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I've found the perfect solution to help lose that 'mum tum' we're all left with post birth. Whilst visiting my parents with the girls we visited one of those soft play children's areas called 'Magicland'. It basically consisted of a huge cage filled with tunnels, tiny gaps, holes and steps, bridges, obstacles and two huge slides for children to play on. To get to the slides you had to crawl through the obstacle course. Of course The Bean was too small to be allowed to roam around the cage on her own (damn, some parents got to sit and drink bad quality coffee and 'fat' chips) so I had to accompany her into the hellhole! Now, I'm six foot, and quite ungainly and this room was made particularly for those under five foot. I found myself twisting, turning and squeezing through holes to keep up with The Bean. I got stuck, got laughed at by a group of vicious four-year-olds and got my head kicked by a little snotty boy. Most of the room could see my bum as I crawled through tunnel after tunnel whilst my jeans inched themselves further south.

The upside was that to keep up with The Bean's pace I had to be incredible physical. Forget the gym membership or swimming - visit a soft room and try to keep up with an active toddler. I used muscles i've never used climbing through those tunnels and squeezing through those holes! Admit it, when was the last time you raced over an Indiana Jones bridge holding a two-year-old or climbed up huge rainbow steps to swing on a rope swing over a huge gap... It was Gladiators for toddlers!

My husband D, is so obsessed with Fantasy Football League (and roped in all of the husbands we know) that i've decided to form a book group with the WAGS of the league. We're calling ourselves FFWAGS, sad I know, but I had to do something. Please let me know if you're also dreading the return of the football season...!