A few GoodGym members came online to do yoga.

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Why Static Holds in Yoga Are Amazing for Your Body

In yoga, we often hold poses like Plank or Warrior II for what might feel like forever—but there’s a reason! These static holds, known as isometric exercises, are incredibly beneficial for our health.

Dr. Jamie O’Driscoll, a cardiovascular physiology expert, highlights how isometric exercises (like the plank) can significantly lower blood pressure. Holding these poses keeps your muscles engaged without stretching or contracting, creating stability and strength throughout your body.

On top of that, the plank isn’t just great for your heart—it’s also better than crunches or sit-ups for strengthening your abs and core! So, every time we hold a pose in class, remember: you’re not just building endurance; you’re also protecting your heart and creating a stronger, healthier body.

A small effort during class can lead to big results in your overall fitness and wellbeing. Let’s embrace the holds and feel the transformation together!

A lovely lunchtime mission with Marianne in Lockleaze to help facilitate Ms G’s return home from nursing care, by creating some space in her living room.

Our task was to move a three seater sofa from the living room out to a chalet hut in the back garden and we were met by Ms G’s neighbour, Mr G, together with a member of the Discharge to Access team, K, who outlined the plan to us.

Mr G decided to take off the door from the living room to the kitchen and with a lot of twisty-turny and tippy-uppy we managed to manoeuvre the sofa through the kitchen and then through the back room and across the garden into the chalet hut.

We had already rearranged some furniture items in the chalet hut to make enough room to fit the sofa in but it was not long before we had finished - or so we thought.

We offered to assist Mr G with putting the living room door back on which seemed to take just as long as the rest of the task, but gave us a good opportunity about all sorts of things not least the great parties that Ms G must have hosted back in the day, with a jukebox in the living room and a bar in the chalet hut 🎶 💃🍷

Nice one Marianne on completing her first mission and coming up with some genius puns - I chose this one as it seemed the most apt! 😉

A few people came online to do online yoga with GoodGym.

check out the next session https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/yoga-with-paul-tuesday-9-55am-7f60fea6-2457-4255-8a7c-3e9460f4c09c?legacy=true

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Details on how yoga improves vascular function, particularly through enhanced endothelial function, one of the key mechanisms by which yoga can help regulate blood pressure. The endothelium is the inner lining of blood vessels and plays a critical role in maintaining vascular health.

Storm Darragh had brought down fencing at Redcliffe Children's Centre and they'd had to be closed for the last two days so it was great to get GoodGym there to help out in the playground whilst the governors met indoors.

A small task to relocate a lively Hansel and Gretel style wooden playhouse under cover for the winter as part of the roof had blown off in the storm. It is a BIG playhouse, big enough to host plays.

And we soon worked out it wasnt going to fit under the shelter they wanted, no tape measure, mind, at GoodGym we use GoodGymmers to measure things with increasing heights of GoodGymmers and GoodGymmers with their hands as high up as possible.

After much "1, 2, 3 lift... down" shuffling, we worked out Plan A definitely wasn't going to happen, shelter too short.

Plan B was tall enough! After some "1, 2, 3 lift... down" shuffling, we heard the sound of breaking glass which was "just" a clock but proved Plan B definitely wasn't going to happen, gap between school and adventure playground was too narrow, just.

Plan C was tall enough and wide enough! It was also back past where we'd first started. Andninvolved moving a huge tractor tyre (like the ones used in World's Strongest Man tyre-flippibg) which Vaguely Northern Darrenmanaged all on his own, shifting it at least an inch. But we're GoodGymmers, we don't give up and we like a HIIT workour so more "1, 2, 3 lift... down" shuffling, we shoe-horned the HUGE HOUSE under a shelter that, ironically, was where it had lived some tine ago. The school have promised to write down that this is the only shelter it can fit under.

With some skillful use of litter-pickers, the missing bit of roof was added back onto the apex and we could all run/walk away for some light refreshment at Bar + Block as it was festive speed-dating at Club Haus.

Hope everyone's not too achy, see you next week for fun and pizza!

A dry night and a short walk or run over to Brunswick Cemetery for a bit of path finding, either through the grass or through the mountain of leaves.

With a shortage of tools (who stayed in the dry) we were equipped with gloves, lights and pieces of repurposed cardboard to clear multiple bags' worth of leaves plus a couple of heavy grass to leave the area much tidier and less slippery for all the park users. And hopefully less space for the weeds to grow as we continue to make the space even better.

Next year, the spiral will be back to its full glory - thats our first New Year's resolution sorted!