 'enforced' online session but we know we have it as an option should we need it in the future!

This week Claire led the way:

• Squats
• Plank with walking hands
• Crab walk with kicks
• Arm and leg raisers

Tough going. We have a community mission next Monday but all places are gone - keep an eye on the whatsapp group (contact me to join) for more missions and info on upcoming outdoor training sessions!

After a quick catch-up on news and what we had got upto over the weekend we headed straight into our HIIT exercises.

This week two rounds of HIIT round robin completing a mixture of exercises to give us a whole body work out.

Next week more HIIT led by Liz!

We had another round robin session this week with the following HIIT exercises:

• High knees with climbing arms
• Cross crunches
• Wide mountain climbers
• Alternate heel touch crunches
• Jump squats

Join us again on Monday evening and share in the HIIT fun!

This week we continued our round robin HIIT sessions with, Liz leading:

Everyone shared 2-3 exercises with the group. We all felt the burn from the new donkey kick exercise!

Liz is leading again nexy week - be sure to get in touch with Pritesh if you want to join us.

This week we were back with more HIIT circuits.

Liz led the group starting with the all important warm up, followed by 40 seconds of:

• bear crawls
• legs raised clapping crunches
• jump squat touch ground alternate sides
• alternate elbow to knee stomach crunches
• kicking punches

We repeated this three times and ended with a cool down stretch.

Join next week for a HIIT round robin session!

In this week's surprise session Claire led a circuits session. 7 exercises, 45 seconds each, 15 seconds break, 2 rounds:

• Squats with punches
• Elbow to knee lifts
• Lunges right leg
• Lunges left leg
• Leg lifts
• Superman arm and leg raises

Top work everyone!

Tonight was the HIIT round robin! Each participant shared two exercises with the group. There was a range of exercises, so together we created a whole body workout.

Our lockdown fitness continued - this week Taskforce member Liz led the group in a HIIT session; on the 'menu' tonight:

• squat jumps

• bridge leg lifts

• plank - lift up and down

• crab walks

• knee to elbow lifts

Next week we have a group session that really is a group session as everyone will be pitching in with exercise ideas! Hurray!

Claire T, GoodGym Brent's resident yoga teacher extraordinaire, got us loosened up with a brilliant "happy hips for runners" stretching session. Claire expertly guided us through a series of stretches (with variations for different level of flexibility) all designed to loosen and strengthen the muscles around your hips which is often where runners get 'niggles'. A great way to start the week and some handy stretches to go back to as a warm up/warm down on these cold winter days! Thanks Claire!

This evening the fabulous four met outside the Brent Mencap offices. Ian arrived and explained the task for the evening. The task was to transfer a mountain of braches into a bin. Samina, Sabina and Lee set to work breaking the branches into smaller pieces. Meanwhile, Liz moved the branches into the bin. The bin frequently appeared full, but Ian demonstrated that by climbing into the bin, the branches would compact further. Liz followed, taking her turn to climb into the bin and stamp on the branches. The mountain was promptly transformed into a molehill!! The bin was full to bursting!

Only one task remained, a trip to Papagayo to feed and water the workers!

Hopefully, see you again soon, once the bin has been emptied!