Tried, tested and recommended by Rachel
Hey guys and gals, I have to be honest and say from the offset that the rower has to be my least favourite bit of gym equipment. I'm quite fond of the treadmill, partial to some free weights and I can tolerate the cross trainer, but the rower is always such a killer that I …
Hey guys and gals, Now, I'm not really a yogi - well, far from it actually. I can only just about touch my toes. Case in point. However, I do really enjoy a good yoga session, so when I saw Hot Pod Yoga on Instagram I thought I'd give it a go. It was a …
Hey guys and girls, Anyone that knows me, knows I’m really into my gym classes. Whether I’m sweating it out at an evening spin session or trying a new yoga studio on the weekends, I just enjoy the buzz of working out in a group. Here are some of my fave classes in West London. …
Although I'm currently living the London dream, my hometown of Bristol holds a big place in my heart and I'll probably return there one day to settle down. The reason I love Bristol so much is that there's always something fun to do, no matter your tastes or what mood you are in. However, despite …
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Since moving to London I've got really into spinning. It started when I went to a BoomCycle class and realised that with the lights low and the music pumping, peddling like mad and sweating like a pig could be relatively (okay, a little bit) enjoyable. Now I'm a regular at the 7am spin classes at …
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It was the first Bank Holiday Monday in May when I met up with my friend Colette back in Bristol for an early morning yoga session at Trika Yoga, followed by a healthy brekkie. During the stretching session, I looked around and noticed that I had the flexibility of a 50-year-old compared to these super-supple …
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Hello my lovelies! As it’s Mental Health Awareness Week, I thought I would jump on the bandwagon and write a little bit about mental health. It’s okay for us to complain about an achy shoulder or go to the doctors about getting migraines (tick and tick), but it seems to take a lot more courage …
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It was two years ago now that I embarked on a fitness weekend with Xtreme Boot Camps (I think my Perfect Wedding colleagues stitched me up with this review opportunity!). But even after all of that time, my experience still resonates with me. And not just the horrific memory of army crawling through the mud after …
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What is a sound bath? Hopefully this blog post will answer that question for you - and also why you should be embarking on this kind of therapy. It was a cold, snowy winter’s evening when I headed to the Crystal Sound Lounge in London for a unique relaxation section. A sound bath is a …
