A study has concluded that gardening and DIY can reduce the health risks for the over 60s. Swedish researchers questioned 4,000 people in Stockholm about their general levels of exercise which included activities such as gardening, DIY, fruit picking or car tinkering and concluded that "a generally active daily life was, regardless of exercising regularly or not, associated with cardiovascular heath and longevity in older adults."
So head over to the iMember website at www.iMember.co.uk and see what membership benefits you can get that involve gardening or DIY. Membership of the Royal Horticultural Society not only gives you discounts to flower shows, a monthly magazine and personalised gardening advice, but also free garden admission at various venues up and down the country. If you have the iMember app downloaded on your mobile, you will be notified when you are within a certain radius of one of these gardens. You can download the app for free. For iPhone app click here for android click here
Being a member of Kew Gardens entitles you to free entry to Botanical Gardens the length and breadth of the country including the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall and Bedgebury Pinetum in Kent.Looking at smaller membership organisations, if you are an alumni of Gloucester University and need some gardening design or planning advice, you can get 10% off the standard charges from JM Gardens in Gloucester.
Are Sunderland Athletic your football team of choice? As one of their member supporters, you can get some superb discounts from DIY chain Jewson: 20% off painting and decorating supplies, 40% off tool hire, 20% off general building materials.
There are no upper age limits to the benefits membership organisations offer, so make sure you're not missing out and sign up now to find out about all the discounts and offers, whether gardening and DIY related or not, that you are entitled to www.iMember.co.uk
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