I first encountered Pilates during a babysitting shift as a young teenager. The family’s two kids had gone to bed and I was rifling through their DVDs to fill the last couple hours of the night. Right between Ghost and Clueless was a somewhat retro-looking Mari Windsor workout DVD that promised lean legs and a sculpted…
My Be:FIT festival top picks
This weekend, London health and fitness festival Be:FIT is back for the second year, and this time in the big beautiful venue of the Business Design Centre in Islington. From Friday to Sunday, there’s a jam-packed schedule of classes by top studios, plus nutrition and lifestyle talks by fitness industry icons. And once you’re feeling…
Seeking serenity in Sri Lanka
I’ve been home a week now but when I close my eyes I can still hear the strong waves crashing against the untouched beaches and see the healthy green aura Sri Lanka’s lush vegetation casts over everything. Sri Lanka is a country that stays with you, and in those particularly frenetic moments at my desk,…
Living Rosy: How to achieve a healthier work life balance
Having just returned from 10 blissful days’ holiday in Sri Lanka, I’m feeling pretty good about my work life balance. But rewind three weeks and I was experiencing heart palpitations at my desk, a result of anxiety over meeting deadlines and personal pressure to be ‘successful’ in my career. Although I manage to fit at…
Healthy granola recipe: Never go store-bought again
In my recent review of Tara Stiles’ new book Make Your Own Rules Diet, I wrote of some of her recipes that have most transformed my attitude to food. And more than any other, this granola recipe has become a weekly staple. Typically laden with processed sugars and preservatives, store-bought granolas are one of the…
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