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GoodGym. The story so far GoodGym arose out of a frustration with normal gyms being a waste of energy and human potential. After a year or so of thinking, testing and developing ideas the project was submitted to Social Innovation Camp in December 2008. The project was rapidly developed by a wonderful team of people and won first prize. Following this, GoodGym grew a steering group and put together a pilot project to prove the concept and its potential impact in Tower Hamlets. Why are we doing it? We are a group of runners that believe that gyms are a waste of energy. Something we’ve been working on a lot is loneliness and isolation amongst older people: 13% of people over 65 in the UK say that they always or often feel lonely, and 17% of those living alone see family and friends less than once a week.

As one person describes it: "With aging you lose a lot of friends. GoodGym makes a contribution to improving quality of life for older people. Making it easy to do good: What's the plan? Animal Futé. Colocation par Affinités. Cup of Teach.

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