LAST weekend, I took part in my first park run. It was amazing. Almost three hundred people turned up to run, walk or jog the three-mile course and it was free. These events happen all around the world at 9am every Saturday. They are marshalled by volunteers and have a great sense of community, plus they get us fit. At the end of the run, there were even kids handing out jelly babies and flapjacks to those of us who needed sugar. Now a council in Bristol has decided to charge participants to use their park. There's been uproar and I can see why. Surely it's better to have these events for all ages so that we can get fitter together, rather than pay the bill for our obese nation? Why discourage everyone from trying to better themselves?

In every job, there seems to be a standard question that gets asked. As co-presenter of Heart Breakfast, people always ask me “What time do you go to bed and what time do you get up?”. On the show this week, we asked our listeners to tell us what questions get thrown their way and I loved the responses. Natasha works at Iceland and customers often ask her “Do you sell ice?”. Jenny works at a bookmakers and is always being given cheeky tips and replies, such as “Don’t bend over in a short skirt!”. I can’t believe people actually ask if Sam, a swimming teacher, can swim! Then there’s Sarah, who works in Poundland. I bet you can’t guess what she gets asked fifteen times a day?

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