Wellness

Is there anyone in the world who doesn’t want a tighter butt? Once almost exclusively the exercise of celebs, it’s safe to say…

Forget hitting the gym, what better way to get fit than reshaping our lungs, tightening the laces on our hiking boots and going up a…

Stand Up Paddle Boarding (or SUP, for the really cool kids) is one of those activities you do religiously while on holidays: you vow to buy…

Sun’s out, buns out—but when the beaches are packed, going for a dip loses some of its lustre. Is tanning (read: burning) in…

We're calling it: 2022 is going to be the year we finally live out our dreams of weekly spa and sauna sessions, thanks to the new…

Time to pull off those oversized hoodies and ditch the trackie dacks—spring is in the air. And with it comes the promise of purple…

Ahh, summer in Brisbane. A period when the only reason you ever leave the air conditioning to brave the heat and humidity is to tear the…

If you’re the type of person who watches Australian Ninja Warrior and thinks “I could definitely do that,” then we have…

Just in case you hadn’t noticed, SEQ is the ultimate water sports playground, The Brisbane River meanders through our CBD into a…

Brisbane is home to a bunch of amazing spots that will melt away the stress and have you getting your Zen on in no time.   Not sure…

If you’re a bit of a fitspo, then no doubt you’ve heard of Total Fusion. With locations in Newstead, Chermside and Mt Gravatt,…

Rock climbing is the ultimate full body work out that doesn’t actually feel like exercise. Don’t get it twisted, it’s no…

Is there anything more rejuvenating than a good soak and steam session? Whether it’s spending so long in a spa you wind up looking…

Move over, rainforest walks and secret hike spots, because Brisbane is coming at you with some seriously stunning urban walks. Think…

South East Queensland is home to more than just beaches, FYI. The hinterland and national parks around Brisbane are littered with…

Sick of staring at the boring, grey face of a treadmill? Well, it turns out Brisbane is home to some pretty special running tracks, offering…

If your limbs are cracking with your every move and you've got a pinch that just won't budge, you could use some professional…

Turmeric—the brilliant golden spice that’s known to both stain your clothes and make laksa and curry taste delicious—also…

Who says Valentine’s Day needs to be about couples, expensive set menus, and cheap red roses? After the pure chaos of the…

If there are two things that calm an anxious mind in a pandemic, it's both a good whack of endorphins and a grounding routine. The good…

If the neighbourhood bike path has become too familiar (or crowded) for your liking, get your nature fill with these impressive hikes within…

Did you know that every time you buy from a small business, someone somewhere does a happy dance? Yep, it’s true. There’s more:…

Forget feeling the sand between your toes, get your toes into some flippers and get those flippers straight into the deep blue and…

Whoever decided that yoga mats should be plain black was missing a prime opportunity to add more art to our lives. A perfectly smooth,…

Brisbane is home to some incredible bars and restaurants that shake up delicious cocktails, curate the best wine lists and stock amazing…

Here we go again folks—as of 1am on Tuesday 29 June, masks are once again mandatory throughout Brisbane when you are out in…

Hands up if you’re a little over carrying around a little disinfectant wipe with you at the gym to wipe down your equipment after…

Finding the motivation to get up at 5am so I can slog it out at the gym for an hour before work is a real mission sometimes. Like most…

Ever watched an F45 workout, or maybe even signed yourself up for a trial and just thought, ‘screw that.’ You’re not…

  If you’ve ever wanted to go on holidays just to sleep, we’ve found the dreamy (literally) Brisbane staycation for.…

If there is one thing that is definitely on everyone’s wish list this year, it’s some time to take a breather and indulge in a…

How many times have you ditched that pre-organised arvo workout for a bev after a long and stressful day? For us, it's embarrassingly…

If you’re long overdue for a visit to the day spa (this whole lockdown saga has really taken it out of us), set your sights on CBB…

Despite all our best intentions to eat healthy, drink less, switch off our screens, meditate every day, go to the gym and do all those other…

So you’ve got the gym routine downpat—but what about the rest of the elements of a health lifestyle? The recovery time, the…

Walking on flat ground is great, but if you really want to level up your fitness, you need to go up—preferably up at about a 90 degree…

Some people might say the drink of choice for a yoga session is kombucha, but we think there’s nothing more zen than adding a glass of…

We all know the dream of having either a balcony, windowsill or backyard vegetable patch that provides us with beans, lettuce, carrots and…

Welcome to Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on the rise and slide in culture in November 2020. As we edge towards the…

We could throw in a joke or two right here about downward facing dog, but we won’t, because there are far more important things at…

You know that frisbee that’s been sitting in the back of your hall cupboard for a few years (since you bought it for that family…

You wouldn’t expect a reformer pilates studio to be somewhere that you just want to hang out in, but we’ve found an adorable new…

Sea cucumbers. Yep, sea cucumbers. Those super weird, semi-cute aquatic critters that snail along the ocean floor are a part of the latest…

So you’re stuck at home and feeling a bit blah—missing your skin therapist and waiting for the announcement that the COVID-19…

Sometimes Friday just seems like a long way away, and you’ve just gotta smash stuff before then, you know? Grab your baseball…

When you’re looking to escape the old daily grind, there’s nothing like some gorgeous greenery to make your brain say…

Live by the beach and craving to go country for the day? A day trip through the Mary Valley should satisfy all your needs for cows,…

Hiking has been all the rage in iso, and while we’re loving the incredible views filling our insta feeds, we’re in dire need of…

Virtual classes are fun and all, but if there’s anything we’ve learned from being in iso, it’s that sometimes you need to…

If you’ve walked every single Mt Coot-tha trail so many times that you could practically draw a map of the whole mountain,…

Brisbane’s brightly-coloured, lycra-cladded pedal pushers will have you believe that they are the only cyclists in this town. But, we…

Now that you’re getting a handle on this whole ‘life in isolation’ thing, and have binge-watched everything possible on…

Isolation, as restricting as it is, is no excuse for a lacklustre skincare routine, and it might just be the best opportunity for everyone…

In major news for your long weekend, The Australian Ballet has just dropped a series of totally free online adult ballet classes. The iconic…

As of Monday 23 March, the Federal Government has begun to roll out its country-wide lockdown measures, which, devastatingly, includes all…

Look, we’ve all got that friend who’s forever coasting through the Swiss Alps, or Croatia, or somewhere so damn beautiful that…

Don’t end up on the elliptical for the fourth time this week, you can do so much better. Get calories burning and abs firming with our…

There’s bills to be paid, dinner to be made, emails stacking up and tension is rising. Sound familiar? It’s the general…

Summer is a comin’. Like the glorious, SPF 50+ smelling, stone fruit ripening, sweat glistening beast that it is. As November clicks…

Whether your summer prep starts in July or you like to hold off on any exercise until the first of January, there’s something about…

We all know it’s important to think ahead when it comes to your money, but there are so many things you need to be across it’s…

There’s no denying it—Chris Hemsworth is one fit looking guy. And while you’re probably not going to reach the same level…

We might advocate the eating of many, many burgers, and probably far too much dessert, but as firm believers in the old ‘detox, retox,…

Love hiking and climbing? How about climbing along the edge of a towering cliff, clinging only to steel cables while you creep ever higher…

Round up your mates and jump on the highway, because the IKEA Festival of Sleep is popping up for the first time ever and it starts this…

Sure, a luxury wellness retreat sounds like the dream destination to take a break, escape the daily grind for a while and reset for the sake…

If you’re anything like us, you probably spent winter in a Netflix haze under the blankets with burgers and chocolate. Now that spring…

Being a functioning human in the world who has like, a job, and rent and parking tickets (so many parking tickets, whyyy) is hard, which is…

Yoga offers many physical benefits—a strong, lean bod, increased flexibility, and increased vitality, just to name a few—but…

We're all guilty of hitting snooze button and rolling back over to sleep instead of heading to that gym class. But while that extra…

Right now, one scroll through Instagram and it seems like everyone is sunning themselves on a beach in Europe. Fortunately, we’ve…

If you weren’t aware, World Blood Donor Day is this week. Friday 14 June to be precise. And the Australian Red Cross Blood Service are…

Let’s chat about breaking a dirty, little habit. No, we don’t mean your daily 3pm chocolate binge, we’re talking about…

Think you’ve tried everything there is out there to get a better night’s sleep? Think again—with new research and new…