Wolumla's Katrina Oldham has found a unique way to keep active during the COVID-19 isolation measures.
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And she has the garden makeover to prove it.
For the past few weeks since social restrictions came into play, Oldham took the opportunity to put her daily runs to work, collecting a rock each day to help build retaining walls around the garden and a new fire pit in the yard.
"I've got a bit of a collection pile going on," Katrina says with a laugh. "We've got the old gold mines up our way and i've been running the trails for a while and always thinking I needed to get some rocks for the garden."
Depending how far up the trails she climbs, the daily adventure is between three-and-a-half to five kilometres, which includes lugging sizeable rocks home.
"It's definitely a two-handed or on the shoulder to carry them thing, they're pretty heavy," she said.
To her family who are also home as part of the isolation measures, Katrina said the kids almost find it amusing just another one of "Mum's phases", while Wolumla locals are pretty used to seeing her exercise with weights.
"They're pretty used to seeing me running around with weights or something, so they're not shocked, but I come across people exercising up there and they think it's a bit of resistance training almost," she said with a laugh.
The Oldhams are a sporty family with football normally taking centre-stage this time of year, but training shutdowns and gym closures had been a bit of a "shock to the system".
"Normally I'm in the gym twice a day, Rhys my 20-year-old was doing four trainings a week for league and footy and now down to nothing and there is [my husband] Ross doing the gym and footy training as well, it's come to a grinding halt."
Katrina said she was a member of Merimbula's Seaside Health Club and has rented one of the club's spin bikes and some weights after they were forced to close the doors.
However, she's also taken to adapting workout routines around the house and is sharing them with her daughter's gymnastics website.
"I thought I might as well share what I can with others - I know a lot of people are missing their exercise as well," she said.
Katrina also encourages anyone else looking to stay accountable and active to get involved in the wealth of emerging online comps.
"There is quite a few online competitions about - you're not doing it to win, but stay accountable, at the end you just get bragging rights - but it helps people stay motivated."