Wellbeing
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6 ways to get the best sleep you’ve ever had
Do you struggle to snooze? We’ve nobbled the pros at Healthily for the latest scientific thinking on how to conquer insomnia. Cue, walnuts, pink noise - and orgasms.
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How to find – and keep – that hot date
All the single ladies (and gents)! Stop scrolling through Tinder, and up your dating game with these timely tips from the pros at award-winning local matchmakers, Pi Society.
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WIN £3,000 cash for your business!
To celebrate this year's Muddy Awards, our national sponsor Healthily is giving away a life-changing £3k cash injection to boost one company's health & wellbeing. Click to enter now!
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Sneak peek! Sharpham’s new £1.6m Coach House Retreat
Breathe deep! There's a shiny-new riverside retreat just opened in Devon, offering mindfulness & gardening retreats. Fancy a nose around?
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Need a spring booster? Try this 14-day online cleanse
Can a 14-day detox help Muddy sleep better, ache less and shift the winter blubber? And can we stay off the gin long enough to find out? Muddy reviews Cleanse for Living.
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Take a hike! Get walking fit this spring
Walking your way to fitness? Or planning a challenge hike this spring? Here are 10 tips to get you from sofa to summit with ace Devon walking guides, Peaks & Trails.
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Ready for bed? 7 top buys for a restful sleep
In celebration of World Sleep Day, here are our top shopping picks, from pillows and candles to sheets to sliders. If these don't help you reach the land of nod, nothing will!!
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9 burn-out breaks to book now
Need a well-earned breather? We hear ya! Here's our pick of local de-frazzlers, across Devon, Dorset and Somerset, from wellbeing retreats to mindfulness, yoga, foodie treats and beach sauna.
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Review: The Fire & Ice Experience, Aztec Spa
Pamper pitstop, ahoy! Muddy road-tested a brand-new multi sensory thermal suite offering a 90-minute, adults only relax and detox. And you can WIN a sesh for 2 worth £80!
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Morning routines of happy women: the fashion MD
Disco workouts, outfit building, and the perfect creamy scrambled eggs - this is what a morning looks like for Fiona Lambert, Managing Director of Jaeger
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Preview: Spring Awakening at Selgar’s Mill
Hop off the hamster wheel for a weekend of health coaching, wellbeing (hello mobile sauna!) in a rustic retreat that's oh-so affordable.
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Do you have high functioning anxiety?
Sky-high stress levels but papering over the cracks like a pro? Meet The Happiness Coach - a go-to guru for successful women (yup, that's you!). She shares 10 ways to tell if you have HFA and what the heck to do about it.
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Time to split? How to do it, from the break-up queen
She's got a podcast, comedy show, award-winning books and celeb following - Rosie Wilby is the one to listen to if you're breaking up
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6 of the best… candle subscriptions
Ooooh, something smells lovely! If you're into home accessories, these clever candle subscriptions make a thoughtful and stylish gift (even if it's for yourself - shhhhh, we won't tell).
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Megan Rossi’s Prebiotic Rocky Road
A traybake that's actually good for your gut and tastes like a treat? Look no further than this clever recipe from the gut health expert's new book
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Spinach and ricotta ravioli – revamped!
Fresh from the new book by gut health expert Dr Megan Rossi is a surprisingly filling and easy-to-make pasta supper - maybe this health kick isn't going to be so tough after all?
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Commit to fit! The best local races for 2022
Looking to get fit for 2022? Start with my curated guide to the best local triathlons, runs and fun events, and I'll see you at the finish line.
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8 health and fitness books to kick-start your 2022
New year, new bod: Get your exercise groove on with one of these new wave of bespoke fitness books catering for everyone, from angry yogis to gym sceptics
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How to WFH (getting it right this time round)
We've all been here before; so let's nail it this time. Here to help is your sanity (and sex life) saving and productivity boosting Muddy guide to working from home.
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Best spa breaks to book now
Robe and fluffy slippers at the ready! It's time to revitalise for the new year with some serious pampering, and these spa breaks are the best way to do it. Meet you in the jacuzzi...
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Your health questions answered!
Don’t understand why the weight won’t shift? Have a back that’s reminiscent of Quasimodo? Muddy puts your questions to Healthily’s chief medical officer, Professor Maureen Baker
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Green age kicks! eco-cool trainers
There's nothing like box fresh white trainers to put a spring in your step. The good news for the planet is that this lot tick the stylish and sustainable box too.
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Easy! Buy these, and sleep better
Having trouble sleeping? Us and half the world right now! Here's what the Muddy team have in their shopping baskets to help with some much-needed shut-eye.
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Five ways to become more Zen
Whether it's social anxiety about lockdown ending, or panic that it's not coming soon enough, a new book claims the ancient art of Zen will see us through. Ready to try it?
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Low mood > depression > and how to tackle it
One in five people reading this feature will be suffering from some form of depression. Here's how to spot the signs and help yourself and those you love.
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Cheaper than therapy: brilliant self-help books
Being stuck inside for a year hasn’t done us a ton of good, but help is at hand. Try one of these tomes designed to get our work, home and head space in order.
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Listen up! Best wellbeing podcasts
Want to boost your wellbeing? Hell yeah! While we can’t go to the gym right now, we can go on long solo walks with inspirational podcasts. Here's our pick.
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The foxiest fitness gear for 2021
New year, new fitness routine? We're with you! Here's the Muddy edit of stylish sportswear and accessories that'll have you in tip-top form in no time.
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Is your sex life suffering in lockdown?
Is lockdown 3.0 wrecking your sex life and pushing your relationship to the limits? We hear you. Read on for our expert guide on how to Covid-proof your love life.
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The only 5 resolutions you need to keep in 2021
January is traditionally a time for making ridiculous promises and then feeling shame by failing to keep them. Not this year: we’ve been through enough.
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7 steps to better sleep during a pandemic
You've downed a chamomile tea, ignored your phone for an hour and mentally shoved your 900th sheep over a gate - but still can't get to sleep. Sound familiar? Read on for our guide to getting some Z's during lockdown.
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Lockdown anxiety: 7 ways to keep it in check
Lockdown is back and with it, hours and hours to listen to the rising panic in our heads. Don’t fancy that much? Nor us, so read on.
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Walkies! Cold weather walking gear to pick up now
Gyms are closed (as is practically everything else), so we're getting our exercise fix with some long winter walks. Here's all the gear you'll need to stretch those legs this season.
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Working (out) from home: 5 on-demand exercise classes
Tear your eyes away from Netflix and get moving with these streaming fitness classes. No excuses now!
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J’adore / J’abhor – Daylight Saving Hours
The clocks went back this week and the nights truly are closing in. Two Muddy staffers battle out the pros and the cons.
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8 of the best… bras for running
Running the one thing keeping you sane? Just for you we've rounded up (er, excuse the pun) the best high support running bras - all perfect for your daily exercise hit.
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The coolest biking gear for lockdown miles
Unleash your inner cyclista with our roundup of the best kit to wear on your daily cycle. Let's go!
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Gotta Have It
Planning a garden Easter egg hunt? Better hide this one from the kids - it's the UK's first Cannabis Easter Egg. Ready, steady, munchy!
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Pamper day? Four luxe London wellbeing destinations
Feeling frazzled? London day trips aren't just for shopping/drinking/sightseeing - get thee to the city for a turbo-charged wellbeing fix.
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Three bonkers wellbeing trends for 2020
Will you be, um, honouring your vagina this year?
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J’adore/ J’abhor
Feeling it for 2020's New Year's Resolutions or think they're a total waste of time? Muddy ed-in-chief Hero and HQ staffer Nancy duke it out.
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How to be happy in 2019
New Year, new chance to give yourself a great big shot of positive energy with one of these 28 inspirational ideas.