Best sites for health and fitness

There comes a point when all that sinful behaviour carried out over the festive season catches up with you and the time comes to take drastic action, stop wearing elasticated waist bands and turn of the telly: that time is New Year's Day.

FOR SPAS, SALONS AND HEALTH CENTRES - WAHANDA
www.wahanda.com



With its comprehensive listings of spas, salons and health centres around the globe, Wahanda is a great place to kick-start your good intentions for 2012. The site tells you everything you need to know about treatments, classes and therapies and allows visitors to share their experiences online or read reviews from others. Meanwhile, don't miss the professional blogs including detox advice and fibs and facts of exercise and weight loss.

FOR FITNESS EQUIPMENT - FITNESS SUPERSTORE
www.fitness-superstore.co.uk



What better way to make sure you exercise daily than by installing your own home gym? If this is your goal of 2012, make a bee-line to Fitness Superstore, the largest supplier of specialist fitness equipment in the UK offering an extensive range including treadmills, rowing machines, exercise bikes, elliptical cross trainers and more.

FOR FITNESS WEAR - SWEATY BETTY
www.sweatybetty.com



This company was one of the first to introduce the idea of attractive fitness wear you want to be seen in at the gym and its range continues to impress.  Divided into categories, the site takes you from the gym to the beach to slopes; you need never be lost for an outfit to suit each exercising occasion again.

FOR VITAMINS AND MINERALS - VICTORIA HEALTH
www.victoriahealth.com



With all sorts of nasty post-Christmas lurgies flying around, vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements can be a good idea. Catering to those keen to boost their immune systems as well those going through menopause or suffering from arthritis, stress or high cholesterol, plus a wide range of other complaints, Victoria Health helps to keep the whole family healthy. It has recently earned a place on the Harpers Bazaar Beauty Hot 100 for best supplement service.

FOR EXPERT HEALTH ADVICE - GREATVINE
www.greatvine.com



This unique service gives you a direct line to the country's top experts, including respected midwives, parenting experts, psychologists, nutritionists, health visitors, counsellors, therapists and more. Callers can talk for as little or as long as they need on a pay-per-minute basis - providing peace of mind without scheduling in or paying for a lengthy 45 minute session face-to-face or searching online for often unreliable answers.

FOR JUICERS - JUICE PRODUCER
www.juiceproducer.com



One way to keep sickness at bay is to introduce more fresh fruit and vegetables into your diet and what better way to do this (while keeping pounds at bay) than by introducing a juicer into  your life? This lively site bursts with energy, encouraging you to get juicing right away with plenty of information on finding the right juicer, recipes, nutritional information and, of course, an extensive range of juicers.

FOR HELP STICKING TO A DIET - PURE PACKAGE
www.purepackage.com



We all know how difficult it is to stick to a diet when there are Mars Bars lurking in the cupboard. One way to keep focused is by enlisting the help of a diet food delivery company which can plan your meals and deliver them to your door. One of the best of its kind, Pure Package covers a range of programmes including Weight Loss, Training Support, Healthy Eating, Detox and Cleanse and several others and boasts celebrity fans that include Denise Van Outen, Florence Welch and Lisa Snowdon.

FOR BETTER HEALTH CARE - MY HEALTH LONDON
www.myhealth.london.nhs.uk



If you live in London and are disappointed (or pleased) with the way your GP has handled a recent bout of ill health, you can tell others about your experiences online via My Health London, which aims to improve standards across the NHS London via more open data and patient involvement. If successful, the site will be rolled out across England and Wales.

29 December 2011