Open Gym is a growing network of local fitness groups. If you'd like an outdoor workout in your park let us know. If you can muster 5 people together, then we will find you a fitness coach to start a group.

CONGRATULATIONS – The Brockley Open Gym-ers (TEAM BOG!) who entered the Dulwich 10k in October not only all finished the race but also raised a massive £938.81 for Cancer Research UK – photo evidence here !

Hope you are enjoying the autumn sunshine.  Here are some healthy, tasty recipes to try plus some other ways to get out in the great outdoors:

Hello - this glorious sunshine is forecast to last over the weekend and so try and soak up the vitamin D while you still can! Here are some outdoor activities happening in and around London.

Open Gym-ing
These outdoor workouts are taking place this weekend:

Open Gym was announced as one of the three finalists at an awards ceremony in London, which was the culmination of a ten month competition called the Open Ventures Challenge.

It is one of three new ventures that aim to raise £10m for Cancer Research UK. The organisers of the challenge described it as an 'experiment' in getting people to use their ideas and energy to develop entrepreneurial responses to tackling cancer.

See the full story in Social Enterprise Magazine...

Step 1) Set a baseline
For those of you who would like to lose weight, start by calculating your BMI (body mass index). You can play around with the calculator to find your ideal weight in relation to your height in order to achieve a healthy BMI.

Hi All

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and are looking forward to 2011.

Update - we now have an Open Gym twitter account where I will be posting regular links to things that will help you stay fit – events, races, tools, apps, recipes etc – so if you are into the twittersphere, you can find me here http://twitter.com/OpenGyming .  Or if you are a facebook fan you can also join the Open Gym facebook group.

Right, step away from the computer Jo..... here are some healthy, tasty recipes to try plus some other ways to get out in the great outdoors:

Finally the clocks have changed and we are emerging into Spring – congrats for surviving the winter workouts in the dark – bring on those sunny evenings in the park now!

I have some healthy spring recipes below plus some tech-stuff to help you track your workouts and a list of upcoming running events if you want to set yourself a fitness target this summer.

Tasty recipes

If you are trying to lose a few post-Christmas pounds – you do still need to eat well!  Don’t panic and go on a crash diet – it won’t work and your body will start storing whatever food it gets. A much more effective approach to losing weight is to eat a healthy, fresh, balanced diet and increase your exercise – you will soon see the pounds drop off and your energy levels shoot up.
Here are some healthy balanced recipes to give you inspiration: