Lovely & Healthy News

The Apple Tree Blooms Again!

The latest edition of the Apple Tree is now available to download. With a great range of articles, from health issues to urban surf, it's definately worth a read!

In the News

Lovely and Healthy have been offered the exciting opportunity to appear in the HR and Training Journal (Issue 4). This is the main information portal for the public sector, regarding employee wellbeing. We were asked to write a piece for this publication after successfully working with several public sector organisations as well as other companies.

We will be featured in two articles, addressing the problems in the working age population and highlighting cost effective solutions available for businesses. We appear alongside an interview with Dame Carol Black, summarizing her review 'Working for a Healthier Tomorrow'. This looks at the health of the working age population and suggests a framework for improvement. In addition to this, we have also been asked to submit editorial content on the subject of stress at work and the benefits of exercise and nutrition interventions.

The issue will be available to read online from October and the article can be viewed in October by following this link and scroll down to the archive and Issue 4.

Urban Surf is launched nationwide by Lovely and Healthy 11/8/2008

Surfing is a fashionable and fun sport, which is a great workout for the whole body. However, traditionally it was only available to those privilaged few with access to the sea waves. Until now!

Lovely and Healthy has launched a brand new exercise class, which aims to bring surfing into the office, school and home. Combining a range of moves and exercises needed in traditional surfing, Urban Surf is a great way to stay in shape, reduce stress and have fun.

Working with the Ollypop towel, we teach from the basic 'pop-up' (jumping from your stomach to standing) through to advanced level simulations of the waves.Accompanied by a summer soundtrack, you'll be able to hear the waves!

Feedback from our first bookings have been 100% positive with all attendees at Clinphone group saying they would return to similar exercise classes, and recommend them to a friend.

For more infomation, download our Urban Surf Booklet for some basic moves and exercises involved in our classes. Also check out the Ollypop website, for some cool product infomation and surfing news.

To book your Urban Surf class, contact Lovely and Healthy on 0121 288 3396 or send an email to enquiry@lovelyandhealthy.co.uk

Lovely & Healthy will be working in association with Esporta health clubs from July 2008.

From July 2008 we will be working with Esporta in Lichfield to offer a host of new services and bennefits for members and some exciting new corporate packages for local businesses. Esporta have some amazing facilities to offer including professional training programmes, indoor & outdoor swimming pools, spa, sauna & steam rooms, over 70 studio classes offering a variety of group exercise sessions, activities for children from 12 weeks -17 years old, 4 outdoor tennis courts, restaurant, health and beauty and much more!

Wouldn't it be nice to finish work and go for a swim in an outdoor pool or sit and relax in a warm spa, especially if finishing 'work' meant that you'd just enjoyed a productive meeting in costa coffee helped by the pool view and free wifi access! Rather than dash off and get stuck in rush hour traffic you could try some of the healthy options in the Esporta restaurant and socialise with family, friends and colleagues.


Dame Carol Black's review of the health of Britain's working age population entitled 'Working for a healthier tomorrow' is the first ever review of its kind. The document was presented to the Secretaries of State for Health and for Work and Pensions, Alan Johnson and James Purnell on 17th March 2008 and highlighted topics such as how to improve health and wellbeing in the workplace and the scale of the sickness absence problem in Britain recently referred to in the media as 'sick-note Britain'.

Lovely & Healthy proves extremely popular at the NEC Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference.

Lovely and Healthy exhibited at the "Health and Wellbeing@Work" Conference and Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham last week.

The exhibition was attended by over 3000 visitors and the Lovely & Healthy stand generated huge interest from businesses across the UK all eager to benefit from the diverse range of services and solutions that Lovely & Healthy provide.

We received extremely positive feedback on the edible fruit bouquet displayed on our stand and we would like to thank edible arrangements for their hard work in supplying us with such a wonderful product. We would certainly recommend ordering one from them next time you want a reward for your employees or an alternative to biscuits for those challenging meetings!


There were 10 bottles of Piper-Heidsieck Champagne up for grabs in our competition. Here are the ten lucky winners:

Tracy Thomas -AWE
Pilar Bueno - Bobst Group (UK & Ireland) Ltd
Lou-Anne Howie - C&G Cheltenham & Gloucester
Paul Harrop - ClinPhone Group Ltd
Darea Flanagan - E.ON UK
Lorraine Holloway - Oracle Corporation Ltd
Jeannie Wallace-Smith - Procter & Gamble UK
David Gault - Ricoh
Rebecca Keany - Toshiba Information Systems (U.K) Ltd
Anne-Marie Moore - Wyevale Garden Centres

If your name is on this list then congratulations! You will be notified this week by telephone or email to arrange a convenient date to receive your prize.

Lovely & Healthy represented at Verity 10 year anniversary conference. 06/10/07

Jo Baker, Director of Lovely & Healthy spoke at the recent Verity conference held at Aston University Business Centre.

The conference was attended by over 100 women from across the Country who came together to share their experiences and learn more about the health condition PCOS which stands for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Other guest speakers included Dr Helen Mason (Reader in Reproductive Endocrinology at St George's Hospital, University of London) and Dr Carol Percy (Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Coventry University).

Jo gave a talk on Weight Management with emphasis on making healthy lifestyle choices, focussing on the benefits of exercise and Personal Training. Her presentation has been uploaded to our members area, where we will be continuing to add advice and support on PCOS over the coming months.

If anyone was present at the conference today we'd love to receive your feedback on our input and would be happy to help with any further questions.

Meet Billy, our new team member. 28/09/07

We are proud to introduce our little helper Billy who will appear throughout our website and future publications.

We would like to thank Tim Beaumont for all the work he put in to creating him. Let's hope that he teaches us all something valuable about our health and fitness.