January Challenge 2024

It’s time for the GoodGym January challenge, our yearly good deed extravaganza. If you've not been involved before, or need a quick reminder on how it all works, then read on....

Every January, we challenge ourselves to run, walk and cycle as far as we can and to complete as many good deeds as possible. It's about working together and doing as much good as we can for older people and community groups across the country.

This year we're aiming for a whopping 4500 good deeds and 70,000km

As we collectively work to reach 4,500 good deeds, the area with the most good deeds at the end of the month will win the coveted Golden Trowel award.

How do I get involved?

You'll be automatically placed into your area's team, you do not need to anything. Simply do as many good deeds as you possibly can throughout the month. You can find sessions to sign up to on the sessions page.

How do I get good deeds for my area

Any sessions you attend in the month of January will count towards the good deeds for your area, and our national target. You will gain a good deed for your area no matter where the deed takes place. So a member of GoodGym Worthing can do a session in Brighton and the deed will be given to Worthing. Also, deeds completed by non-members do count. Get new GoodGymers to your area in January and their good deed will count towards your total.

How do I add my distance?

In order to get your runs, walks and cycles counting toward the distance target you'll need to connect an app called Strava to your GoodGym account. Strava is a free fitness tracking app available on both Android and Apple. Simpy download the app to your phone and then connect it to your GoodGym account here.

Each time you go out for a run, walk or cycle start the app on your phone and log your journey. Strava also connects to most running watches and wearable fitness trackers.

If you think you've already connected strava but you don't see your workouts being recorded, try logging out of your account and then back in again. This usually resolves the issue.

Let's see your impact

It's great seeing the impact of our work on social media and we'd love to share your accomplishments. Remember to post your stories and photos online and tag us @goodgym on all platforms.

Get involved:

• Find a session near you

• See the January challenge dashboard here

• Find out about GoodGym in your area