It’s not every day I get to fine dine in bathers and a bath robe. Before having a night away from the hustle of Melbourne to head to Peninsula Hot Springs (PHS) brand new Eco Lodge accommodation, I called ahead to find out what to pack, and in particular, what is appropriate attire for ‘the...
Category: Health Tech
When your equilibrium needs a little TLC, say hello to EQ a new Wellbeing Centre – light, sound, guided meditation and not a massage table in sight
Life. Its chaotic. No matter who you are or what you do, we all sometimes feel the burnout. Between work, health, life admin, socials, partner, kids – it’s just never ending. EQ is the latest well-being centre that’s recently opened in South Melbourne that’s a circuit breaker to life’s craziness. There are no massages,...
If you think Melbourne winter mornings are cold, you haven’t tried an ice bath…till you have tried Sona Rooms
Sona Rooms, the latest wellness destination in Prahran is not a gym, nor a fitness centre (although definitely a sweaty calorie burner). Instead, it’s a space for restoration and rejuvenation, offering several services with modern technology. This includes an infrared sauna, a dry sauna and the ever so popular contrast therapy. If you’re a novice...
Does alc-eze help your hangover?
How many times have you said, “I’m never drinking again?” Korean Pears, called Nashi pears in the grocery store, are a crunchy, juicy and somewhat tough-skinned fruit that, according to CSIRO, offer some hangover prevention qualities. Apparently, they ‘may be able to stimulate some of the key enzymes that are involved in the metabolism of...
Tech Addict: Heartbeat in your ears
You may not have heard about Anker Innovation’s Soundcore brand, but they are making sure that you can hear like never before. If you look beyond the mainstream earbud/headphones offerings from companies like Samsung, Apple and Huawei, you’ll find some serious tech competition from the newest offering from soundcore (with a lowercase ‘s’), the Liberty 4....
WHOOP whipped me into shape, and not just my fitness
A few months into trying out the WHOOP 4.0 fitness tracker and I still don’t know what ‘whoop’ stands for, but I do know this device can take your life up a notch. ‘Life’ not ‘fitness’ was a deliberate word choice there. The WHOOP tracks all the usual suspects – sleep, heart rate, steps. What it does with...
The Darling Spa launches with a touch of international beauty fame – Babor!
Over the years we have reviewed many spas, beauty rooms and treatments. But let’s face it, if we are paying $200 for a treatment wouldnt it be wonderful if we had a day of very exclusive and unobtainable fun thrown in for free? The Darling Spa does all of this and more. When you book...