{"id":40,"date":"2023-07-19T18:52:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T18:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2023-08-02T12:02:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T12:02:02","slug":"bowling-benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/index.php\/bowling-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"bowling-benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\">With over 100 years of Crown Green Bowling Woodlands is a gem in inner city leafy Birmingham. We have a recently rebuilt clubhouse with support from Sport England, Sita Trust and Dr Tim Watts DL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">1.  Bowling is an excellent form of exercise. It involves walking, bending, and stretching, which helps to improve overall fitness and flexibility. Its an ideal activity for people who may have joint or  health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">2. Bowling is a social sport. It provides an opportunity to meet new people and make friends while enjoying a common interest with a sense of community and camaraderie among players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">3. Its a great way to improve mental health. It requires concentration and focus. The tranquil and peaceful setting of a bowling green can also promote relaxation and mindfulness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">4. Bowling is inclusive and can be played at any age.  Its an opportunity to remain active and engaged in physical activity, and for young people to learn new skills and develop coordination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">5. Crown green bowling can be  a competitive sport, from local club to national and international events. Competitive bowling is an opportunity to test skills and to strive for personal improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">These benefits make it an enjoyable and worthwhile activity for anyone looking to be active and engaged in a fun and fulfilling way.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/steve-bowls-copy10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138\" width=\"353\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/steve-bowls-copy10.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/steve-bowls-copy10-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With over 100 years of Crown Green Bowling Woodlands is a gem in inner city leafy Birmingham. We have a recently rebuilt clubhouse with support from Sport England, Sita Trust and Dr Tim Watts DL. 1. Bowling is an excellent form of exercise. It involves walking, bending, and stretching, which helps to improve overall fitness &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/index.php\/bowling-benefits\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;bowling-benefits&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":329,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":728,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions\/728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandsbowls.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}