The countdown to the New Year has begun. And most of us are laden with resolutions and lofty goals. Many more are looking forward to at least achieving a healthy New Year resolution and following that healthier path in 2017. Some or most of you might feel that making a New Year resolution is like taking on a challenge you cannot handle.
But that doesn’t have to be so; at least according to Chiaro Campo, spa manager of T Spa at Grand Hotel Tremezzo on Lake Como, Italy. He was kind enough to share with us his top tips on having a pampered and healthy New Year resolution.
He notes that blazing through 2017 full of happiness and well-being doesn’t have to be an arduous journey. In fact, you can do it with ease and live up to your healthy New Year resolution without realizing it.
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For those who don’t know much about T Spa – the Grand Hotel Tremezzo acclaimed spa – this year alone it has won the Tatler Spa Award – Glamorous Getaway; the Luxury Spa Award; the Best of the Best Spa – Virtuoso Awards; and the Wellness Travel Award Spa Finder – Best Hidden Gem. These awards are just a few of the reasons you should take Chiaro’s advice as gospel when it comes to promoting your well-being for the next 12 months and after.
Chiaro’s Tips for a Pampered and Healthy New Year Resolution
Wake Up
Always eat within an hour of waking up; otherwise your body will become stressed. Once you are up, drink a glass of water with a fresh squeeze of lemon or lime. The health benefits of lemon water have been known for centuries. Add a pinch of Himalayan salt to the mixture then bottoms up.
Preparation Makes Perfect
Like many other achievements in life, the real secret to healthy, beautiful skin lies in perfect preparation. And in this case, it’s deep cleansing and exfoliation. If you really want to achieve a pampered and healthy New Year resolution, get into the habit of preparing an exfoliator of sea salt and olive oil. Also give your skin some space to breathe to reveal its inner radiance. Then make it ready for quenching with a nourishing moisturizer.
The One-minute Body Trick
Every morning, dry body-brush yourself. This will significantly improve, tone, help banish cellulite and boost the cell renewal of your skin. Start at your feet and brush in light sweeps in the direction of your heart. Your skin tone will thank you!
Be Lazy in the Bath
A bath will help rejuvenate the body and detox it from the effects of a hectic lifestyle. Choose the extraordinarily pure ESPA aroma-therapeutic bath oil and add two cups to a warm bath. Immerse yourself, deeply inhale the aroma, and relax for 20 minutes. You can do this up to three times a week. The bath oil works as hard to restore equilibrium to the mind as it does to treat the body. Caution: It can be seriously addictive!
Eat Organically
What better way to start a healthy new year than eat organic as it means zero chemicals to toxify your body? At the very least choose clean, lean foods and drinks as much as possible. Whether you’re shopping for food or selecting from a menu, always go for the cleanest, most natural-looking food or meal available. When in doubt, eat fish and greens.
The Darker, the Better
Fruits and vegetables are all good for you but as a general rule the darker the produce, the better. This includes veggies such as kale and spinach. Dark fruits also tend to have thinner skin, so they produce more antioxidants to protect themselves from the sun. Next time you have a sweet craving; eat some in-season thin-skinned fruit, such as berries, apples, pears, cherries or green grapes. See the benefits of eating cranberries.
Ten-minutes Exercise
Regular exercise helps to promote blood flow and increase lean muscle mass. And the more lean muscle mass you have, the less fat/cellulite you will have. Chiaro recommends exercising at least three times a week. This can also come in handy in fulfilling your healthy New Year resolution surrounding weight.
Make Beauty a Pleasure
Why should the pursuit of a beautiful body be all about self-sacrifice and denial? This doesn’t make sense to me either. For starters, skincare should be a pleasure and never a chore. Create your ideal skincare routine with heavenly aromas and lovely textures that will appeal to all your senses – so you’ll love it, every day. And all year long. How about that as a healthy New Year resolution start?
Skin Miracles
We all have times when our skin isn’t at its best; times when special treatments are required. For the best results, if you are at Grand Hotel Tremezzo’s T Spa (of course he has to mention his spa), try the ESPA Skin Radiance Facial. It revitalizes tired skin, giving a noticeably brighter and naturally radiant appearance. For the body, he recommends the ESPA Lift & Firm Hip & Thigh treatment, a highly effective, stimulating treatment to target cellulite, fluid retention and uneven skin texture. A course of six treatments is recommended. If you’re unable to get to Lake Como, look for something similar at your usual spa.
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Prepare to sparkle
Eyes are the windows to the soul and are always features of rare beauty. So ensure yours look clear, refreshed, bright and endlessly cared for. Achieve this through product solutions such as ESPA Stage Release Eye Moisturizer. This uses natural encapsulation technology to deliver intelligent microspheres of powerful actives over eight hours to target the appearance of lines and wrinkles, whilst hydrating, brightening and safeguarding firmness and elasticity.
Top Tip while making this Healthy New Year Resolution
It’s all about a happy life. There are no crazy rules, no food-measuring, no calorie-counting. Be kind to yourself and as Chiaro promises, this will work!
Choose wisely and don’t make a healthy New Year resolution that will weigh you down!
xoxo
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2 Comments
What product must I apply to avoid wrinkles on my face or what homemade can I use to avoid wrinkles on my face
Thank you
Hi Mokgadi,
Thank’s for your question. But just so you know, I’m not a doctor or licensed aesthetic professional. This means I can only share with you what has worked for most of us, as well as a medical aesthetician’s recommendation. When it comes to wrinkles, I stand by Botox, or if you don’t want to deal with needles, you can go for V-TOX – the natural alternative to Botox… read more about it here https://www.beautifullifestyleonline.com/v-tox-facial-natural-alternative-botox/. As for homemade remedies, my advise to you from experience is to follow a simple morning and skincare routine, which is Cleansing, Toning, and Moisturizing, then applying a day or night cream or serum. Also, exfoliating once or twice a week is recommended by the professionals in aesthetics.
Wishing you well with your skin.
xx