Do you struggle to get to the gym or stick to your diet? Are you too busy to do the right things for your health? And do you even enjoy doing the things that are supposed to make you fit? If you answer yes, then try a day out at any of the historic houses and gardens run by the …
Gullivers Dinosaur and Farm park: Part 2 The Farm
We carried on round the park and came to Gully’s farm. Nate was instantly impressed because there was a small park full of diggers and other toy machinery for him to play with. They had some hydraulic ones for big kids (dads) to play with in the corner but nate was happy with the smaller ones that he could ride. …
Bath such a beautiful city
For my wife’s birthday this year I took her to bath because she has wanted to visit for years We had such a wonderful time meandering around we just kept smiling. It’s such a beautiful city that if you ever get the chance to visit you should. You can see from the stats that this much fun also got us …
I want to be a pilot!!! Eurofighter Typhoon
Memories This video and the memories that go with it will stay with me forever. I still remember fondly a similar experience years ago in a summer job as a drivers mate we passed an RAF base while several jets were preparing to take off about 100 meters away. We pulled over and watched each get into position, fire up …
Santa and Hatton country park Christmas fayre
This was a really fun way to a lazy 8,000 steps. I basically sat down all day either in the car or in the restaurant while he was in the soft play but I ended up with over 8000 steps, plenty of calories burnt and 42 floors climbed. The true object of all human life is play. G. K. Chesterton …
Fun at the zoo. Whipsnade 2015
These photos simply capture a few special moments of this adventure. From the beautiful scenery in which this zoo resides to the wonderful animals and experiences you get to see and do. You forget the challenges this put you through because you are simply enjoying yourself. It’s just a lovely way to get moving. Play is training for the unexpected …
I want to be a pilot!!! Battle of the Atlantic
As part of our fantastic day at Duxford air show we got to see this beautiful and frankly relaxing flight sequence of classic aircraft from a bygone era. I stood for ages, working muscles I don’t normally work and ignored the hunger in my belly all because I was having fun.
Daddy, I want to see some Dinosaurs!!!!
The trip today was round the corner to the dino world part of gulliver land in Milton Keynes. It was a nice sunny day (pretty windy though ) so my wife sold it to me as an outdoor park full of dinosaurs rides and a farm. Gullivers Dinosaur and farm park was £9 each for entry, even for our 3 …
Fun, food and frolics: How to stimulate your metabolism while you chow down
Another thing you do on holiday is eat out isn’t it. In fact it can easily take up a few hours each day so it’s great if you can really maximise the fun involved. Though meal times are often situations which promote bad health and this can be exacerbated on holiday because they often put you in a situation where you are: …
Hidden adventures: Exploring Rushmere park
What do you do on holiday? Find places to play and places to eat right. And the places to play often involve plenty of Well what do you do during a normal working week? You don’t play much at work do you and you’re only good at what you do regularly so I like to use play each week and …
The day I learned my grandad worked with a genius
It’s not everyday that you find out that your grandad worked alongside a world renowned genius. I’m not sure how much you know about Milton Keynes, the city in which I live, but it continually astounds me that it is actually world famous. Not in an obvious way because plenty of people in the UK wouldn’t know where it is …
A Play day at the family gym!!!
Building on the idea of using christmas to get fit and healthy through a parent workout today has been all about play because we had a little day off with our little one. right now I am that happy tired you get after a day with an under 5 and I know I had a proper workout. The big treat was …
Fit for days out: Our day at the Olympics part two
After all this we had to watch the diving and then get home. Here is the list of what we had to do: Bloody knackered, I’m 70 kgs (About 12 stone). I couldn’t help but wonder how would that feel for someone heavier like 100 kgs. We loved every minute of it and would happily do it again but it …
Fit for days out: Our day at the Olympics part one
A theme running through this blog is the idea of Life as play. Make the play in your life keep you healthy. This post comes from notes I made when I took my family to visit the 2012 London Olympics. What I keep noticing through life is that the really fun stuff takes a lot out of you. That’s great …
Discover new places by being alone
I just read this wonderful set of tweets from @leonalewismusic . Wanted to record it for my own reference. I often feel alone in my views. But I feel that following my heart makes me happier than following the crowd. I feel this quote explains why. Leona said:Yesterday I was asked if I feel lonely being a vegetarian and not …