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How did summer creep up so fast? It won't be long until the bikinis and swim shorts will be making an appearance, yet there is still time to slim down and shape up. You might be staring at last year's bathing suit and thinking it must have shrunk! Don't worry, there is still time to tone up and drop a few pounds before its beach bikini time! We recommend our popular weight-loss and fitness retreats to help you look and feel your best in time for summer.

Read more: Get into Shape on a Weight Loss and Fitness Holiday

When it comes to snacking, most people enthuse over crisps, biscuits and sweets and end up over indulging in a mini-meal. Snacks are supposed to help you stay full between meals and come in many under appreciated forms that can be good for your health, energy boosting and filling. The best news is that they can actually help you stay slimmer, if you snack on the right thing. People tend to make their worst diet decisions when they're famished. So, in order to survive the so-called 'snack attack', having nutritious snacks between each meal will increase your metabolism and help you burn calories.

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Being confined to the cramped space and stuffy recirculated air of an aeroplane for several hours can have a number of detrimental effects on our bodies, leaving us to feel not so fresh when we eventually reach our destination.  Following a few simple steps could make the journey much less tedious and enervating. Here are ten helpful suggestions for how you can stay healthy whilst travelling:

Read more: 10 Tips for Healthy Travel

Kick-start 2013 with a flexible approach to fitness. We launch our new Fusion Fitness™ Holidays created exclusively for clients looking for the perfect tailor-made luxury fitness holiday. Choose your ideal destination from the Far East to the Caribbean.

Read more: New Fusion Fitness Holidays for 2013

I learnt to Scuba Dive almost a decade ago and have been enjoying diving in tropical destinations ever since, I always make sure to check out the best dive spots when I'm on a healthy break and am lucky enough to be staying at Siddhartha Ocean Front Resort & Spa in Bali with some of the best diving spots on my doorstep.

Read more: Samantha's Review of Siddhartha Ocean Front Resort & Spa, Bali

The excitement is killing me; it's nearly here, Aslan is but a couple of weeks away…

On June 21st we not only celebrate the longest day in the year but, in doing so, WE WELCOME THE SUMMER.

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Modern life can be time consuming and stressful; work commitments, commuting and deadlines can often leave strains on relationships. Take the chance to reconnect with your partner by indulging yourself in luxurious surroundings and holistic activities. Pamper yourselves with spa therapies from full body wraps to massages and wine and dine at exquisite restaurants that serve exotic cuisine at its best. All of our well-being holidays offer spa facilities which offer full relaxation designed to revitalise and replenish mind, body and soul.

Read more: 5 Best Well-being Holidays for Couples

Exercise no longer has to be tedious and like a chore. Zumba is the world's largest dance fitness programme which has lifted exercise to the next platform with its mix of international music with dance. Lose weight, tone up and get fit whilst having fun with this Latin dance workout!

Read more: Zumba Fitness; Lose Weight and Get Fit

With research repeating year after year that many of us fail to stick to fitness goals set in the New Year, LaSource Grenada, the Caribbean's "holistic all-inclusive" resort has unveiled a bespoke fitness programme designed to address why we fall off the fitness wagon and break the cycle. Aimed at anyone who has tried and failed to keep the promises made to their favourite pair of jeans, the MindBodyReformer programme, offers the missing elements in traditional boot camps that focus predominantly on the physical aspects of fitness and weight loss.

Read more: LaSource Launches Bespoke Fitness Programme

We have teamed up with bestselling author Jackie Collins in celebration of her fabulous new bestsellers, 'Goddess of Vengeance' and 'The Power Trip'. We are offering one lucky person the chance to win a trip of a lifetime for two worth £5,000! The prize is to stay at the stunning Now Sapphire Riviera Cancun in Mexico. Look out for national rail adverts and billboards around Central London advertising the book and our fabulous competition. 

Read more: Win a Luxury Holiday for two in Mexico!

Healthy eating combined with regular exercise is the best way to look and feel healthy inside and out. There are a lot of different healthy eating  diets available to try on a nutrition friendly retreat including juice detoxing, alkaline, raw, macrobiotic or an Ayurvedic diet, but despite their differences the same principle rules for eating healthily usually apply. There is no need to cut out your favourite foods to help you lose those pesky pounds, simply follow our advice below and know that cutting out some foods altogether can actually be bad for you.

Read more: Nutrition Tips for Healthy Eating

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