Little Tikes Junior Activity Gym

Advantages: sturdy, strong, robust, attractive, compact
Disadvantages: difficult to assemble, not as much fun as it could be

...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Little Tikes Junior Activity Gym ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most crèches or children?s play areas seem to have one of these activity gyms and they looked bright and colourful so we decided to get one for my brothers first birthday. The activity gym as shown in the picture is made up of four side panels, each with holes in for the child to climb through. There is a small bright pink slide and a blue floor, which the children can go under or climb on to go down the slide. As we unpacked the activity gym it looked relatively simple to assemble, as it was really just a case of slotting the panels together but don?t be fooled! It was not at all easy to assemble although the only consolation is that if it was that difficult to put together its going to be near impossible for it to fall apart! The brightly...

ilusvm 04.03.2005 (18.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of Little Tikes Junior Activity Gym

Bag and baggage

Advantages: I don't have one
Disadvantages: I don't have one

...While awaiting inspiration for a new review, I remembered that this one was overdue for an update. Although I rewrote it a year or so ago for Dooyoo, to include selected items from handbag reviews posted over there, I never got round to revising the Ciao version. So here it is. All the articles mentioned appeared in reviews by women on one site or the other. * What have I in my handbag? I mustn't tell you lies; In truth the only bags I own Are those beneath my eyes. You don't need special insight, No expertise in rockets, To guess that, being just a man, I keep stuff in my pockets. But if I now said: "Nothing! So there, and that?s your lot!" You might not feel satisfied And rate this Helpful ? Not. * In any case, the subject Has made me realise how Much women carry in their bags...

torr 06.11.2004 (11.10.2009) · Read review
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Review of What's in my bag?

Bags of jiffy bag envelopes

Advantages: padds some fragile goods
Disadvantages: not suitable for glass

...I received a DVD in a jiffy bag recently opened the bag carefully and put the bag ready to reuse with about 20 other old jiffy bags I have ready for recycling. Actually I am not sure that all of them are genuine jiffy bags but they are the same sort of thing. Jiffy bags made by Jiffy have been available for several years now I think they go back to the 1950?s. Jiffy bags are handy padded envelope bags that can be bought in a variety of sizes some as small as to 164 x 285mm, then several sizes upwards to 247 x 387mm, probably even larger ones available. The original bag is a golden brown heavy duty paper. The padded filling can be as simple as shredded paper. The envelope closures are one you peel to reveal a sticky surface this will then stick to seal the bag and contents. Some jiffy bags are filled with a macerated...

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Review of Jiffy Padded Bag Envelopes

JML Iron Gym a fantastic product

Advantages: Easy to use, durable, visible results in a short time and Safe
Disadvantages: Not easy to store away

...Firstly can i just say WOW! the iron gym is one of the best things i have bought this year! JML Iron Gym comes with easy to assemble instructions and takes literally 5mins to assemble. Iron gym fits onto almost every door frame in the house and with its foam handles and contact points it leaves no marks, no damage and wont put stress on the door frame! I have been using iron gym for about 3 months now and the results have been great i have put on 1 1/2 stone in muscle weight. The iron gym comes in an easy to carry box and as well as an ultra clear instruction manual that tells you how to use it, what types of exercises to do with it, how often to use it and it even has an information booklet about nutrition and what to eat to get the best results from using it. The iron gym has one small flaw and that is that you cannot easily...

scottuk06 13.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of JML Iron Gym

A great home multi gym

Advantages: Great value for money, plenty of weights
Disadvantages: Takes a while to build, inability to add additional weights

...In a bid to shift a bit of weight a few years back I joined a local gym. Initially, I only participated in cardio vascular exercise and made full use of the rowing machine, treadmills and exercise bikes. The gym I was a member of was primarily a body building gym, which is to be expected since it is owned by a competitive body builder. It was inevitable that I would ?dabble? with the weights and over the year or so I was a member I learned a lot. I was shown what exercises to do for each major muscle group, the correct form and the correct weight to use. When using weights safety is paramount and it is very easy to do yourself a serious injury. Even the seasoned body builders follow this rule. I used to cringe when I saw some of the new members arrive, set the weight really high and then proceed to perform the exercise with poor...

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Review of Weider Pro 5500 Home Multi Gym

Gym'll fix it.

Advantages: See text.
Disadvantages: See text.

...I understand that I have written a very similar review to this one that is actually on working out, however I would just like to now write a review on choosing a gym - as you can, in fact work out anywhere (well, within reason as I doubt the manager at Tesco would be best pleased somehow!). I have just changed gyms, I used to go to one that was on the outskirts of Plymouth (it was on the same site as the hospital that I worked in). This one I paid £27 a month for all in, so this was unlimited use of the actual gym in itself; the sauna or steam room (it was a case of either/ or for a week and then change but I never used them), and the classes that were on offer. You also got your own programme included should you wish, which I did as I had never been to a gym before. Just to mention, the £27 a month was a special rate for NHS staff...

dynamicnurse 16.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on Choosing a Gym

What a great gym!!

Advantages: Fun, entertaining, lasts years
Disadvantages: Uses lots of batteries

...Little Tykes have really gone to town with this kiddies gym! It has 5 different settings designed so that it will grow with the baby which is much better than all the other gyms I've seen in the shops which are just aimed at babies and don' progress yet are the same price as this one. The five settings are: A gym for tiny babies to kick at A gym for babies to play with once they're sitting up A play table suitable for babies who are able to stand up and walk around it A play table with stool for a toddler to sit on A writing table with stool for older toddlers. It sounds like it might be complicated to swap from one setting to another but it's not at all! It's really simple all you have to do is change the green stool which converts to a kick plate for the babies by just unscrewing it which is really simple to do as you...

mrbing10 15.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Little Tikes 5-in-1 Adjustable Gym

A Wheelie bad idea!!!!!! Golds Gym Exercise wheel

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: You could quite easily end up in traction!!!!! Awful, disasterous etc etc

...it. Gold?s gym however are much better at pitching this product. Here?s what they have to say about it: ?Another great alternative to stressful crunches and strenuous sit-ups. Our smooth-gliding Exercise Wheel, built from sturdy plastic, will tighten and tone arms, abs, hips, buttocks and thighs?. Features: Contoured handgrips to provide a secure, comfortable grip. Just push slowly and hold your position, before returning to the start position. The forwards and backwards movement works your abs in both directions. Stressful crunches and strenuous sit-ups? I hope they don?t use the same line when describing their abdominal roller which is designed to emulate just that!!! I?m also quite impressed by their claims that it will tone up your arms, abs, hips buttocks and thighs. Quite impressive, in fact I?m thinking about...

Logan33 11.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Golds Gym Exercise Wheel

Grobag baby sleeping bags are fantastic!

Advantages: easy to use, helpful, fantastic ranges
Disadvantages: may look a little like a dress on boys!

...The grobag is a fantastic invention which stops the constant getting up and down in the night to put the blankets back over your baby when they manage to kick them off in the night. Grobags are baby sleeping bags which fasten at the shoulders and are worn almost like a dress/dungarees. They come in different thickness- Tog rating- like a quilt. So you are able to decide which tog rating is needed, for example, in the summer when it's warm you will only need a 1tog or if it's colder you may need a 3tog. They come in different patterns and designs so you may chose whether you want a girlie pink one or a boy blue one etc. The main purpose of these grobags is to stop the baby from getting cold during the night as they may do with a blanket. Babies do not sleep soundly constantly, they do toss and turn and are able to shift themselves...

lorriellah 10.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Grobag Sleeping Bag

Rainforest Playmat/Gym - brilliant buy

Advantages: Lots of toy for the baby to play with & nice and colourful
Disadvantages: none

...also say to buy a pack of battries from them to go with the play mat (Energizer Ultra+ C Batteries - 2 Pack), we bought these & when we got the item home & wanted to set it up we discovered that it actually needed 3 battries so we did not have enough (It dies say in small writing it needs three but we missed that part) I think this play gym is one of the best we looked at and im very pleased we decided to purchase it, im also hoping that due to the size it should last quite a while. If you are looking for a playmat I would def recommend this one. This is a brilliant playmat, well worth looking at if you are thinking of buying one...

soutram 23.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Fisher-Price Rainforest Melodies & Lights Deluxe Gym