Wellbeing
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Running a business during Covid? Read this
Closures + pinged staff + loan worries...sound like your average work day at the mo? We tapped the experts at Kitsons Solicitors for how to ensure your business thrives in a pandemic.
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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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Need a boost? Free(ze) your inner Ice Queen
Cold water swimming? So last year, baby! If you want to strengthen your physical and mental health (and get insta bragging rights) ice baths are the way to go.
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10 tips to kickstart your fitness
Lost your exercise mojo during lockdown? We asked three local experts their tips on how get to back in the swing of gym and weekly classes.
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Ready, steady, spa! Where to get that pamper, pronto
Hallelujah, spas are re-opening at last! Here's our pick of the best West Country coast, city and countryside places to book in and bliss out.
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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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Fire brand! Get ready for re-entry
Gearing up for your business to re-open post lockdown? Get on message with these top 10 tips from a local branding and social media guru.
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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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Fitness niggles and injuries, begone!
From knee strains to pelvic floor dysfunction. There are a host of injuries that affect sporty women more than men. Here are the culprits and how best to tackle them
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11 top tips to beat insomnia
Can't get no sleep? You're not alone. For National Sleep Day (19th March) we asked two sleep experts how to pandemic-proof our Z-time.
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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: self-help books for 2021
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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Work it: Muddy’s pick of desks and chairs
Tired of your back giving you grief thanks to a shoddy home-office set-up? Work and homeschool in comfort with Muddy's pick of Insta-worthy desks and chairs.
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Stop fussing! And other lockdown lessons
Parenting can be a little fraught when you're essentially under siege in your own house. So we decided to talk to our young people to find out what they think we could be doing better.
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Best wellbeing podcasts for 2021
January is wellness month and while we can’t go to the gym and drink protein smoothies with our friends, we can go on long solo walks with inspirational podcasts. Here’s Muddy’s pick.
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Best wellbeing podcasts for 2021
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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6 of the best… candle subscriptions
Ooooh, something smells lovely! These clever candle subscriptions make a thoughtful winter gift (even if it's for yourself - shhhhh, we won't tell).
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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.
