GOODGYM BRENT BACK IN THE HABIT

As we welcomed the second week into Jubilant June, the sun was shining on Willesden Sports Centre and another **Marvellous Monday with GoodGym Brent could begin!!!!

Adam was first to arrive and spent the first 10mins trying to work out what was different about coach Ellie, quizzically stating - "Your face looks different, I can't work out why...." Haircut...No.... Leggings... No.....The popping pink lipstick had him baffled for some time, "ahhhhh I knew it was that", hummmmmmmmm without a hint of "LIP-SERVICE" me thinks.... not! LOL

Keeping the girly theme in full swing and not letting the side down at all, Isabelle arrived with ravishing red nails. So with Lips and Nails, looking fresh to death, GG Brent had it's jazzing up complete and minus the Mosaic Wig run 2 weeks earlier, it was our most glamorous run to date!

As the rest of the gang rolled in, it seemed as though everyone was looking extra good this fine eve! Sadhana fresh off the Euro, after a flying visit to Paris to knock old... oh you know a casual 10k Sunday Race, not phased one jot and back to GG the very next day. And new face - Catherine, new to Brent, but not to exercise, the seasoned cyclist was brimming with energy and positive vibes, a most welcome new recruit!!

With Claire and Ervin completing the Sexy Monday Team, we set to work on the warm-up running circles round the gym-goers entering the centre (no literally running in circles, we were very dizzy by the end)

After the warm-up a short hop, skip and a jaunt took us down the road to St Andrews Parish Church, a staple community hub, in desperate need of some external maintenance. Coordinated by the awesome Deborah and the fabulous Willesden Green Town Team, who met us on route with more tools than B&Q we set to work. Shortly after, we were joined by Lisa, Adam's lovely wife who joined in immediately and wore her honorary red-shirt to fit in with the GG brigade perfectly!!

Despite the tool selection, a distinct lack of gloves meant, dirty hands was the order of the night & very soon, we were the glamorous crew no more.

As the girls dug-deep, coach Ellie sent the boys on a mission - Go and collect the plants from Adam's mates house, down the road. & Willesden by-passers were left more than bemused as the boys hot-foot it back, plants in hands looking like the most rubbish burglars in the world.

With the task well and truly underway, GG Brent worked their butts off...... Cigarette Butts that is and picked up about a thousand discarded ends from the foliage. Battling on, the team cleared the rubbish (including sausages on sticks with marshmallows on the end....... Don't ask!!)

Onto the flower-beds and after an immense amount of weed raking, the team dug as much as they could into the cement like soil that desperately needed some juicy water to loosen it up! Holy Moly, digging has never been so hard!

Once again Adam to the rescue and his 5min shuttle run back to his flat, provided us with 2 full watering cans to loosen soil and plant the lovely shrubs into place!! Water, water of life, Adam provided the water of life!

A final push to the end and the time was up. Hugs and goodbyes to the Willesden Team and GG Brent was on the move once more. The run back to base was filled with the joys of; Hill Reps, Plyometrics and Walking Lunges to close. not before we had one close encounter with a very angry and very scary female dog called Roxy, who was very annoyed at our jumping bench squats! Thankfully Erwin's calming, secret talent as - The Dog Whisperer of Brent protected us from danger and we managed to finish the session having a "Bitch-in Good Time"

Gorgeous Crew. Fabulous Task. Holy Water. Fitness Fun!!!

That sums up another week with GG BRENT.

Till next time.........

DO GOOD. FEEL GOOD. INSPRE.