Garmin Vivofit Jr activity tracker for children
The growth of the activity tracker has been immense over the last few years, and I’ve been one of those who’s loved theirs. I’ve had a Fitbit One, a Flex that I didn’t believe, and now I have a Fitbit…
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Get boys comfortable with dance – inspired by Motionhouse
I love dance. So much so that I’ve set up my dance blog to get the word going and try and encourage other people who debate about starting dance but don’t dare. My route back to dancing is a little…
Kids get active with Leapfrog Leapband
*Contains affiliate links I love my fitbit and I’ve always wanted to give it to N to see how much activity he does during the day compared to me. But instead of risking him losing my Fitbit, Leapfrog sent us…
The sportswear dilemma of National Sports Week
Until last week, I’d not felt too pressured by school non-uniform dates. World book day passed pretty easily (I had a plan for Horrid Henry, but N decided he didn’t want to dress up), non-uniform days have either been pj…
Learning about health and exercise at school
One of the great things about children starting school is that you no longer have to answer every question they ask. I’m presuming the teachers get a lot of their questions too. But there’s also the mystery about what they…
School Days – cross country, croup and certificates
We’re back in the weekly school days update. It’s been a busy week despite it being cut a bit short due to illness, but time’s marching on quickly towards Easter. Cross Country When N told me he went to Lego…
Dance like no-one’s watching – the buzz of dance
I mentioned back in October that I’d started dancing again. I love to dance. As a child, I did ballet from the age of 4 to 16 when I had to give up due to having school on Saturdays, a…
The freedom of dance – digging out my modern jive dancing shoes
I mentioned a few weeks ago that friends had dragged me along to their zumba classes. Much as I loved the class, when I spotted last week that there was a new modern jive class starting up only 15 minutes…
Starting Zumba classes to ease back into dance
I’ve not exercised properly for a while and really need to. Before having N, and before getting married, I used to exercise lots. I swam, went to the gym and played a lot of squash. Then I got married, and…
My health, hair and beauty essentials from Chemist Direct
I’m a bit of a creature of habit when it comes to hair and beauty essentials. No, that’s not quite true, with shampoo I do tend to switch between a few brands, and try out some new ranges when they’re…
Getting fitter – scooter in the park while kids cycle
First time out on my (adult) scooter, and I decided that we’d go to the park – me on the scooter and N on his bike. Great way to start getting fit.