Tried and Tested

Could This Gym Machine Double Your Weight Loss?

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah Dean | Posted 24.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle

If you've ever set foot inside a gym there's a likelihood you've spotted a Power Plate machine before. It's usually in the corner looking very sad and...

Is It Possible To Do 90 Minutes Of Yoga, At 40C, Everyday, For 30 Days?

The Huffington Post UK | Brogan Driscoll | Posted 17.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle

A little over a month ago I put a question to myself. Could I, a 25-year-old Londoner with a demanding job and even more demanding social life, co...

Tried-And-Tested Wellbeing Treatment Of The Week: My First Facial

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 10.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle

It's my birthday today and I'm hungover. I'm experiencing a slightly doom-tinged sketchiness that comes from a sore head, smoke-ravaged throat and ...

Can Spinning Really Give You Good Vibes?

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah Dean | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle

When I told friends I was going to try spinning for the first time a worried look crossed their face as they wished me "good luck". I'd heard abou...

Can You Really Suck Your Tummy Off Without Surgery?

The Huffington Post UK | Caroline Frost | Posted 25.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle

So spring beckons and I've embarked on a new keep-fit regime, involving dieting and light(!) exercise and, inevitably, this has involved the identific...

How To Transform Your Teeth In Just 10 Days

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 22.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle

I don’t know when it began exactly, but there came a point around my late teens where I began noticing my teeth were starting to turn yellow. As ...

Could This Treatment 'Undo' Sun Skin Damage?

The Huffington Post UK | Jacqueline Head | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle

I've never been one to indulge in facials, pedicures or manicures. At the time when teenage girls are stereotyped to be worrying about whether they're...

Winter Skin Getting You Down?

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sheriff | Posted 05.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Chapped lips, crusty face and sallow skin: attributes usually associated with the darkest depths of bitter winters, rather than mid-spring. But, as...

Drop A Dress Size In Two Weeks Without Surgery?

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Losing inches by having a light pointed at your 'problem fat' might sounds fantastical, but this is what I am promised when I attend London Bridge Pla...

Tried-And-Tested Wellbeing Treatment Of The Week: Ayurvedic Massage

The Huffington Post UK | Jody Thompson | Posted 21.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Thanks to a very dear and generous friend, I find myself - for one night only - at the astonishingly beautiful five-star Lime Wood hotel and spa in th...

Is Hotpod Yoga The New Bikram?

The Huffington Post UK | Brogan Driscoll | Posted 15.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Having heard horror stories about Bikram yoga (such as people throwing up or fainting in the 40-50 degree heat), I feel slightly nervous as I head to ...

How Massage Helped Me Meditate

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle

I’ve dabbled in meditation and had countless massages. But I’ve never experienced both at the same time. Hence a double whammy combining the t...

How To Kiss Goodbye To Embarrassing Thread Veins (In Time For Spring)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Spring is hovering on the horizon. And as the collective nation’s hemlines slowly begin to rise, tights are cast aside and the Ugg boots returned to...

Are You Ready For A Gravity HIIT?

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah Dean | Posted 01.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Having heard about the 'wonders' of high intensity interval training via a short item on BBC news, I decided it could be my kind of exercise. As a...

REVIEW: Could This Be An Alternative To Botox?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Dry, slightly red and a million miles from glowing, my face has been in desperate need of a pick-me-up for months. So, when I read about non-invas...

Is This Bamboo Massage The Ultimate Way To Relax?

The Huffington Post UK | Brogan Driscoll | Posted 15.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

When I arrive for my bamboo massage at Bannatyne’s Spa I’m flustered from running 20 minutes late, exhausted (having spent the weekend moving hous...

Would You Buy Your Man A Electro Shock Energising Facial For Valentine's Day?

The Huffington Post UK | Sam Parker | Posted 17.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Where I come from up North, even the mildest nod to metrosexuality - having a favourite brand of gin, for example, or wearing a scarf - is enough to e...

Could The 'Detox Diva' Treatment Boost Your Energy Levels?

The Huffington Post UK | Jody Thompson | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

It's January, it's cold, and to make matters worse, I've been doing the Dryathlon - giving up alcohol for an entire 31 days of winter woefulness in ai...