Lifestyle

  • How to send jet lag packing
    Tuesday, 17th August 2010
    ways to stave off the after-effects of long-haul travelling
    Timothy Barber
    NUTRITION Nutritionist Charlotte Fraser recommends making sure you slot back in with the eating routine wherever you are locally. Consequently, if it’s breakfast time, eat breakfast – whether your body feels as though you should do or not. Flying can be very dehydrating, so make sure you drink lots of water to replenish what the flight has taken out of you. That dehydrating atmosphere can also contribute to the constipation a lot of people get as a result of flying. Fraser recommends eating lots of fresh vegetables (particularly leafy green ones that are richer in magnesium, which is a stress... [Read more]

  • FITNESS WATCH
    Tuesday, 17th August 2010
    Running is a great workout but it’s easy to hurt yourself
    KEITH ANDERSON
    PERSONAL COACH AT FULL POTENTIAL INJURY is perceived as a natural by-product of running. And while it’s true that two out of three runners suffer injury each year, with careful planning, many can be... [Read more]
  • A Sunday service with edge
    Tuesday, 10th August 2010
    a virtuoso shave in a boys’ own shop a recipe for relaxation
    TIMOTHY BARBER
    WHAT’S your idea of perfect Sunday relaxation? Climbing into a barber’s chair and getting lathered up probably isn’t first on many lists, but after discovering the grooming service on offer at West... [Read more]
  • Diet must be an integral part of every runner’s training regime
    Tuesday, 10th August 2010
    FITNESS WATCH
    KEITH ANDERSON
    PERSONAL COACH AT FULL POTENTIAL GOOD nutrition is vital for health and wellbeing. For runners there’s the additional significance of enhanced performance, faster recovery between sessions and the... [Read more]

  • FIT IN THE CITY
    Tuesday, 10th August 2010
    How you can maximise your gym session
    LAURA WILLIAMS
    FITNESS & DIET EXPERT Make sure you use those all-important minutes at the gym as efficiently as possible to get the most out of that lunchtime workout. Forget endless reps Research has shown... [Read more]
  • How to pull off a last-minute holiday body
    Tuesday, 3rd August 2010
    No need to starve yourself to look good
    Timothy Barber
    NUTRITION IT MAY be tempting, but crash dieting isn’t to be recommended. Any nutritionist worth their salt will tell you how, at best, it may give you the impression of quick weight loss but you’ll... [Read more]
  • Track, trail or sand: the secret to a good run starts at the shoe shop
    Tuesday, 3rd August 2010
    FITNESS WATCH
    KEITH ANDERSON
    PERSONAL COACH AT FULL POTENTIAL SO you’ve decided to take up running and you’ve made a great decision. Along with obvious health benefits, a great advantage over pastimes like golf or cricket is... [Read more]
  • REVIEW: SEASONAL PEDICURE
    Tuesday, 3rd August 2010
    FRUITY TOOTSIES, THE SPA AT BROWN’S
    Zoe Strimpel
    **** BROWN’S has the seasonal pedicure market cornered. So simple, yet so lovely. Summer brings Fruity Tootsies: so, tired of my bashed up, blistered feet and overgrown (and in-grown) toenails – the... [Read more]
  • Get a lunchtime appetite for running in the #4miler
    Monday, 2nd August 2010
    EVER thought about upping your fitness levels but just can’t find enough hours in the day? Well, here is an initiative just for you. City.A.M have teamed up with Garmin, leaders in satellite... [Read more]
  • Office pain that has no gain
    Tuesday, 27th July 2010
    Take simple steps to avoid workplace strains and stresses
    Timothy Barber
    ARE you sitting comfortably? If you’re reading this at your desk, it’s quite possible that you’re anything but. The modern office remains a place where back pains, repetitive strain injury and other... [Read more]
  • FIT IN THE CITY
    Tuesday, 27th July 2010
    Use Twitter to increase your fitness levels
    LAURA WILLIAMS
    FITNESS & DIET EXPERT TWEET WHAT YOU EAT Yes, there really is a website and Twitter community that goes by this name. A US study of 1,700 people found that keeping a note of what they’d eaten... [Read more]
  • Find a superstar facialist
    Tuesday, 20th July 2010
    Sweaty summer calls for some serious face-saving. Here are our pick of rescuers
    Zoe Strimpel
    LONDON is overwhelming at the best of times. When it comes to locating the best therapists in a sea of spas and salons, you may well end up overpaying for the privelage of an inferior, unsatisying... [Read more]
  • BEAUTY NOTES: DAXITA VAGHELA EYELASH EXTENSIONS
    Tuesday, 20th July 2010
    ZOE STRIMPEL
    PERHAPS it wasn’t the cleverest timing.?I decided to have eyelash extensions 10 days after laser eye surgery. But Daxita, who does a full set of lashes in an industry-beating single hour, put me at... [Read more]
  • FIT IN THE CITY
    Tuesday, 20th July 2010
    Bikini SOS: how to get fit for the beach in a hurry
    LAURA WILLIAMS
    LEFT it until the last minute to tackle your beach body? Fear not – we have a brilliant 3-point plan to get you great results. PUMP SOME IRON Male or female, everyone’s problem areas look better for... [Read more]
  • How to be a water baby
    Tuesday, 13th July 2010
    Swim your way to fitness this summer
    Zoe Strimpel
    YOU never regret a swim,” the saying goes, and anyone who swims regularly will concur. It’s the ultimate summer workout – you can huff and puff outdoors without breaking a sweat. But if you want to... [Read more]
  • FIVE OF THE BEST OUTDOOR POOLS
    Tuesday, 13th July 2010
    HAMPSTEAD HEATH SWIMMING PONDS, NW5 1QR Unlike anything else in London, the Hampstead Heath ponds are three distinct oases of nature and calm just a few kilometres from the centre of the world’s... [Read more]
  • CELLULITE-BUSTERS: WE REVIEW TWO
    Tuesday, 13th July 2010
    CELLUTOX AROMA SPA OCEAN WRAP After booking a last minute summer break, I had one week to get myself bikini-ready. Although I upped my gym-going, I quickly realised that nature would need a hand. A... [Read more]
  • The king of scent and his powers of perfume picking
    Tuesday, 29th June 2010
    Zoe Strimpel has a consultation with the world’s most famous parfumier in his lair at Harrods
    WHEN we meet, Roja Dove is wearing a billowing turquoise silk shirt tucked into trousers held up by a diamante belt with a skull clasp, and has skin so dewy it could be that of a 20 year-old boy.... [Read more]
  • Fishy feet may be the best
    Tuesday, 29th June 2010
    Timothy Barber went to unsual lengths in pursuit of soft and silky summer toes
    THE hot weather will be a mixed blessing for anyone for whom sandal wearing means feet resembling parched deserts cracked with jagged canyons. There are all the usual ways of dealing with this –... [Read more]
  • FIT IN THE CITY
    Tuesday, 29th June 2010
    Tighten your budget and your waistline
    LAURA WILLIAMS
    GET PEDDLING: Gridlocked traffic, the rising cost of fuel and temperatures on the underground reaching 40 degrees this summer should make this one a no-brainer (better still, invest in some good... [Read more]
  • Don’t let City living dull your good looks
    Tuesday, 8th June 2010
    Urban living can take a toll on your face, so give yourself a hand
    Zoe Strimpel
    A FRIEND visited from the country this weekend and claimed to have blown dirty snot into a tissue after spending just two days in London. Like most long-term Londoners, I’m in denial about black... [Read more]
  • Dust off and scrub up for summer sun
    Tuesday, 1st June 2010
    Winter skin needs a good, firm seeing-to. Zoe Strimpel chooses six of the best
    Zoe Strimpel
    FOR HIM MAN-ICURES AND PEDICURE, Nail Girls Men may balk at going to a place called Nail Girls to get their tootsies in ship shape for sandal-wearing, but the sisters at this super-cute – and yes, a... [Read more]
  • I can see (very very) clearly now
    Tuesday, 1st June 2010
    Health Watch
    Zoe Strimpel
    LASER CORRECTIVE SURGERY WITH DAVID GARTRY AT MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL ITHOUGHT laser corrective surgery had long since become old hat when I had it done three weeks ago. But when I explained to... [Read more]
  • Season’s hottest sun lotions
    Tuesday, 25th May 2010
    Your skin’s worth a premium sun cream
    Zoe Strimpel
    MOST of us will be a bit pink after the last few days. And while the mercury is dropping again, we can only hope this is the real beginning of summer. As soon as it warms up, we run for the parks and... [Read more]
  • Great hair and glowing skin for summer
    Tuesday, 25th May 2010
    Zoe Strimpel
    Grooming News A-LIST BARBERING AT REALHAIR REALHAIR on Cale Street is as institutional as a London hairdresser can be. Celebrities, bohemians and Sloane Rangers waft in and out all day, and it has... [Read more]
  • Pale, pasty men: it’s time to get yourselves a ‘man tan’
    Tuesday, 18th May 2010
    Timothy Barber pulls on the paper pants to get a spray-on golden glow for the summer
    Timothy Barber
    ROSS from Friends. Those are the words that seem to spring to people’s lips when you moot the idea of fake tan for men, in reference to the character’s unfortunate run-in with an automatic spray... [Read more]
  • Gamers: boost your health and your game
    Tuesday, 18th May 2010
    A fitness guru shares some of her tips for healthy gaming
    Zoe Strimpel
    ARE you an ardent gamer whose competetive edge is dampened only by sore thumbs, unbalanced hands, tired eyes and back-ache? If so, read on. In honour of the launch of the much-awaited Street Fighter... [Read more]
  • A body scrub that’s perfect at lunchtime
    Tuesday, 18th May 2010
    Beauty Watch
    Zoe Strimpel
    Elemis exotic lime and ginger salt glow at the citypoint club **** TWICE last week I stripped down for a strange man. The first was James Read, spray tanner to the stars, based at Agua at The... [Read more]
  • The return of iconic lips
    Tuesday, 11th May 2010
    Women are craving retro swivel lipsticks like the ones mum had. Zoe Strimpel asks why
    Zoe Strimpel
    WHEN Tom Ford brings out a line of clothes, perfume, makeup – or even a film, as he did earlier this year – we all instantly know it’s going to be the season’s must-have (or must do). So with the... [Read more]
  • The glorious moment my lines actually disappeared
    Tuesday, 11th May 2010
    Beauty Watch
    Zoe Strimpel
    LING OXYGEN PLASMA FACIAL AT BEAUTY WORKS WEST, WESTBOURNE GROVE ***** WHEN a facialist is the go-to person for American celebrities, the rich and elite, you know you’re dealing with someone able to... [Read more]
  • FIVE OF THE BEST: EXFOLIATORS FOR GLOWING SUMMER SKIN
    Tuesday, 11th May 2010
    1. Laura Mercier almond coconut milk scrub £35 at Liberty (www.liberty.co.uk) 2. Sjal pearl enzyme exfoliating mask £135 at Harvey Nichols (shopharveynichols.com) 3. Maelle green clay face scrub £6... [Read more]
  • Revitalise for spring
    Tuesday, 4th May 2010
    Timothy Barber comes up with tips to boost your health in the season of renewal
    Timothy Barber
    1.HEAD TO THE PARK ONE of London’s best features is its multitude of open green spaces – and while they’re fabulous places for a jog, they can also be used for more organised training. Fitness... [Read more]
  • Detox at your desk with the season’s hottest cleanses
    Tuesday, 27th April 2010
    The right capsules, powders and juices can transform you
    Zoe Strimpel
    THE mercury seems to be rising once and for all as May hoves near, and you don’t want to be caught in short skirts, dresses and camisoles with flabby skin, extra pounds and a clogged-up winter... [Read more]
  • Smell delicious this summer with a sensual new perfume
    Tuesday, 20th April 2010
    There’s a fragrance for all ocasions in the season’s scent line-up
    Zoe Strimpel
    PERFUME houses have leapt upon the new season like never before, releasing dozens of spring/summer scents for 2010. To help guide your choices next time you’re in Duty Free (assuming the ash cloud... [Read more]
  • The key to the marathon is chunking
    Tuesday, 20th April 2010
    JEREMY ADAMS SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST WITH just a few days before the London Marathon, the mental states of the people who are running it will be varied. Some will be excited, some scared, some are... [Read more]
  • 2010’S BEST COMMUTER BIKES
    Tuesday, 30th March 2010
    Cannondale Bad Boy A sleek, edgy urban commuter bike that’s a great all-rounder and excellent value. £549.99 Trek 7.7 FX A fast, versatile road bike with plenty of advanced tech, including a saddle... [Read more]
  • The arrival of spring is the perfect time to start commuting by bike
    Tuesday, 30th March 2010
    Longer, warmer days make it easy to head to work on two wheels
    Jeremy Hazlehurst
    WHAT a little bike,” said a four-year-old as I cycled past him the other day. My little red Brompton tends to get attention – puzzled looks, smirks, and chuckles of “nice bike, mate” from the kids in... [Read more]
  • It’s a family affair when you’re looking for a scent
    Tuesday, 16th March 2010
    Men aren’t good at picking colognes, but a bit of time and research is worth it
    TIMOTHY BARBER
    THE modern male may be rather more comfortable with primping, preening and beautifying – so long as we can call it grooming – but deciding on a scent is still a problematic exercise. Even the most... [Read more]
  • I don’t have time to get into a relationship
    Tuesday, 16th March 2010
    VEXED IN THE CITY SOLVING YOUR RECESSION PROBLEMS
    DEAR VEXED: I am desperate for a relationship but my work is so demanding I have no time during the week and tend to be exhausted at weekends. Work is really important to me and I’m not willing to... [Read more]
  • Staying afloat in zero gravity is the way to beat City stress
    Wednesday, 10th March 2010
    There’s nothing New Age about relaxing in a floatation tank
    Timothy Barber
    MY abiding image of floatation therapy has always been Absolutely Fabulous’s Edina Monsoon thrashing about ridiculously in a tank in her bedroom. I think she ended up keeping a dolphin in it. Back... [Read more]
  • How to be as healthy as Barack
    Thursday, 4th March 2010
    If you’re nearing 50, it’s time to cut down on those fry-ups
    Zoe Strimpel
    EARLIER this week, the White House released the results of President Obama’s first medical report since he took office. For a 46-year-old man in a stressful job, they were pretty good. The only area... [Read more]
  • I’m trying not to scream at my ex-lover/colleague
    Thursday, 4th March 2010
    VEXED IN THE CITY SOLVING YOUR RECESSION PROBLEMS DEAR VEXED: I had an affair with a colleague that ended recently. He’s now seeing someone else outside work and won’t shut up about it. It’s making... [Read more]
  • How City high achievers are tapping into fresh energy
    Tuesday, 16th February 2010
    If you want to enhance your productivity, lie back and relax
    Zoe Strimpel
    I’M lying in a citrus-scented room near Spitalfields market, a moist herbal mask over my face and eyes. Tinkling oriental music is playing, and a woman in a white, clinical uniform is seated in front... [Read more]
  • INNER PEACE LEADS TO PRODUCTIVITY | OTHER RESOURCES IN LONDON
    Tuesday, 16th February 2010
    The Art of Meditation at the Bishopsgate Institute Modern living is crying out for meditation, a tool that can help you develop a relaxed, alert and focused state of mind and bring about a gentle... [Read more]
  • The right brew can help you beat the winter blues
    Tuesday, 26th January 2010
    Green tea has been shown to combat depression. Other tea can help you too
    Zoe Strimpel
    GREEN tea has been trendy in the West for a while now, along with black-skinned fruits and yoga. But in this case, trendiness does not indicate mere faddishness. There is ever-mounting evidence that... [Read more]
  • Can I discuss my personal issues at work?
    Tuesday, 26th January 2010
    DEAR VEXED: I’m going through a divorce and I can’t help crying at my desk sometimes. I don’t want to be inappropriate, but keeping it all from my colleagues and boss feels bizarre. Should I confide... [Read more]
  • OUT OF OFFICE
    Tuesday, 26th January 2010
    ZOE STRIMPEL
    CHRIS OFILI OPENS AT TATE BRITAIN Famous for his works decorated with elephant dung, Turner Prize winning Chris Ofili shows here that he’s an artist of great sophistication for his relatively few... [Read more]
  • Get fit to hit the slopes
    Tuesday, 12th January 2010
    Limber up for your Alpine holiday with a ski-specific fitness regime
    Zoe Strimpel
    SNO CAMP AT VIRGIN ACTIVE The snow motif doesn’t stop with the name of this course: each week’s session will be based on a new theme such as Snow Plough (the beginner’s technique – draining on the... [Read more]
  • Essentials for glowing skin on and off piste
    Tuesday, 12th January 2010
    These luxe products are enriched to keep your skin moist despite the elements
    Zoe Strimpel
    1 Jurlique Moisture Replenishing Mask, £30. Uses groomwell and Sichuan peppercorn to clarify, hydrate and soothe; perfect after a day in the elements. www.jurlique.com 2 Clinique Comfort on Call... [Read more]
  • Ten ways to make your job less stressful this January
    Tuesday, 5th January 2010
    If New Year blues are kicking in, Timothy Barber has solutions for a happier work life
    Timothy Barber
    1. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY It might seem like a mental issue, but stress is the result of the body’s instinctive reaction to a perceived threat – what’s known as the “fight or flight” response, in which... [Read more]
  • Think twice about your resolutions
    Tuesday, 22nd December 2009
    Choosing realistic goals on New Year’s Day is vital for your self-esteem
    Zoe Strimpel
    AFTER a season of excess, it’s no wonder New Year’s Day comes with a hearty dose of self-recrimination and impassioned vows to improve. There’s no doubt that the more your liver is aching, the more... [Read more]
  • Coffee is good for you, but I’m eating broccoli instead
    Tuesday, 22nd December 2009
    Research is interesting but useless
    Jeremy Hazlehurst
    IT SEEMS like only yesterday that we were writing in these pages about how bad coffee is for you. Too many cups a day, we reported, can lead to exhausted adrenal glands, an increased chance of... [Read more]
  • OTHER FUN & HEALTHY THINGS
    Tuesday, 15th December 2009
    SEX According to a study published in the journal Biological Psychology, those who have regular penetrative sex deal better with stress than those who abstain or who engage in other sexual activity.... [Read more]
  • Why fizz is good for you
    Tuesday, 15th December 2009
    Research shows that champagne is just as beneficial for the health as red wine. Good news
    Jeremy Hazlehurst
    JOHN Mortimer, the author who created the scuzzy lawyer Rumpole of the Bailey, used to say that champagne was the secret to a long life. Mortimer drank a glass of fizz every morning, before settling... [Read more]
  • Warning: anger is bad for your heart
    Tuesday, 1st December 2009
    Dealing correctly with rage at work is crucial for physical and mental health
    Zoe Strimpel
    NEXT time you feel you’re going to burst a blood vessel from rage because a colleague undermined you or stitched you up or just generally made you feel crap, think carefully about how you deal... [Read more]
  • Keep your festive drinking in control
    Tuesday, 24th November 2009
    A recent study suggests that drinking more is good for you. It's not
    ZoeStrimpel
    ONE MINUTE we’re told that drinking alcohol in any quantity is bad for us; the next it appears that red wine is like mother’s milk and should be consumed with gay abandon. Only last week... [Read more]
  • How to control Xmas party damage
    Tuesday, 24th November 2009
    Make this the year you don't gain weight
    Zoe Strimpel
    THE revelry of the Christmas season always carries the same sting in its tail: hangovers, weight gain and liver strain. On average, people gain five pounds over the four-week period, the result of... [Read more]
  • Exotic golden oils have become the must-have winter face product
    Tuesday, 10th November 2009
    Put your creams away this season, every beauty afficionado worth her lipstick is opting for a luxurious oil to bring a glow to her face
    ZOE STRIMPEL
    NO longer the domain of incense-infused massage parlours, body and face oils have become the must-have item in the discerning woman’s winter skincare closet. When the mercury drops and your... [Read more]
  • Men: soothe and protect your skin too
    Tuesday, 10th November 2009
    Lend your face a hand this winter
    TIMOTHY BARBER
    ONCE the summer sun disappears, it’s easy for men to forget to take care of their skin. However, the winter can be just as problematic to a gent’s appearance as the sunnier months... [Read more]
  • OUT OF OFFICE
    Tuesday, 3rd November 2009
    TIMOTHY BARBER
    THE HABIT OF ARTAlan Bennet’s last play for the National Theatre, The History Boys, became an international phenomenon and film. With Richard Griffiths once again in the starring role, similar... [Read more]
  • Ten years younger: why City men are lapping up the botox and lipo
    Tuesday, 3rd November 2009
    No longer a taboo, cosmetic procedures are all the rage for chaps who want to look sharp and healthy
    Zoe Strimpel
    LAST week, Gordon Ramsay admitted that he has had cosmetic surgery to fill in the crevices – smile lines, as he called them – on his chin. The most astonishing thing is not that a man... [Read more]
  • No more pain: how health farms became spas, and we got a bit soft
    Tuesday, 20th October 2009
    The spas of yore were painful, rigorous, and even dangerous. But they sure were effective for those that stuck it out
    Zoe Strimpel
    WITHOUT FAIL, my grandmother and her mother used to go to a “health farm” for a week. It sounded like my idea of hell: a week of deprivation, nothing fun to do or eat. The end results... [Read more]
  • THE MODERN HEALTH FARMS
    Tuesday, 20th October 2009
    NUBEGINNINGS Devon www.nubeginnings.co.ukPain potential: 9/10 Fun factor: 6/10 The idea: This sleek retreat is among the UK’s more hardcore – it calls itself a “weight loss boot... [Read more]
  • IN DEFENCE OF BLONDES
    Tuesday, 13th October 2009
    VICTORIA BATES
    EVER since actress Jennifer Hudson sashayed into a New York cafe in the Sex and the City Movie and failed to recognise the newly-darkened locks of her trend-setting boss Carrie Bradshaw, the world of... [Read more]