An initiative that combines exercise with community improvement could be in Cardiff, if a new campaign is successful.
GoodGym combats social isolation by pairing runners with an older, isolated individual. Members run to see their partner, check they’re okay, then run home. Similarly, community runs see a team of joggers help out with projects to improve the local area.
Founder, Ivo Gormley, wanted to redirect the energy wasted in gyms by combining exertion with cause. Many people cite a lack of time or energy to volunteer, but as Hackney branch member, Damien Clarkson, says, “GoodGym is great because it enables a person to combine healthy living with community work and giving something back.”
A campaign has started to get GoodGym to Cardiff. To get involved head to the website.
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Photos and video reproduced with the permission of Ivo Gormley