Look Good This Summer

08 August 2007

Exercise is not all about sweating it out in the gym - we're burning calories all the time in our everyday movements.

With this in mind Bridget Blair popped along to Wigston's Green Gym which offers volunteers the chance to stretch their legs in a massive allotment and get fit as dig...

If you want to lose weight, but can't afford a gym membership or you don't fancy getting hot and sweaty on a treadmill, then you'll probably be interested in this idea.

People involved in the project learn new gardening skills and even get to take a selection of the yummy organic produce home with them!

Sheeka one of the volunteers said : "It's very therapeutic as we get fresh air. I would encourage people to come here - you get to learn a lot."

The Green Gym is set on the Aylestone Road allotments in Wigston. You can get involved Mondays 12:00-15:00, Tuesdays from 10:00-13:00 and Sundays.

If you want to find out more then call our CSV Action number on 0116 201 6644.

02 August 2007

A few weeks ago Bridget decided that she would try and lose some weight before she goes on holiday to Australia later in the summer.

Listen to the first part of Bridget Jones's diary - oops, Bridget Blair's diary...

Bridget is enjoying the life changes so far, but the exercise is quite hard work:

"This has been the end of my first workout. I am tired, and very red, and hot."

Keep checking back and listening to BBC Radio Leicester to follow Bridget's weight loss story!