Archive for June, 2009
Naturotherapy – age-old spa wisdom
There’s nothing new about the idea that we are what we eat… which is an extremely disconcerting thought for those of us who fear we might one day glance in a mirror, only to see a giant bar of chocolate staring back at us with a knowing look. It’s safe to say that thanks to increased public awareness of the risks associated with certain foods,
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Fifty plus and fighting fit: age and experience meet the spa experience
If you’re a veteran couch potato who has spent most of the past fifty years religiously pursuing a sedentary lifestyle, you’ll be relieved to know that even now there’s hope of a fit new you. For a recently published report revealed that people who don’t take up exercise until their fifties can
Getting fit for motherhood involves more than a trip to a day spa
Pregnancy can be a frustrating time if you’re a fitness fanatic, but providing you have a clean bill of health from your GP there’s no need to hang up your trainers or leave your leotard in the drawer for nine months. A recent study, conducted by Kansas City University in America, showed that there
Spa-rty girls: beauty treatments come home
A new type of social event is enjoying increasing popularity on the other side of the Atlantic, as pamper or spa parties become all the rage. So what exactly happens at a spa party and why do people hold them? Well, the answer depends, understandably, on the budget available, the type of special occasion
In-spa-rational gifts for mum and all the family
In these austere times, a girl could be forgiven for thinking that absolutely no one has money to spend on life’s little luxuries. Indeed as belts tighten across Britain, you might assume that expenditure on items which could be viewed as luxuries – such as spa visits and beauty treatments – would
Enjoy your weekend break – stay-cations are here to stay
With the world’s economic woes dominating the headlines in Britain on a daily basis, it will come as no surprise to learn that as many as three in five holidaymakers who last year went abroad are opting not to leave the UK this summer. Instead they are favouring a “stay-cation”, comprising day
