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Lean Legs

Fancy changing it up from your usual squats and lunges!!! Here's 5 amazing leg workouts to try courtesy of Women's Health


Dumbbell Split Jump


Hold a pair of dumbbells at arm's length next to your sides, palms facing each other. Stand in a staggered stance, your left foot in front of your right. From a standing position, lower your body into a split squat. (A) Quickly switch dircetions and jump with enough force to propel both feet off the floor. (B) Repeat, alternating back and forth with each repetition. (C)


Single-Arm Kettlebell Swing


Grab a kettlebell with an overhand grip and hold it in front of your waist at arm's length. (You can also do the exercise two handed, holding the kettlebell with both hands.) Bend at your hips and knees and lower your torso until it forms a 45-degree angle to the floor. Swing the kettlebell between your legs. (A) Keeping your arm straight, thrust your hips forward, straighten your knees, and swing the kettlebell up to chest level as you rise to standing position. (B) Now squat back down as you swing the kettlebell between your legs again. Swing the weight back and forth forcefully.


Pistol Squat


Stand holding your arms straight out in front of your body at shoulder level, parallel to the floor. Raise your right leg off the floor, and hold it there. (A) Push your hips back and lower your body as far as you can. (B) Pause, then push your body back to the starting position.


Marching Hip Raise with Feet on a Swiss Ball


Lie faceup on the floor with your knees bent and your feet flat on a Swiss Ball. Raise your hips so your body forms a straight line from your shoulders to your knees. (A) Lift one knee to your chest (B), lower back to the start, and lift your other knee to your chest. Continue to alternate back and forth.


Reverse Dumbbell Box Lunge with Forward Reach


Stand on a 6-inch box or step, holding a pair of light dumbbells at your sides. (A) Step backward intoa lunge with your right leg as you lean forward at your hips and reach toward your feet. (B) Reverse the movement to return to the starting position.

Coconuts!!!

My love for all things coconut!

Let me start by saying.....coconuts are extremely good for us!!!

Let's talk coconut oil! Coconut oil is derived from the flesh of the coconut, and is rich in medium-chain triglycerides, which are good for our immune sysytem, but also for efficient fat burning and energy. Lauric acid found in coconut oil is antiviral, antimicrobial and antifungal, helping our body resist against viruses and bacteria that cause illness, manages our blood sugar, boosts thyroid function, which increase the metabolism and energy, and also helps with digestion and reduces cholesterol!!! What more can you ask for!

Not only can you cook with coconut oil, you can use it superficially too! It's great for hair, skin and altogether general well-being!!!


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My love for the coconut doesn't stop at coconut oil and it's health benefits........I'm crazy about it's fragrance...It makes me feel like a Hawaiian Goddess!!! Anything coconut scented body scrub, perfume, candles, moisturiser...If it's coconut i'll buy it!


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Five.RMS  Six.Sol De Janeiro

Luxe of the Week

Kate Spade

Kate Spade New York: Things We Love (Coffee Table Book)


I adore a beautiful book, especially a beautiful coffee table book full of colour, brightness, fashion, home and lifestyle! This book covers everything, a perfect companion to any fashionista's table!!!

Slogan Clutch

Forget message-in-a-bottle.....this season it's all about message-on-a-clutch!

Slogan clutches are hot right now, so let your arm candy do the talking!!!


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Apple & Cinnamon Muffins


Adapted from the Kitchen (Nigella Lawson) cookbook, these muffins are made using speltflour. Spelt is a wheat-free whole grain, although it contains natural gluten, the gluten structure in spelt breaks down far more easier than wheat flour, therefore making it easier for the body to digest! 

Quick and easy to make, these muffins are great for brunch!!!


Ingredients

2 Eating Apples (I used Pink Lady)
250g Spelt Flour
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
125g Light Brown Sugar, plus 4 teaspoons for sprinkling
125ml Agave Nectar
60ml Runny Natural Yogurt
125ml Flavourless Vegetable Oil
2 Eggs
75g Natural (Unblanched) Almonds

Method

Preheat the oven to 200oC/gas mark 6 and line your muffin tin with cases, I made my own muffin cases by cutting 5 inch squares out of baking paper.

Peel and core the apples, then chop into small dice (about 1cm approx.) and put them to one side.


Measure the flour, baking powder and 1 teaspoon of the ground cinnamon into a bowl.


Whisk together the 125g brown sugar, the agave, yogurt, vegetable oil and eggs in another bowl or jug.


Chop the almonds roughly and add half of them to the flour mixture, put the other half into a small bowl with the second teaspoon of ground cinnamon and the 4 extra teaspoons of brown sugar. This will make the topping for the muffins.


Now fold the wet ingredients into the dry. Add the chopped apple and stir to combine, but don't overmix. A lumpy batter makes for a lighter muffin.


Spoon this bumpy batter into the muffin cases, then sprinkle with the topping.


Pop the tin into the preheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes, by which time they will have risen and become golden. Take the tin out of the oven and let it stand for about 5 minutes before taking out the muffins and placing them on a wire cooling rack.


Enjoy!!!

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Pineapples!!!

The pineapple is back!

For me pineapples conjure up thoughts of tropical holidays, palm trees and turquoise seas, all of which I can't get enough of!!!


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