Suffolk &amp; Cambs


<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-transform-your-bod">Transform your bod</h3>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="750" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/01/studio-9.jpg" alt="woman lifting weights" class="wp-image-30475" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/01/studio-9.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/01/studio-9-800x600.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/01/studio-9-400x300.jpg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/01/studio-9-700x525.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>If you&#8217;ve tried classic gym memberships and have always ended up lacking motivation and direction then you need to meet <a href="https://suffolkcambs.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/the-studio-bartlow/">Jess at The Studio Bartlow</a>. Jess is a qualified PT and her small but beautiful studio hosts al manner of amazing classes as well as the chance to book individual sessions. The real beauty of the studio is that it&#8217;s not just a workout space, but a real community, and if lifting weights and doing sit ups isn&#8217;t motivating you to turn up, seeing your new friends and working towards a common goal together will. There are also lots of lovely wellbeing workshops to get involved in from painting and flower arranging to special one-off yoga sessions. We reviewed a couple of classes and loved every second!</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="683" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/Riverhills-Ipswich-gym-refurbished-67-1024x683-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-38401" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/Riverhills-Ipswich-gym-refurbished-67-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/Riverhills-Ipswich-gym-refurbished-67-1024x683-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/Riverhills-Ipswich-gym-refurbished-67-1024x683-1-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/Riverhills-Ipswich-gym-refurbished-67-1024x683-1-400x267.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>



<p>Over in Suffolk, <a href="https://www.riverhills.co.uk">Riverhills</a> near Ipswich has an excellent newly-kitted out gym and membership programme with PTs on hand who are guaranteed to get you into shape this year. With luxurious changing rooms, air-conditioned gym, a group exercise studio and all the mod cons you could hope for, getting fit here is a joy. Members benefit from a personal fitness assessment and programme (plus as many re-programmes as you like as you get fitter). Plus there&#8217;s a lovely café on site for refuelling afterwards and a spa! </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-address-your-eating-habits">Address your eating habits</h3>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="695" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/01/rose-c-smith.jpg" alt="women's help wellbeing rose Constantine smith" class="wp-image-30745" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/01/rose-c-smith.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/01/rose-c-smith-800x556.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/01/rose-c-smith-400x278.jpg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/01/rose-c-smith-755x525.jpg 755w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Want to change how you eat and use food to manage side effects of your cycle?  Suffolk-based registered AfN nutritionist&nbsp;<a href="https://suffolkcambs.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/rose-constantine-smith-womens-nutritionist/">Rose Constantine Smith</a> specialises&nbsp;in women’s health and menstrual health coaching and suggests diet changes to help women to feel their best, boost energy levels, balance their hormones and understand how what they eat and how they live can impact how they feel. Her services cover a huge range of issues including: mood swings, hormonal imbalance, bloating, IBS, fatigue, weight management, PMS/irregular/ heavy/ painful periods, fertility, and menopausal health with meeting in person or online. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-learn-to-be-mindful">Learn to be mindful </h3>



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<p>Make 2024 the year you do something about your constant feelings of stress, anxiety and generally never being on top of things by practising some mindfulness. Rebecca Fensome from Cambridgeshire set up Crcle Well-being&nbsp;after <a href="https://suffolkcambs.muddystilettos.co.uk/lifestyle/7-ways-practising-mindfulness-can-change-your-life/">she used mindfulness</a> to help her get through the stressful lockdowns, home schooling and working from home during the pandemic. She’s now a fully qualified SOMA and Kids Programme Youth mindfulness teacher, an accredited teacher of the Mindfulness Now programme, a Mental Health First Aider, a Trainee Integrative Counsellor, a IPHM accredited Sound Therapy Practitioner, and founder of Crcle Well-being, which organises UK retreats throughout the year and runs a membership programme. <a href="https://www.crclewellbeing.com/">Find out more here</a>. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="617" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/wild-swimming-cambridgeshire-waresley-park-estate-1000x617.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-37481" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/wild-swimming-cambridgeshire-waresley-park-estate-1000x617.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/wild-swimming-cambridgeshire-waresley-park-estate-800x494.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/wild-swimming-cambridgeshire-waresley-park-estate-400x247.jpg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/wild-swimming-cambridgeshire-waresley-park-estate-850x525.jpg 850w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/wild-swimming-cambridgeshire-waresley-park-estate.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>There&#8217;s no denying that wild swimming is good for the body and mind &#8211; after all you can&#8217;t exactly be stressing about the washing, the bills, the kids&#8217; school fundraiser etc when you&#8217;re submerged in freezing water! Numerous studies show that cold water swimming can have health and wellbeing benefits increasing cardiovascular fitness, improving muscle building and bone density and releasing loads of endorphins. Lucky then that Cambs&#8217; <a href="https://suffolkcambs.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/waresley-park-estate-cambridgeshire/">Waresley Park Estate</a> has a lovely little lake that host wild swimming sessions every Thursday morning at 7.30am and 10am, followed by warming coffee (roasted on site) round a fire on the beach afterwards. If you don&#8217;t live nearby check out these local wild swimming spots instead.  </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1086" height="724" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/yoga-at-blyth-rise-stays.jpg" alt="wellbeing at Blyth rise stays in suffolk" class="wp-image-38407" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/yoga-at-blyth-rise-stays.jpg 1086w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/yoga-at-blyth-rise-stays-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/yoga-at-blyth-rise-stays-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/yoga-at-blyth-rise-stays-400x267.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1086px) 100vw, 1086px" /></figure>



<p>Not brave enough to even dip your toe into cold water? How about saluting to the sun over in Suffolk instead to get your mindfulness moment? <a href="https://suffolkcambs.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/blyth-rise-stays-suffolk/">Blyth Rise Stays</a>, a heavenly adults-only retreat with 21 lodges set around a lake, hosts al fresco yoga at 9:30am on Tuesdays and Saturdays. While you&#8217;re focussing on your wellbeing, why not book a full stay so you can make the most of the woodland saunas and rural vistas from the beautiful lodges?</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-invest-in-some-me-time">Invest in some me-time</h3>



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<p>If you live near Clare, Sudbury or Cavendish then make this the year you sign up to become a member at <a href="https://suffolkcambs.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/the-gainsborough-health-club-spa-suffolk/">The Gainsborough Health Club &amp; Spa</a>, with its gym, swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi and steam room to help you transform your fitness and wellbeing. Further away? Then book in for one of their sensational seasonal spa days that include use of all the facilities as well as afternoon tea and treatments. As well as being amazing for your overall health and happiness, the excellent prices will give yo a sense of wellbeing from head to toe. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1097" height="1097" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/heritage-beauty-aerial-shot.jpg" alt="aerial view of Heritage Beauty Bury St Edmunds" class="wp-image-38008" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/heritage-beauty-aerial-shot.jpg 1097w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/heritage-beauty-aerial-shot-800x800.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/heritage-beauty-aerial-shot-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/heritage-beauty-aerial-shot-400x400.jpg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/heritage-beauty-aerial-shot-525x525.jpg 525w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/heritage-beauty-aerial-shot-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 1097px) 100vw, 1097px" /></figure>



<p>Set aside some budget this year for me-time and you&#8217;ll be amazed at how much a bit of regular R&amp;R could transform your life. If it&#8217;s sumptuous spa treatments you&#8217;re after you can&#8217;t go wrong at <a href="https://www.heritagebeauty.me">Heritage Beauty</a> in Bury St Edmunds, a dreamy rural retreat where top-notch treatments are the order of the day. We recently <a href="https://suffolkcambs.muddystilettos.co.uk/lifestyle/wellbeing-lifestyle/heritage-beauty-bury-st-edmunds-review/">reviewed a massage and facial here</a>, and the spa is offering 20% discount for Muddy readers on their first booking using the code <strong>Muddy20</strong>. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1001" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/tiny-house-retreats-at-waresley-park.jpg" alt="tiny house retreats Jane wellbeing " class="wp-image-38356" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/tiny-house-retreats-at-waresley-park.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/tiny-house-retreats-at-waresley-park-800x534.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/tiny-house-retreats-at-waresley-park-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/tiny-house-retreats-at-waresley-park-400x267.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>Constantly rushed off your feet and no time to get to and from a spa in your manic schedule? With <a href="https://www.tinyhouseretreats.co.uk">Tiny House Retreats</a>, all you need is to carve out half and hour (or more if you can) at your own home and they will come to you and help you squeeze in some zen time. Owner Jane can turn any space into a mini spa and we can certainly vouch for the quality of the treatments &#8211; read our recent review here.  </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/12/Spa-Garden-at-Seckford-Hall-Spa.jpg" alt="spa garden with sauna and hot tubs at Seckford hall in suffolk" class="wp-image-37711" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/12/Spa-Garden-at-Seckford-Hall-Spa.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/12/Spa-Garden-at-Seckford-Hall-Spa-800x534.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/12/Spa-Garden-at-Seckford-Hall-Spa-400x267.jpg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/12/Spa-Garden-at-Seckford-Hall-Spa-787x525.jpg 787w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>If you&#8217;re near the Suffolk coast treat yourself to a visit to <a href="https://www.seckford.co.uk/spa/">Seckford Hall&#8217;s sublime spa</a> with a pretty indoor pool and a brand new spa garden with hot tubs and a sauna. There&#8217;s also a spa café and treatments to enjoy as well as lots of special spa days for full-on indulgence. Just think of it as a wellbeing MOT &#8211; that needs booking in on at least a quarterly basis! </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-sort-our-your-skin-concerns">Sort our your skin concerns</h3>



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<p>Say hello to Sophia, a highly-trained practitioner with a Level 4 advanced aesthetics qualification, who owns <a href="https://suffolkcambs.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/derma-aesthetics-burwell/">Derma Aesthetics</a> in Burwell and can help you overcome any pesky skin concerns. Sophia the skin saviour, as we like to think of her, offers advanced bespoke facials, LED Light Therapy, chemical peels, SkinPen Microneedling, dermaplaning and the all-new Cosmelan depigmenting method that provides long-lasting results for any skin discolourations at her beautiful clinic. So if you want to knock a few years off your face or sort out niggling skin complaints, she&#8217;s your girl. </p>


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