All smiles during after kicking someone in the face — Laura is all smiles after kicking someone in the head :P

You may have noticed Laura around JAI. She’s been training since 2021, but made even more of her presence known by completing all 20 of our Septemer JAI Bingo challenges. Not only did she win herself some JAI threads and PT, but she made new friends, gained new skills and is now our official Bingo Champ.

1. You're the winner of our challenge, completing all 20 tasks! Was it your goal to complete all of them or was it something that just happened?
I only intended to do 10 tasks (to get the free shirt) because a) 10 seemed doable and b) there were some challenges that I thought were too hard to do. However, once I'd gotten more than half of the challenges done, I thought to myself, 'Why not just keep going?'.

2. Easiest challenge?
Encouraging, complimenting, and thanking someone, and putting away gear - these are all things I was already doing subconsciously. I like trying to get to know whoever I'm partnered with as it's a great way to make friends, and makes class more fun.

3. Hardest challenge.
Shadow-boxing every day - I'm not the biggest fan of shadow-boxing and 10 minutes felt like such a long time. Definitely helped me to get better at it though!

4. Did you have any surprises while completing the challenges?
I realised that I'm capable of doing more than I think I can, provided someone gives me a push first. It also helped to make me feel more like a part of the gym, getting to know some of the staff and other members better.

5. Did you have fun completing the challenge - would you recommend others to do it?
I had heaps of fun, and it's very satisfying seeing each challenge get ticked off. I would definitely recommend others to do it - even if you don't think you'll complete all the challenges, just give it a go anyway because you might surprise yourself!

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Meet Laura - our Septemer challenge winner