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December 24, 2016, 9:39 am

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The fitness world is full of fads. Some last a month, others last years. Spin is in the latter camp.

Problem is, when everyone else has been doing it for yonks, it can be difficult to know where to start.

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This is my story of breaking my spinning virginity.

I always wanted to give it a try  but I felt like I’d missed my chance. Loads of people I’d spoken to about it told me tales of sickness, exploding thighs and feeling like death. I was terrified.

But the end of the year – just before you eat and drink yourself into oblivion – is a time when you really have to address what you’ve been putting off for 12 months.

So when Women’s Health hosted a class at Psycle in Canary Wharf, I couldn’t say no.

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December 24, 2016, 9:42 am

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While we’re aware that our day to day choices affect the environment, it’s rare that this fact truly hits home.

And as we hear about birds getting stuck in plastic beer rings and rubbish floating in the sea, it’s easy to think that we don’t have an impact as individuals.

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December 24, 2016, 11:00 pm

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When it comes to life priorities, any cat lover knows that the company of a feline friend takes the number one spot.

Because, if it’s fur ball affection and plenty of LOL’s you’re after, you can’t go wrong with a cat.

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December 24, 2016, 11:00 pm

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Puzzles should be a joyful form of relaxation.

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No technology. No element of competition. No pressure to be speedy.

But then you can’t find the edges. Things aren’t fitting together. You’re getting more and more frustrated and your zen is flying out of the window.

This puzzle might be the most soothing puzzle option out there.

Created by Nervous System, the Infinite Galaxy Puzzle is super soothing for many reasons.

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December 25, 2016, 12:36 am

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There’s no denying that sometimes, a glitch in the matrix occurs.

Otherwise, what would explain this photograph of a bunch of friends sitting happily on a sofa?

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At first, everything looks perfectly normal; they’re just some pals, chilling on a sofa. It’s what you do when you’re pals.

But where are the girl in the center’s legs?

Like, seriously?

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December 25, 2016, 12:38 am

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Not only are Digestives delicious, but they are a beacon of British tradition.

Sure, they’re the drab older cousin of rich tea – and let’s not begin to compare one to a custard cream – but they’ve been with us through the hard times and the good.

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In fact, they’re such an important part of everyday life we’ve never stopped to think: who first decided to call them Digestives?

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December 25, 2016, 5:00 am

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Ah, Guess Who, teaching us how to profile people based on looks since we took our first steps.

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Featuring old friends such as policeman Eric and disconcertingly-egg-headed Bill, even if it’s been years since you played it those faces are eerily familiar.

So one Redditor decided to mix it up a little for Christmas by making a special custom-made version as a present for their mum.

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December 25, 2016, 7:00 am

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It’s Christmas, which means one thing: if you’re lucky, you will currently have your hand wrist deep in a tub of Celebrations.

That, my friends, is the true meaning of Christmas.

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Tiny versions of delicious chocolate, to be shared and rationed for the rest of the day and Boxing Day breakfast (totally acceptable over the festive period). This is everything that is good in… Read the full story

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Rowan Blanchard’s light poke at beauty vloggers is on point

December 25, 2016, 9:07 am

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Whether you love or hate the beauty vlogging world, few can deny that it can get a bit ridiculous at times.

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And our favourite teen icon Rowan Blanchard feels similarly, it turns out, as she recently poked a little fun at vloggers in a recent Instagram post.

Putting on a truly avant garde beauty persona, Rowan posted a photo of herself with a rather, erm, interesting make up ensemble.

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December 25, 2016, 10:00 am

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A lot of parents and middle aged people think that Christmas is the most stressful time of the year.

If you’re catering for a load of guests, or you have a stack of kids to buy presents for, then it’s easy to see why this might be the case.

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But the pressure is nothing compared to that of deciding what to do for New Year’s Eve.

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December 25, 2016, 11:00 pm

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December 26, 2016, 12:00 am

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The Huda Beauty Rose Gold Edition Textured Shadows Palette (£56) is the hottest eyeshadow palette of the season and it has sold out everywhere, with waitlists currently running on Cult Beauty for when more stock is released.

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December 26, 2016, 12:00 am

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Christmas Day might have passed, but when should you officially take down your decorations?

It’s a long held tradition that it is bad luck to keep decorations up too long. But how long is too long?

Some people take down their decorations on Boxing Day.

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December 26, 2016, 12:54 am

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Indulging is fantastic and in many ways it’s the best thing about Christmas.

If you woke up feeling completely fresh and ready for a new day – congratulations. You have managed to reach some kind of moderation Nirvana that most of us can only dream of.

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December 26, 2016, 1:00 am

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Christmas. You get a couple of days off to enjoy the booze, carols and seasonal TV, and then for many of us it’s straight back to work.

But once upon a time, Christmas Day marked the beginning of nearly a fortnight of feasting, with celebrations lasting from the December 24 right through to Twelfth Night.

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December 26, 2016, 1:32 am

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Whether you’re buying belated, discounted Christmas gifts (you are a genius) or treating yourself, the amount of deals available during the Boxing Day sales is enough to send anyone into a frenzy.

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The Body Shop and Lush are a perfect shout for some pure, natural indulgence after the pre-Christmas madness.

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December 26, 2016, 2:02 am

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December 26, 2016, 2:53 am

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What’s worse than the card machine being down during the Christmas eve sales? Having your website go down just before your Boxing Day sale launches would have to be pretty close.

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We JUST published an article waxing lyrical on how great the Lush Boxing Day sale was set to be. We were right. It is in fact so great that people are queuing up around the block and online the website overloaded and crashed.

For the third year in a row.

You may have noticed that https://t.co/QkjvtFmiCp is playing up – we’re working on it! Guess the Grinch just got technical…

— LUSH Cosmetics UK (@LushLtd) December 26, 2016

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December 26, 2016, 5:05 am

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Trying to go clothes shopping on Boxing Day is more hectic than a heavy metal mosh-pit.

Who can be bothered to queue for 6 hours only to fight for the very last item on a rack, which will inevitably be torn and covered in makeup.

Gag me with a spoon, no thank you. Online shopping is where it is at.

Here are some of our top picks

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December 26, 2016, 6:39 am

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Boxing day sales provide so much more than just clothes and coffee machines.

There is a whole slog of fantastic fitness deals and classes available at discounted prices today.

Gym memberships

Pure Gym is a reasonably priced gym at the best of times and now for the holiday period you can join without a fee, contract free. This means you can have a monthly rolling membership and drop out anytime. Perfect for all the commitment-phobes out there. Head to the website and use the code ZEROJF.

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