FITNESS | Xtend Barre Mayfair

Now the first thing to tell you about this class is that its based in the DanceWorks Studio's, so that you don't have to do what I did on a wet Tuesday lunchtime where you run up and down the street looking for a (non existent) Xtend sign. The 2nd thing is that once you climb the two flights of stairs to the studio, you will then have to go back down three flights to find the changing rooms, and then all the way back up again to get back to class. So make sure that you leave enough time to do this little pre-workout first.

That said, once in class the stress whittles away and for 55 very perecious lunchtime minutes I once again became a version of my 7 year old ballerina self. Pirouettes, arabesques, first, second and third positions all came back to me as I practiced the all important "pulse" that is at the very core of the phenomenon of the Barre workout.

Having tried several of the Barrecore classes and studios I had assumed that all classes would be quite similar, but this one took me by surprise and I loved it. Taught by a beautiful American instructor with a striking resemblance to Nicole Scherzinger this class is 70 percent what I'd call "classic ballet" techniques and 30 percent stretch and Pilates techniques.

 Check them out here
www.xtendbarre.com/studio/london/

FITNESS | We have found Yotopia - Covent Garden

Now I'm a more sweat and burn kinda gal than a die hard Yogi, but sometimes the body needs a good old bit of TLC. So after Sundays 10k I booked myself into Yotopias candlelit yoga class for some much needed me time.

Check them out here

yotopia.co.uk

BEAUTY | Friends with Benefits | Bodos x Benefit Brunch

Its's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.....

FOOD | 3 Ingredient Healthylicious Banana Bread

Now my ultimate tip for this super scummy recipe is using bananas that have just gone that little but too ripe. They mush much easier and make the mixture a much more creamy texture.

3 | MASHED RIPE BANANNAS 

2 | SMALL EGGS 

STYLE | Winter Workout Outfit

BEAUTY HAUL | Mistletoe ready red lipstick

Mwahhhh..... 

It's that time of year again ladies. The mistletoe is out the sound of jingle bells fills the air and so the annual Christmas smooching will begin. 

Here is a little review of my favourite reds on the high street at the moment. 

 M.A.C | Russian Red 
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£15.50 

Super Bright to get you noticed on those cold winter nights M.A.C classic Russian Red is one of my all time essentials. It's blue undertones mean that it suits all skin types, and my secret beauty tip is to dot a little onto the apples of your cheeks and blend in to give you that ultimate winter glow. 

 Revlon | Ultra HD Lipstick in Poppy 
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£7.99
The silky smooth way that this lip colour glides on feels like a treat for the lips like no other.  The super dense level of pigment in the Ultra HD range means that rather than

 Burberry Kisses | Rosy Red No.205 
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£25.00
Now I know its a little but "Spenny" but I was very lucky to receive this little beauty as a gift, and boy do I love it!!!. Inspired by the perfect pout of the simply beautiful Rosie Huntington-Whitley this slightly orangy-red is often my go to in the daytime. Even the packaging is beautiful too.

So all that's left to be said is Merry KISSmass 

xXxXx

TRAVEL | MALLORCA | STROM FITNESS

As I pottered around the marina at Portals Nous and spent my afternoon dreaming of which super shiny yacht i'd like to be tanning on for the rest of the week I felt the bubbles of nerves/excitement/dread wash over me.

What would the next 7 days at the Strom Fitness "Beach Body Bootcamp" have in-store for me ?

Weekend & 7-Day Bootcamps start from 200 Euros and are FAB !!!! 

For more info check out their website at the link below. 

Check them out here

ptstudio.stromfitness.co.uk

FOOD | Q&A with LoveSuperFoodTea

Meet the Maker

Holly Lewellyn owner of LoveSuperFoodTea popped over to HQ today to show us how to make the perfect cup of SuperFood Tea.

Q- So Holly, What exactly is uprooted Tea ?


Q- Where did you come up with the idea ?

Q- We love your little French Bulldog that's often spotted on shoots with you. What's her name?

TRAVEL | IBIZA | No.1 Bootcamp

Oh we're going to going to Ibiza.....

Shalalala 

Oh we're going to eat pizza.... 

Shalalala...... Or that is how you expected it to go right ? And drink win and stay up all night. No. 

I'm taking about Ibiza the otherside. The darkside. 9pm light's out.

THE 30 Day Challenge | Lemon & Mint Breakfast Club

THE 30 Day Challenge | Lemon & Mint Breakfast Club 

So we all love to wake up and small the coffee, but I know you've heard it before, but the best way to get your body going in the am is with a good old hit of hot water and lemon & I love mine with a sprig of two of smashed fresh mint. 

Think mornings in Moroccan Souks with the sunshine just waking up over the horizon and your in heaven. 

Lemony Love xoxo. 

Winter Sun Workout | Strom Fitness | Manchester

The summer holiday may be a distant memory for most of us and as I sit here writing this gazing into the 4.30pm pitch black street it is hard to believe we will ever have those flip flops on the tootsies again...

But today something AMAZING happened... I worked out in the sunshine with my shades in the open air and it felt INCREDIBLE. As you wizz up in the lift to the third floor of a rather unassuming building my heart felt the most excited it has all month ( it is December after all) to see a sun flooded fitness playground.

BEAUTY | Pre-Xmas Rejuvenating Face Mask

What you'll need.......

Juice & Zest of 1 whole lemon 

Coconut Oil 

FOOD | Green Juice Goodness

FOOD | Mean Green Juice

I am not a morning person... But this green monster really does get me going in the mornings when the days are grey and the last thing you want to do is to get outta that bed and jump into the gym. 

1 cucumber

4 celery stalks

2 apples

6-8 leaves kale

1/2 lemon

1 tbsp ginger

I am not a morning person... But this green monster really does get me going in the mornings when the days are grey and the last thing you want to do is to get outta that bed and jump into the gym. 

FITNESS | Arial Hoop & Silks

Ballerina booty courtusey of Barrecore

With not a ballet shoe or ribbon in site this class is a serious hardcore workout....

Foodie Fun

Megan's Monday's | SW10 

Now we all love a bargain especially as it's getting close to Christmas time and with all the parties and pressies to purchase there is often nothing left for yourself at the end of a busy month.

So I'm going to let you in on one of my very favourite little "Me Treat Secrets" and that is Monday's at Megan's King's Road. This super cute cafe by day has a even more super dooper secret by night. It's candle lit garden is TDF (to die for).....

So descend the stairs into my little Winter Wonderland.......

FITNESS| Getting PHIIT in Fulham

Hey Guys & Gals...

Now for those of you who know me you will be well aware that I love to try out a new fitness class when it comes my way, but on a slightly ( massive) hungover Saturday morning pottering down London's North End Road you could say I wasn't exactly feeling it !!!.

However, never one to be defeated I pushed through and sought out the new secret and hidden treasure that is PHIIT London.

Behind the barrow boys of tumbling fresh fruit and veg you squeeze into the basement of the not so glamorous sounding "Shopping Centre Basement" and find yourself in the haven of PHITT.

This tiny little gem of a studio may be small, but as we all know beautiful  things come in small packages and that it certainly is. With accent hints of Tiffany Blue and a super cool american instructor I felt like I had been whipped off the streets of New York into a new little slice of heaven.