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Games of Knowledge | Sports and Exercise

Games of Knowledge and Games of Sport

The Evolution Of The Climbing Frame

| October 11, 2010

We all remember playing on the climbing frame in the playground as a young child, the impossible challenge of the monkey bars, the dares with your friends about who could reach the top first it seemed that in our youth we were able to make something as simple as a network of metal bars a beams into a imaginary fantasy land that could entertain for hours on end. Of course as we got older the games changed, they became more violent, we would kick footballs at our friends how showed off by getting to the end of the monkey bars, something which seemed so out of reach when we were young.

 

Then of course the teenage years come and we use parks as a hangout spot rather than to play in, fast forward a few years and we congregate in playgrounds, perching on the equipment and using it as a setting to get drunk on cheap cider. Then we are gone, the climbing frames stand desolate and lonely, abandoned with our loss of innocence, longing for the frivolities of our youth to come back and clamber all over it.

 

But alas we are now grown up and playgrounds are not top o our list of priorities. We are now interested in cars and women and money. The only play equipment we might use is the new fashionable trampoline range, whether they be 10ft trampolines or 14ft trampolines, it doesn’t matter they have taken the mantle as our new number one playing thing from the poor climbing frame. Climbing frames are not going down without a fight however, they have spawned a new breed of play equipment, high bars. High bars are popping up in locations all over the UK and are being used for anything from birthday parties to corporate events. The climbing frame has evoloved and it’s fighting back!

Summer Brings A Lot Of Sales For Businesses Of Trampolines

| September 10, 2010

When summer comes people are always looking to do some outdoor activities. The mild weather and sunnier climate is welcomed with open arms in the UK by many of us. UK is not generally famous for its hot weather but this year we have so far had a fantastic summer. Garden play equipments like trampolines or climbing frames companies every year look to the summer as it shit is the time their business makes a massive profit.

Many parents who have kids are looking to purchase outdoor play equipments during the summer. Some go for trampolines and some buy climbing frames. Most people are purchasing trampolines more than any other outdoor play equipments because trampolines can be used by anyone no matter what age they are. The good thing about the trampoline is that you can use it for fitness purpose as well as fun activities. These days you can purchase a trampoline which suits your garden, I mean size wise. YOu can purchase garden trampolines from 6ft, 8ft to 12ft trampolines. IF you want to go for the bigger size then you can get 14ft trampolines to 16ft trampolines. Some people have bigger garden so they can fit 16ft trampoline easily in their back yard.

Trampoline manufacturers have researched before and found out that more trampolines are sold during the summer time than winter. Especially after all the safety issues were sorted by the manufacturers. Few years ago there were concerns about the safety of the trampoline but from two to three years trampoline manufacturers have made sure the trampolines includes all the safety equipments before putting out in the market. This has reduced many negative concerns parents had while buying a trampoline.

If you are thinking about starting a new business in the summer then outdoor toys store might be a good business plan.