New Year

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Weight Management 23 Day Plan With Shakes,Soups, Shaker, Recipe and Meal Planner Booklet, Plus 12 Week Online Membership toClubOptiSlim for £35 at Optislim UK (61% Off) Some say you are what you eat, which has often led to munching on the pages of fashion magazines and problems digesting £50 notes. Cash in on some better [...]

Yes, you CAN get into your Skinny Jeans—here‘s how Courtesy of PeakXVFitness, they have given you access to their wonderful ’7 Steps to Skinny Jeans’ book. Book Introduction: You know the jeans that I am talking about—the jeans that once flattered your figure and filled you with confidence every time you went out in them—the [...]

Do you ever feel like you have lots of contact names from networking, your current job, and life in general, but you don’t know how to use them properly? It can be difficult to think of ways to approach contacts, or to even know what you want to approach them for. The chief thing for [...]

Every person in the gym, young or old, male or female would die to have an aesthetically pleasing set of abdominals. In this article we will review some simple techniques in helping you on your way to those awesome abs. The abdominal wall will only look great if you can see it in the first [...]

We have all just done it.  Well, I just did it, my husband and I polished off an ENTIRE box of M&S Belgian Chocolate biscuits.  You know, the big box that could have (and should have) served as after dinner biscuits for a party of 10.  Yup, we just did it.  And we are not [...]

Stress causes heart disease and diabetes, leads to depression and costs the British economy an estimated £3.7 billion per year – but that’s nothing compared to the personal costs. Find out how to reduce your stress levels in a few easy steps. Almost 14 million working days are lost due to stress every single year, [...]

The Healthy Side of the Credit Crunch The global economic situation is affecting everyone in one way or another and at times like these, many people are worried about their finances, businesses or perhaps losing their job. It is impossible to turn on the television, radio or open a newspaper without reading about the doom [...]

You know what your business is all about.  You have defined objectives,measurable, specific detailed goals and actions that you refine regularly.  You’ve decided to expand your traditional ways of marketing to your customers and embrace conversational marketing.  You’ve decided to add a SocialMedia component to engage in Web 2.0 dialogue with your customers and hopefully grow your business. So you start broadcasting on your chosen channels.  Unfortunately here’s [...]

Every choice listed below is low in GI, high in natural protein, fibre, low in sugar and starch, rich in Essential fats, vitamins and minerals.  These options are totally satisfying and also have he added bonus of being totally non fat storing. I am generally against taking Sandwiches at lunchtime.  Likewise, unless Soup is freshly [...]

to the 2012 London Olympic year! This year is the perfect opportunity to hone your running skills or even start developing them. Join one of Refuges’ running teams and play an invaluable role in generating vital income to help fund our refuges and specialist services. We need you to help Refuge to run its life [...]

Women through the ages have gone to great lengths to improve the appearance of their skin, hair and nails and the beauty has had a field day on the profits.  Millions of pounds are spent on advertising and packaging, with the intention of persuading the consumer that creams, lotions and potions will provide the key [...]

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According to an article in New York Magazine exercise on its own does not help you lose weight. Exercise brings about many benefits but if you are thinking of joining a gym to lose the extra pounds, it won’t work unless you watch what you eat, drink, how much and when! Reducing processed, sugary and [...]

Who needs equipment to have a workout? I wanted to share with you my varied experience of training clients with absolutely no equipment.  I have done this with individual clients, small groups and it even worked with 60 semi- professional rugby players (albeit with some balls and cones).  While I’ll never profess no equipment exercise [...]

03 June 2011 The line-up for Fashion East spring/summer 2012 has just been announced, seeing the return of James Long alongside newcomers Marques’Almeida and Maarten van der Horst, both fresh from Central Saint Martins’ womenswear MA. Fashion East, the first young designer support scheme of its kind, was launched in 2000 by The Old Truman [...]

I wanted to write and describe how I get my clients in great shape in a very short period of time – namely 14 days.  Now I warn people of the dangers of trying to change their bodies (and their lives) in such a short space of time.  The perils include extreme muscle soreness, over [...]

seize the day Keep the summer with you by starting your day the Glow Yoga way. The stylish studio has SAD lighting, a state-of-the-art air exchange system and is warmed to feel like a sunny day. You’ll leave feeling energised and ready for the day ahead. Nahid, founder of Good Vibes is starting an early [...]

GI Jane Bootcamp is a residential women only week long course of high intensity physically training supported by an expert team of councillors & personal health coaches to help you achieve your goals whether physical or emotional. During your week long stay you will be provided with nutritionally balanced food and expert emotional support needed [...]

Welcome to the New You! We have tons of ideas from keeping fit, new diets, career development and much more.  As @WATC_Girl (WATC Founder) trains for the London Marathon this year we are all trying to shrug off the 2011 bad habits and start our new year as well as we can. We have some [...]

In the West, the human diet today consists primarily of refined, denatured, overcooked foods indiscriminately combined. Western physicians advise everyone to take a little of everything at every meal, jumbling together such disparate ingredients as meat, milk, starch, fat, and sugar. Such indiscriminate consumption of food is no different than pouring a combination of gas, [...]

HYPOXI has transformed the bodies of over 350,000 people worldwide including celebrities such as Jordan, Cheryl Cole, Sinitta and Robbie Williams. With HYPOXI you can achieve the figure that you want without resorting to invasive procedures. HYPOXI incorporates exercise with advanced vacuum technology to target fat in the problem zones of the stomach, waist, hips, [...]

Have you ever considered doing a boot camp but the thought of army drills 12hrs a day just haunts you? Or did you bite the bullet and do it anyway and dreaded it as it you woke up at 5am and its cold, dark, wet, muddy to start the daily run, as the week goes [...]

Have you ever noticed how people in the gym do the same exercises regularly yet despite their dedication their body shapes change very little? If you are a member of this frustrated group this article will empower you to break out of this stalemate. The human body, due to evolutionary processes, is a highly efficient [...]

DETOX YOUR KITCHEN! Clear out the kitchen cupboards and throw all the naughty treats in the bin. Hide the wine bottles at the back of the cupboard and banish the biscuit tin. Now, make a shopping list including lots of fruits and vegetables – but nothing ‘naughty’. Make sure the fruit bowl is brimming with [...]

1. Before attempting to come off HRT get established on a comprehensive alternative programme.  It is advisable to wait at least four to six weeks before reducing your HRT dose, by which time the benefits of the new programme will be kicking in.  When you feel ready begin reducing the dose of HRT by as [...]

A brand new you in 12 days… What can you expect from the Mind & Body Cleanse™? Kick start your new health regime Feel totally energised Assist in weight loss Make your skin & eyes look like they’re glowing! Experience a sense of mental clarity Enjoy Sound Refreshing Sleep Kick bad habits! Discover a toolkit [...]

Can you really defeat the age monster… Wrinkles, droopy skin, heading south, we have all heard the metaphors for ageing and unfortunately as an older member of WATC, it saddens me to reveal that most of them are true. One true sign of the inevitable ageing process is deterioration in what you see when you [...]

Yes it is that time of year again when everyone is talking about New Years Resolutions.  Whether you have made yours already or not here are 3 easy tips that will guarantee success.  All you have to do is put them in to practice.  Sounds easy right? The only difference between “Try” and “Triumph” is [...]

Celebrity Hair and Makeup Artist Brendan Robertson has over 13 years experience in the beauty industry. Starting out his career at prestigious Sydney hair salon “Synergy” he then moved into hair and makeup for magazines such as Elle, Grazia and Cosmopolitan. His clients have included Nicole Kidman, Sharon Stone and girls Aloud among others. Brendan [...]

WATC’s founder snuck off to No.1 Bootcamp for a week of military fitness and boy did it work.  It was a tough week in a big brother style house with around 20 other people, each of whom had various fitness levels an even more varied reasons for being there.  The goal we all had in [...]

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One of the most important considerations in a nutritional protocol is the body’s hydration levels. Our bodies are mainly made up of water with our brain being comprised of 75% water, our blood being 92% water and our muscles being 75% water. Most people are chronically dehydrated and this affects every process in the body [...]

By Isabella Brusati – Guest Editor In a very competitive market where jobs are becoming scarce due to the economic conditions, it is mandatory to build a strong personal brand and keep your name and profile under the radar of those who can support you in building your career. It amazes me how many women [...]

I lost 1 stone in just over 4 weeks on Jane Plan. The food was yummy, their service impeccable and it was excellent value for money -  Caroline, Goldman Sachs Imagine a diet where every mouthful is delicious, healthy, calorie controlled and keeps you feeling full for longer.  A diet where all the hard work [...]

Brendan Robertson, WATC’s Beauty & Hair editor provides you with his professional advice on how to revive your post holiday skin & hair. We all love the sun but unfortunately the sun doesn’t love us back. Even though there are many alternatives to a real tan a lot of women still insist on exposing themselves [...]

The Aquitude team and associates are all experienced in the signs of the times: redundancy, uncertainty, insolvency, bankruptcy and failure. These are words that were all once anathema in the world of business. Today, they are all part and parcel of day-today business.The Aquitude team has earned its stripes in dealing with loss, upheaval and [...]

An effective Detox will result in, feeling clear headed and relaxed, having easy digestion with regular bowel movements – with a fully functional and healthy digestive system you can remain physically fit and mentally active for your entire life, sleep soundly and wake up feeling refreshed, and of course weight loss.For any detox program to [...]

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Ladies, we can do it it broken heels,” but do we really need to? Isn’t it time to let go of the “girls versus boys: attitude and enter into a more elegant, synergistic collaboration of male and feminine strengths? Earlier this year I was privileged to co-host my first seminar, with the fabulous Susie Mitchell [...]

Most of us are overeating for a hundred different reasons. We are eating due to stress, irritation, frustration, boredom or purely in response to a particular emotion. It may be worry, overwork or even happiness. We are eating out of habit and with no real direction or thoughts about what we are doing with our [...]