During a lull in the wet and windy conditions on Saturday afternoon, I made my way to the flats where Mr N lives. I rang the buzzer and he let me into the building.

Limited mobility meant Mr N was unable to take his recycling from his flat to the communal bin. Cardiff Council Independent Living & Wellbeing Services enlisted the help of Goodgym to clear the backlog.

Mr N had already gathered some green sacks to go. I grabbed three and set off: down the stairs, out the door, front path, side path, along the back of the building to the communal bin, and back again.

I repeated this routine another four times. Each sack was full to the brim; holding them laterally away from my body as I jogged created a surprisingly satisfying exercise.

Once the final sacks had been removed, Mr N beamed. He was very happy to have regained a sizable area of his flat - 1.8 cubic metres by my calculation - and being housebound in a small flat, it will undoubtedly improve Mr N's quality of life.