Better to be on the hill – than over the hill
How many times have you sat down to do a bit of route planning and ended up with a pleasant but circular route so that you can return to your car? How many times, like me have you fancied doing a long-distance footpath or part thereof but can't because of transport logistics? For some time, …
Review: Trekmates - Friktion Gloves Highly dexterous GORE-TEX glove with + Gore grip technology for superior grip performance. We usually only ever think about gloves during the winter months when the temperature starts to drop. However, I have found as I have gotten older, I get cold fingers with temperatures below 15C. This is …
This years National GetOutside Day is on Sunday 29th September and there are activities all over the country. Details on how to find out whats happening click HERE You do not have to be super fit of even slightly fit. In fact the emphasis this year is on trying some new activities or …
Start/Finish: Chawton Car Park Grid Ref: SU 70896 37525 Distance: 13 miles (21 Km) The Writers’ Way is a 13 mile circular trail linking Chawton near Alton to Selborne and the surrounding villages through some beautiful countryside. The route follows paths and rural lanes, ancient sunken tracks, open farmland and woodland. The trail takes its …
Start: Bentley Railway Station Grid Ref: SU 79218 43085 Finish: Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Grid Ref: SU 62957 00350 Distance: 50 miles (80.5Km) The Shipwrights Way is a 50-mile-long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding and follows …
I was always told that the older you got the less sleep you needed. Well, I find I am needing as much, if not more, than I did 20 years ago! In fact, older adults need about the same amount of sleep as all adults - 7 to 9 hours each night. However, there is …
Many years ago, I had a boss who had an amazing command of the English language. He could write a letter to an obnoxious client which, on the surface, looked full of praise until you looked the words up in a dictionary. Then you realised he was saying the complete opposite. I always admired his …
Following on from a previous post on preventing falls, I am continuing that theme and looking at avoiding injury. I know from personal experience, that the older I get, the more I seem to be injuring myself. My Mother would say that I was prone to injury when I was in my teens. However, that …
Tying up your shoes is one of the many things you learn as a kid growing up. If you were to say to an adult, you are tying your boots up wrong they would probably think you are mad. Because surely there is only one way to tie a pair of walking boots up - …
You mention Man's (or Woman’s) best friend and you instinctively think of dogs. Along with cats, dogs are the constant companions of many older people. They provide company and, for many, a means of exercise. Driving home last night I passed a guy out walking with his Collie and it got me thinking of the …
