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Old 10-01-2013, 11:55 AM   #1
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Hello all :)

I'm looking for a new activity to take up while I am studying. I would like it to be the following:
  • social
  • mildly sporty/involving physical activity
  • not too expensive
  • fun!

Please feel free to provide suggestions, so far I've thought of dancing but that is about all I've come up with.

Or if you can suggest places locally to look for information.. I'll check the local newspaper when it comes I think.

Thank you :)

PS. Someone is probably going to suggest sex so I'm just going to get it out here... no.

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Old 10-01-2013, 12:06 PM   #2
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Old 10-01-2013, 12:11 PM   #3
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A walking group? I don't know if there is nice countryside or anything near where you are?



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Old 10-01-2013, 12:11 PM   #4
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Any kind of sports class will have social aspects.

Zumba, Pilates, yoga, martial arts, aqua aerobics, roller disco!

I suspect if its something to do whilst studying you will want something that you can just do an hour or two a week in the evening or at weekends.

If you have a health club or even a holiday park near you it is worth seeing what they offer. My nan lives near to a caravan/holiday village and uses their gym and pool for a yearly membership despite not staying there.



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Old 10-01-2013, 12:12 PM   #5
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Ooh, also, volunteering at a farm or something. Again, my knowledge of the availability of such things in your area is limited!



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Old 10-01-2013, 12:13 PM   #6
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Try a Zumba class. I don't know how cheap or expensive that would be though, or if there's one in your area.

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Old 10-01-2013, 01:18 PM   #7
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i used to love playing squash.. good for getting out anger too.





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Old 10-01-2013, 02:08 PM   #8
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I fence...it helps me calm down. It's not so social, but it's sporty and very very fun!



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Old 10-01-2013, 04:58 PM   #9
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Have you looked in to pole dancing?

Now, I know what you might be thinking. But Universities and such can run class as part of a Society. They are strictly for sport purposes and anything deemed anything but is not allowed. I joined one during my time at University and we were told to only wear gym clothes (tracksuit bottoms/t-shirts) and if anyone was doing the class for anything other than sport they were asked to leave. It was fun and I met a lovely bunch of ladies there (and even a few guys!).



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Old 10-01-2013, 05:16 PM   #10
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I know loads of people who do pole dancing for exercise, my sister just took up a course. Although that is to help with ehr Burlesque career.

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Old 10-01-2013, 05:37 PM   #11
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I fence...it helps me calm down. It's not so social, but it's sporty and very very fun!
Not social? I was dating three guys at once from the same fencing club! (Bad, I know.) And when you stab someone in the balls/in the boob it gives you something to laugh about.

Aimee, does your university offer any sports or clubs that interest you? Most of them are designed to be mainly social. Fencing is good, but can be incredibly expensive (I'm just about to spend £700 on kit) if your club doesn't provide, and it's quite intense physically. Dance of whatever type is good as well. Things like badminton/squash clubs, or tennis, or hockey, or anything that requires two or more people is inherently social.

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Old 10-01-2013, 05:38 PM   #12
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Being from Straya some kind of activity with sharks would seem easy to do. All you need is a snorkel and some fins. Otherwise I would say hiking is good and there are usually hiking groups to do it with (at least there are in my area - wish we had more sharks though)

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i used to love playing squash.. good for getting out anger too.
Fancy getting the racket out again Charlie? I was mainly into badminton and tennis back in the day, but would love to get into squash!

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Old 11-01-2013, 12:21 AM   #15
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Great ideas, thank you!!

Except yours Jack, I'm already proficient in shark wrangling.

I'm not sure what uni offers because I'm new there but will investigate it, and all the suggestions :) Cheers!

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Old 11-01-2013, 01:46 AM   #17
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I play badminton and that's social and it's physical but not too strenuous, it also doesn't cost me a lot to go.



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Old 11-01-2013, 04:39 PM   #18
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Trampolining? You don't have to be awesome at it, unlike dancing and gymnastics you don't need to be under 7 to start it. It burns calories, you can stand and chat to others when it isn't you go (as long as your prepared to catch) and your not on there for ages so the getting out of breath thing doesn't matter so much.

Classes like Zumba or kickboxing/self defence sound cool..infant so does pole dancing.



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Old 11-01-2013, 04:54 PM   #19
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I don't know about your University, but mine runs a program called Trysport, where they offer you to try a sport for £1 for up to five sessions. This means you can do anything that the program offers weekly for a pound. I tried Zumba and it was great fun meeting lots of others, especially as we all made complete fools of ourselves!



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Trampolining? You don't have to be awesome at it, unlike dancing and gymnastics you don't need to be under 7 to start it. It burns calories, you can stand and chat to others when it isn't you go (as long as your prepared to catch) and your not on there for ages so the getting out of breath thing doesn't matter so much.

Classes like Zumba or kickboxing/self defence sound cool..infant so does pole dancing.
Trampolining is epic (: so much fun.



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