AD - Press Trip | I had such a great weekend at @p AD - Press Trip | I had such a great weekend at @pottersresortsfivelakes with @slwilson84. It was an action packed three nights with a full activity and entertainment programme, great food, lovely drinks and beautiful surroundings. 

The staff go above and beyond to make everyone feel at home and they ensure that everyone has the best time possible. I don’t think I stopped smiling all weekend.

The best thing about Potters holidays is that everything is included in the price you pay. Four meals a day, all your drinks - including wine, Prosecco, most spirits and soft drinks - great accommodation and so many activities. 

I’ll write a full review soon but for now here’s a little Reel of our weekend
I always have a lot of questions about accommodati I always have a lot of questions about accommodation when we stay anywhere as a family so I thought I’d share this little tour of our room at @windjammerlanding which was a pretty perfect place to stay.

It’s the ‘Ocean View Two Bedroom’ which was like a little house, with an upstairs and downstairs, built into the hillside. Both rooms had outdoor space and their own shower rooms. Such a great option for a family.
A little photo dump from our holiday in St Lucia. A little photo dump from our holiday in St Lucia. We’ve been back a few days now but still miss the heat, the food, the pool, the constant sounds of wildlife and the lovely people. It was such a great holiday and I’m sure we’ll be back one day.
And just like that, Athena is 12! What a joy it is And just like that, Athena is 12! What a joy it is watching her grow and what a wonderful young woman she is becoming. We could not be more proud. Love you Pickle, have a great birthday.
We’ve just got back from two glorious weeks in S We’ve just got back from two glorious weeks in St Lucia staying at @windjammerlanding and it was just the holiday we needed. Two weeks of sunshine and relaxation in what must be one of the most beautiful islands in the world. 

We can’t wait to go back again in the future. Here’s just a little snippet of our trip.
AD - Press Tickets | We had such a nice day at @na AD - Press Tickets | We had such a nice day at @national_motor_museum despite the rain! The children loved the Little Beaulieu play area and we loved exploring the National Motor Museum and Top Gear exhibit before having a ride on the monorail! We went on an old open topped bus, explored the Beaulieu Manor House and loved the gardens. 
Beaulieu is always a great day out - whatever the weather. This summer they have a whole ‘Summer of Fun’ planned, with activities most days - parades, bird shows and hundreds of sculptures within the grounds too. If you’re looking for a day out this summer definitely think about heading to Beaulieu.
AD - Press Tickets | Tonight we took the kids to t AD - Press Tickets | Tonight we took the kids to their first concert - but it was so much more than just a concert! @abbavoyage is incredible. With CGI ABBA and a live band, it’s like being at an ABBA concert 40 years ago but with modern lighting, effects and sound. ABBA look and sound real, it’s a mind blowing experience.
The set includes all the songs you know and love as well as a few less familiar ones.
You can’t take photos during the show which actually made a refreshing change. A whole arena focused purely on the show and soaking up the moment. It’s definitely something the four of us will always remember.
Now, I’m off to sing Dancing Queen all the way home.
AD - Press Trip | We had such a great day at @phdo AD - Press Trip | We had such a great day at @phdockyard today. They have a fantastic Ultimate Explorer ticket that lets you visit all the attractions as many times as you like for 12 months - and after a day at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard we can see that you need more than one day to really do everything!

We explored HMS Warrior, HMS Victory and the Mary Rose Exhibition - which is incredible! We also saw where ships are built and restored and spent time in Action Stations where the kids climbed and did an assault course.

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is such a fun, educational day out with something for all ages - we can’t wait to go on their harbour tours next time we visit!
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So why not be in it to win it? To enter, all you have to do is send @nationalhways a DM on here with a photo or video of your favourite holiday moments. You can also comment on their Facebook or Twitter #ARoadsToSummer posts with your holiday photos. I've shared a few of our favourite photos to give you some inspiration.

The best six entries will each win a £500 @nationaltrust holidays voucher! SO what are you waiting for? Dig out your favourite holiday photos or take some new ones to share!

The #ARoadsToSummer competition runs from 24 July to 10 September 2023. Winners will be announced in September 2023.

Good luck!
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Health, Beauty & Fitness, Reviews, Running/Fitness, Weight Loss · July 21, 2016

Hire Fitness Review

Disclosure: We were sent the featured products for the purpose of this post however all opinions are my own.

When anyone starts to think about getting fit there are usually so many obstacles in their way – lack of money, lack of time, lack of motivation or lack of child free time. For me, it was the latter. Dave and I work shifts around each other and on the occasions where we are both working Dave’s lovely parents look after the kids.

There isn’t much time where Dave and I are both at home where I can get out and go for a run – although I have tried to run consistently since I started nearly two years ago and have got out of the house as much as I can.

In reality though I wasn’t able to get out more than twice a week and I knew that to make a difference I really needed to regularly exercise three times a week.

As running was something I really enjoyed I wanted to carry on but couldn’t afford the cost of a treadmill. But then I found Hire Fitness, who offer fitness equipment rental so you can exercise from home without the huge outlay of gym equipment.

Hire Fitness Limited offered us the chance to review their hire gym equipment service and I chose a treadmill to use. The treadmill could be set up anywhere we like and as we don’t have much spare space in the house we decided to put it in our huge shed – somewhere I can still hear the baby monitors if I’m running in the evening and somewhere I wouldn’t get distracted by housework, the blog or social media.

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The treadmill was delivered and set up at an agreed time and you pay just one delivery fee and then a rental price per week or per month – depending on how long you have the equipment for. The man who delivered our treadmill showed me how to use it, made sure it was working and left all the information I needed too.

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From then on I had four weeks to use the treadmill as much as I liked. I wasted no time and used it for the first time straight away – only lasting a few minutes but feeling much better for having had some exercise.

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Over the next few weeks I realised that running in a shed is pretty boring, even with music on. So I downloaded some TV shows onto my iPad and watched them whilst running. This helped me exercise for longer and I would run for half an hour with breaks of power walking.

This is about the amount of time I spend running when I manage to get out of the house but I know that with the treadmill I am working harder than I would running on my own speed. The treadmill forced me to put more effort in.

Before using the Hire Fitness treadmill I had only run on one once before – at my Mummymoon at the Holiday Inn. Running on a treadmill isn’t like running outside and I think the differing surfaces outside and natural incline of the ground makes for a harder run but the treadmill had an incline option too and I could easily change the speed too.

I would run at 8-9kmph and would do a brisk walk at 5-6kmph but this was nowhere near the maximum speeds of the machine although I did see my speeds and duration increasing over the time I had the treadmill hire.

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Having the Hire Fitness treadmill rental in my house – or shed – for a month has really improved my level of fitness purely because I have had access to my preferred form of exercise at any time of the day or night – something I haven’t had before. The hire fitness equipment meant I could run whenever I wanted too without the confines of childcare – as I just waited until the children were safely in bed and then went for a run, something I couldn’t do previously.

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Hire Fitness is a great option for anyone that wants exercise to be convenient. They have a great range of fitness equipment that can all be set up in your own home to use exactly how and when you want. To hire exercise equipment has never been so easy!

If you’d love to exercise but don’t like the gym or don’t have a gym near you then this would be a great option too and many of the fitness machines don’t take up much room, even folding for storage. I’ve loved using Hire Fitness and would definitely use them for fitness equipment hire in the future.

Hire Fitness have so many machines to hire – cross trainers, rowing machines, exercise bikes, running machines, elliptical cross trainers, boxing equipment, vibration plates and even whole home gyms and multi gyms as well as the home treadmills we had. I never realised that it was so easy to hire a treadmill and I wish I’d done it sooner.

Review: Hire Fitness

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Comments

  1. The Reading Residence says

    July 21, 2016 at 5:31 pm

    Oh, that is a clever idea! Could really get people started on the road to fitness and better than committing to a purchase.

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  2. Happy Mummy says

    July 21, 2016 at 9:19 pm

    That’s a fantastic idea! I love that you put it in the shed 🙂 x

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  3. Happy Mummy says

    July 21, 2016 at 9:21 pm

    What an amazing idea! I also love that you put it in the shed!!
    x

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  4. Plutonium Sox says

    July 21, 2016 at 11:02 pm

    I like the idea of hiring fitness equipment, I think so many people realise that training at home isn’t for them after they’ve bought equipment. We’ve got a turbo trainer in my office and it’s really useful.
    Nat.x

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  5. Tracey Williams says

    July 26, 2016 at 9:54 pm

    This is such a great idea hiring equipment. I can imagine it would be great to hire before you buy an expensive piece of gym kit. Sounds good service too installing it and showing you how it works x

    Reply

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