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Zara Baker experiences controlled movement and perfect posture with Pilates at Revitalise

My interest in Pilates stemmed from researching the difference between Pilates and yoga as forms of exercise. While they appear quite similar, neither is superior; the classes have different aspects and aims. At an introductory session to Pilates at Revitalise in Hove, Clare Brown ran through the basics, setting the group up for what a six-week course would entail.
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It’s your last chance to sign up for BRITA water’s trailblazing expedition to Nepal. Members of the public are urged to sign up for this trip of a lifetime which also serves the poorer communities of Nepal.
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Zara Baker looks at the health benefits of ionized water and asks: are you drinking enough of the clear stuff?

The warmer weather means it’s easier to guzzle down a glass of water. During the winter months, plain drinking water wasn’t high on the agenda. Now though, it’s time to take stock and ask ourselves: are we drinking enough?
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Holding back the years

The anti-ageing product market is vast and various, and this month we’ve been on the hunt for the best new products. First up, we love the anti-ageing facial oil from organic pioneers, Green People. Omega 3 and 6, pure essential oils and vitamins nourish the skin and improve its elasticity. It has a wonderful floral scent from Rosemary, Rose Geranium, Sunflower and Safflower. You only need a few drops, mind, so that your skin isn’t drenched in the oil. Use nightly and skin appears plumper and healthy. £16, www.greenpeople.co.uk

A different way of turning back the clock now, with the new supplement Memory Lane, from Power Health. The supplement contains Phosphatidylserine, a naturally occurring nutrient found in the brain. Mental performance, recognition, concentration and attention span is improved in three weeks. £17.99, www.powerhealth.co.uk

Team Green Britain Bike Week

Team Green Britain Bike Week takes place from 19–27 June with towns, cities and villages across the UK taking part with a host of free cycling events all week long. Promoting the idea that two wheels are better than four, Bike Week lets you bid for a celeb-designed bike (Lord Alan Sugar’s being one of those up for grabs) or bring along an old bike to be reconditioned at a Team Green Britain Bike Week event. Never has getting fit been so fun!
To find your nearest event, visit www.bikeweek.org.uk and enter your postcode. Find out more at www.teamgreenbritain.org

Photo: Bryan Fewkes

Family yurt camp opens

After three years of hold-ups, a Brighton family will finally open their Yurt camp on 29 June. The long-awaited Ecovallé Yurt Camp near Bergerac in France is a family-friendly site featuring 12.5 acres, with facilities including an 18-foot yurt sleeping up to four, a 12-foot yurt for use as a playroom, an outdoor kitchen/ dining area with gas BBQ, a compost toilet and use of the bathroom with flushing toilet and washer/dryer. Ecovellée is the realised dream of Kemp Town writer Alex Crowe, and his textile-artist partner, Clare. “What we offer is a very green holiday, on a self-sufficient-ish smallholding,” Alex says. And at just €350 a week for a family of four, it’s an affordable price tag for your summer getaway.
Ecovallée, www.ecovallee.com