{"id":14082,"date":"2023-06-18T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T10:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14082"},"modified":"2024-07-10T11:40:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T11:40:15","slug":"city-adventurers-love-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14082","title":{"rendered":"City Adventurers love to\u00a0play!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play is good for our wellbeing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The opposite of play is not work, it\u2019s depression. So it follows that we need to play to maintain our wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;\u201cNothing lights up the brain like play. Three-dimensional play fires up the cerebellum, puts a lot of impulses into the frontal lobe and helps contextual memory be developed.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Stuart Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/06\/friends-3408314_1920.jpg\" alt=\"friends\" class=\"wp-image-4343\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shared Experiences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Life\u2019s experiences tap into our emotions on a deep personal level and produce memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research has proved that people are happier if they spend their money on experiences rather than material goods. What we experience becomes part of us in a way that possessions never can. Experiences are more pleasurable to talk about than things, as they connect us with others who have shared the experience. They can also act as an ice-breaker to form relationships with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes an experience involves a challenge. With this sense of adventure comes a feeling of accomplishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adventures Bring Lasting Happiness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Anticipating the adventure increases happiness, as the thought of the experience begins with the planning stage. Adventurers can discuss the adventure before they leave and share the memories when they come back. In some ways the experiences live on in the stories and memories that accompany them. So you could say adventures bring lasting happiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">City Adventurers love to play!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join City Adventurers and have fun with new friends!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The City Adventurers is a UK<\/strong> <strong>based Social Club<\/strong> <strong>for mature adults who love<\/strong> <strong>exploring new places,<\/strong> <strong>discovering new things<\/strong> <strong>and&nbsp;solving mysteries<\/strong> <strong>and puzzles. 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