Have More Fun! The Positive Effects of Having Fun

Xscape is a giant playground for all ages. Our reason for being is based on one tiny word which packs one heck of a punch. That word is FUN. Having fun is proven to have positive effects on our hormones and can benefit us both physically and mentally.

Experiencing fun helps to drive down cortisol levels, known as the stress hormone, and increase serotonin, a chemical that helps regulate the likes of sleep, mood and memory.

The benefits of having fun, aside from the obvious, include:

• Reducing stress levels
• Improving your sleep
• Thinking more clearly
• Increasing your energy levels
• Improving your concentration and memory
• Connecting with others in a meaningful way (it will benefit them, too!)

Want in on all of the above? Do something you love and have fun doing it.

Want some fun-spiration?

• Meet up with friends or family face-to-face (get it in the diary and make it regular)
• Take the dog for a walk
• Enrol onto a spinning class at Nuffield Health
• Xscape with the family (we can help with this one – scroll down)
• Cook your favourite meal
• Head out on a bike ride on your new bike from Evans Cycles
• Knit a pair of socks
• Tell a joke (good or bad!) whilst enjoying some serotonin boosting grub
• Visit Bletchley Park, home to our WWII codebreakers
• Try something new like Skiing or Snowboarding at Snozone

Here's some of the best things that make you feel great at Xscape!

• Bowl a strike at Hollywood Bowl
• Feel like your soaring at iFLY
• Make a new Gym-Buddy at Nuffield Health
• Solve a mystery that has your group stumped in Escape Hunt's Escape Rooms
• Share Cake Milkshakes at Shake 'A' Shake
• Win a new cuddly toy in the claw machines at Funstation
• Touch the very top of Gravity's climbing walls

Take a look at everything you can do at Xscape right here for more fun-spiration!