Getting fit and healthy can often be incredibly boring and discouraging. You don't want to spend your life trapped in a gym, but there often do not seem to be other ways in which to exercise. However, there are now more and more events that are being catered to the person that wants to get fit and have fun at the same time – and one of my favourites is an event that also allows people to exercise for charity.

London Night Rider is an event during which hundreds, if not thousands of people get together, and ride around London from one evening to the next morning. The route is set out, and is about 100 kilometres. It was started in 2010 with only 300 cyclists, but last year there was over four thousand. The event encourages people to be active, and to raise some funds for a good cause.

The cause that I have chosen is a local school, that badly needs the funding. I and my team – who are all at different levels of fitness – set off at 23:55 on a Saturday evening in the dark, with enough lights on to shame a Christmas tree. Together we looked like the extras from a TRON film! The ride was fantastic: very busy, as the roads are not closed off, with coming up to 200 people waiting at one set of lights! The views of London at night time were great, the roads full of pot holes, the traffic terrible. But after 104km, crossing the finish line at 5:45am on Sunday morning, I felt amazing.

I encourage everyone to sign up for next year's London Night Rider, and see what events are in your area that allow you to get active and have fun at the same time.