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Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.44,0:00:12.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been thinking about gym memberships,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.26,0:00:16.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in particular, all the gym memberships\NI've underused in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.98,0:00:20.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm definitely one of those people\Nwho likes the idea of being fit
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.43,0:00:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,far more than the actual\Nreality of getting fit.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.26,0:00:28.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my youth, I really, really\Nwanted Brad Pitt's abs.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.03,0:00:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.36,0:00:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These days, it's Jason Statham's\Nchiselled physique.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.04,0:00:36.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every now and then, I'll get\Nall excited about getting buff
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.37,0:00:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sign up to my local gym.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.74,0:00:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"This is it," I tell myself, "from now on,\NI'm going to be fit, healthy and happy."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.28,0:00:47.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do not have Brad Pitt's abs,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.13,0:00:49.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I only have Jason Statham's hairline.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.71,0:00:50.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.90,0:00:55.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sad truth is every time I've signed up\Nto a gym, I've barely attended.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.32,0:00:59.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I have gone, I've found it\Na truly miserable experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.48,0:01:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think I've boiled that down\Nto two main reasons:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.20,0:01:06.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,connection and purpose.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.18,0:01:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I find the gym a particularly\Nisolating environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.92,0:01:15.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here I am, surrounded by all these people\NI have at least one thing in common with,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.59,0:01:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I couldn't feel\Nmore distant from them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.81,0:01:22.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost every machine caters\Nfor one person only, can't be shared;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.37,0:01:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we all have headphones in\Nto block each other out;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.16,0:01:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we actively avoid eye contact,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.18,0:01:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,never mind strike up conversation\Nfor fear of looking weird or creepy.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.88,0:01:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That sounds more like my morning commute\Nthan it has any right to.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.87,0:01:41.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then there's the act of exercising\Nin an artificial environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.19,0:01:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lifting things that don't need lifting,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.29,0:01:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and generating all this energy that has\Nno meaning or impact on anyone else.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.26,0:01:48.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.82,0:01:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The treadmill is the perfect embodiment\Nof my life at its worst:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.36,0:01:55.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going nowhere fast\Nand paying for the privelage.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.86,0:01:57.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.73,0:02:00.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's been said that\Nif exercise were a pill,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.15,0:02:01.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would be prescribed to everybody,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.96,0:02:04.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such are the wonderous\Nhealth and wellbeing benefits.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.97,0:02:08.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That may be the case\Nbut I still find it hard to swallow,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.55,0:02:10.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I don't think I'm alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.22,0:02:14.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2018, gym memberships in the UK
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.29,0:02:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rose to nearly ten million\Nacross 7,000 locations.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.99,0:02:20.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However we still have\Na physical activity challenge
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.55,0:02:22.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with around a third of UK adults
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.17,0:02:25.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not getting the miminum\Nrecommended levels of exercise.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.25,0:02:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know we ought to be fitter,\Nmany of us even want to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.84,0:02:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just don't enjoy it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.28,0:02:34.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what if the answer
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.44,0:02:37.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,isn't more ways for us to exercise\Nand feel bad about ourselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.89,0:02:42.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but instead more ways for us to connect\Nand feel good about ourselves?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.09,0:02:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is where GoodGym came into my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.26,0:02:50.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,GoodGym is a community of runners\Nwho get fit by doing good.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.61,0:02:54.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We run in groups to help\Ncommunity projects such as city farms,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.71,0:02:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,community centres or food banks.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.86,0:03:00.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We undertake missions\Nfor older neighbours,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.26,0:03:04.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helping out with tasks around the home\Nsuch as changing a lightbulb.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.79,0:03:07.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we visit isolated older people,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.23,0:03:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giving them an opportunity\Nto meet a younger local runner,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.08,0:03:12.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in turn, become that runner's coach.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.41,0:03:15.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,GoodGym makes the act of getting fit\N
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.35,0:03:18.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a way to be both social\Nand make a difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.66,0:03:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has grown from a small project\Nin Tower Hamlets back in 2009,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.79,0:03:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a UK-wide social movement\Nwith around 1000 people every week,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.76,0:03:30.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,getting active and doing good.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.31,0:03:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Be that helping older neighbours\Nfeel more connected,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.06,0:03:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,setting up beds in a homeless shelter,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.54,0:03:38.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,building toilet platforms\Nfor water voles -
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.49,0:03:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yep, that exists apparently,\Nwhich is great! -
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.66,0:03:41.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.61,0:03:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and shovelling a lot of compost.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.03,0:03:47.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What drives the social movement
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.15,0:03:50.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are the stories behind\Neverybody who takes part.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.51,0:03:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not just missing\Nsomething in our exercise.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.62,0:03:57.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Quite often we're missing something\Nin the way we live our lives as well -
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.10,0:04:00.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a sense of belonging, a sense of purpose.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.94,0:04:04.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My GoodGym journey started\Nsix years ago in Camden.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.53,0:04:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Running each week to a different\Ncommunity project, making new friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.24,0:04:10.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and acheiving ever further distances.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.38,0:04:14.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used to think that five kilometres\Nwas the absolute furthest
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.58,0:04:17.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a human being could\Nor should travel by foot.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.18,0:04:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.83,0:04:22.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Within six months, I'd completed\Nmy first half marathon,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.47,0:04:24.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supported not just\Nby my fellow GoodGymers,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.95,0:04:28.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but by all the projects we'd supported\Nalong the way as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.77,0:04:31.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then my world shook.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.84,0:04:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of a sudden,\Nmy mum became very, very ill,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.27,0:04:38.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very, very quickly, and she passed away.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.35,0:04:42.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt a lot of horrible\Nthings at that time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.31,0:04:47.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but one of the things I struggled with\Nwas feeling very, very useless.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.56,0:04:52.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My first GoodGym run after my mum's death \Nbecame very important to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.87,0:04:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wasn't about exercising\Nto make myself feel better.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.90,0:04:58.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wasn't even really about\Nseeing my friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.10,0:05:03.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think there was a need to take all that\Nnegative energy and chaos inside me
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.56,0:05:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and know it could be used\Nfor something positive.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.87,0:05:11.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That evening, we were running to bring\Nan old community space back into use -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.13,0:05:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ripping up carpets,\Nrepairing beaten up walls.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.74,0:05:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My vivid memory of that evening is,\Nfirst-off, not being very good at it;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.68,0:05:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being covered head to toe\Nin plaster and dust;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.23,0:05:25.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,laughing a huge amount;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.59,0:05:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and most importantly to me,\Njust feeling useful again.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.88,0:05:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, in a lot of ways,\Nmy real GoodGym journey started that day.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.88,0:05:38.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I increased my running,\Nnow I was increasing my volunteering.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.69,0:05:42.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started to do jobs\Nfor old people in the community,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.16,0:05:44.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mainly clearing gardens\Nor moving furniture.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.19,0:05:48.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came to appreciate\Nhow a simple act of kindness
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.74,0:05:52.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can completely transform a person's\Nsense of self-worth and identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.74,0:05:55.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I got matched with a coach.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.69,0:05:59.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An absolutely beautiful,\Nwonderful woman called Marian,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.01,0:06:03.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who taught me running up a massive hill\Nto deliver a TV Weekly Magazine
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.42,0:06:07.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was far more motivating to me\Nthan how chiseled my stomach looked.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.12,0:06:12.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In all honesty, I've never been fitter,\Nhappier, or more confident
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.80,0:06:16.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than when running to a community project,\Nhelping someone with a task,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.53,0:06:18.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or visiting my coach.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.32,0:06:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know what? I've not completely\Ngiven up on those abs of steel.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.74,0:06:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.60,0:06:26.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I'm confident now\Nthat if I'm going to find them,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.15,0:06:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not going to be\Nin a weird room full of machines,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.62,0:06:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it might just be amongst\Nall the people I've connected with
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.80,0:06:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and who make me feel\Nlike I mean something.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.60,0:06:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.08,0:06:40.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheers) (Applause)