DANCING ON ICE STAR GIVES LIFEHOUSE TOP MARKS

Word has quickly spread that my new spa client, Lifehouse in Thorpe Le Soken, Essex is the place to be for totally relaxation and pampering.

Within the first week of official opening, Konnie Huq spent a couple of days at the spa just before the new year and had an amazing time. Just a couple of weeks later, Konnie's close friend and former Blue Peter presenter, Zoe Salmon also took a trip to the hottest spa in Essex.

Zoe, a former solicitor and Miss Northern Ireland beauty queen, first graced our screens in 2004 when she was chosen from thousands of applicants to be the new presenter of popular children’s television show, Blue Peter. After three and a half years on the show, Zoe went on to take part in the forth series of Dancing on Ice, reaching the quarter-finals. Since then, Zoe’s TV career has gone from strength to strength, with 2011 set to be her busiest year to date. In her spare time Zoe likes nothing more than chilling out at home, cooking and catching up on her favourite TV programmes but has also described spending time in the spa as an essential part of her life!

In a rare break from her busy schedule Zoe took the short trip from her home in London to experience the new Lifehouse spa she had heard so much about.

“ Now I have been to Lifehouse, I will never want to go back to a hotel with a spa attached, as my time here has shown me what a proper spa weekend is all about. I love how you can spend the entire time in your robe and slippers, it’s just the perfect place for relaxation and it’s also been really fun. I have had such a brilliant time that I don’t want to leave, I will cry when I have to go home, I wish I could live here!”

During her time at Lifehouse Zoe enjoyed a range of luxurious spa treatments, but particularly felt the benefits of her facial, “I have to wear a lot of make-up for work, so it was really nice to have a day off and let my skin breathe. I am always travelling on planes which really dehydrates my skin, but the Lifehouse facial has really made my skin feel fabulous again.”

In 2009 Zoe was a contestant in the ITV series ‘Dancing on Ice’ where she reached the quarter finals, but is now enjoying watching the show and cheering on one of her close friends. “The show is brilliant, when I was taking part I loved every minute of it and I was the fittest I have ever been in my life. My friend Jeff Brazier is taking part this year, so I am really cheering him on to win!

The year ahead is set to be very busy for Zoe, her dating show on Fiver, ‘The Love Bus,’ has just returned to our screens and she has recently taken part in an expose on the health food industry for BBC Three. With such a busy work life, Zoe can really appreciate the importance of taking time out to unwind and escape from life in the city. “It is incredibly serene at Lifehouse, the grounds are beautiful, but it is also somewhere really fun. If anyone thinks spa days are dull, they should definitely stay at Lifehouse, it will change their minds! I am glad Lifehouse is easily accessible from London as I can’t wait to come back. I will certainly be recommending Lifehouse to all my family and friends and buying them gift vouchers for presents.”

ITS A BOOT CAMP REVOLUTION

I have a real personal interest in health and fitness, so I am delighted to be working with Lingfield Park to promote their new Revolution Boot Camps. It is my company policy to only work with companies and brands I feel genuinely passionate about, and if I tone up and lose a bit of weight along the way it is just an added bonus!

The new Revolution Boot Camps offer weight management with a difference. Fast results with long term benefits.

Five day residential Fat to Fit Boot Camps deliver a combined approach to your mental and physical well being in order to revolutionise your life.

Specially designed exercise and nutritional plans are created for you to kick start your transformation whilst Lingfield Park's boot camp leader Louise Keith uses NLP to help you break old patterns and habits and overwrite them with positive and helpful ones for YOU.

A balanced and focused mind drives the body positively and accelerates success and with Revolution Boot Camps you can learn how to manage both to reach your targets and exceed them. Guests will leave the camp lighter in both mind and body equipped with the confidence and tools needed to live life to the full.

Boot Camp guests have the added benefit of staying in the luxury surroundings of the on site 4* Marriott Hotel at Lingfield Park Racecourse. In addition to the Boot Camp programme the course will include spa treatments, use of pool and spa area and accommodation whilst being accompanied by our experienced and motivational Revolutions team. So you can loose weight in luxury with Lingfield Park.

Full details can be found on the Lingfield Park website;

http://www.lingfield-racecourse.co.uk/bootcamps

Check out our blog posts for more Boot Camp news coming soon!

LIFEHOUSE HAS THE X-TRA FACTOR

As a passionate spa enthusiast, I was so excited when I heard that a state of the art health spa was being built very close to my home town.

Located in Thorpe le Soken, Essex the 30 million pound lifehouse development offers a life enriching spa and well-being experience. Specialists in fitness, nutrition, weight loss, medical, alternative and holistic therapies are at the ready to ensure each guest receives a highly personalised experience.

The amazing facilities include 35 treatment rooms, gym, yoga and Pilates studio, swimming pool, thermal spa area and even a hair dressing salon!

I was extremely lucky to be invited to be one of the first guests to stay at Lifehouse, before it was opened to the public. Staying with my husband just before Christmas was the perfect way to relax after a very hectic year.

We were both incredibly impressed by all aspects of our stay. Our hotel room overlooking the stunning gardens was just beautiful. We both enjoyed a full body massage and I was treated to a luxury pedicure, which has done wonders for my feet! My husband and I both agreed that the food was simply the best we had ever tasted, thanks to the award winning chef. Each course was sumptuous and we savoured every mouthful. We both came away feeling totally refreshed and revitalised. We haven't stopped telling everyone about it since!

I am thrilled to announce that Gorgeous Star PR is now working with Lifehouse to co-ordinate celebrity visits to the spa.

X-tra Factor TV presenter, Konnie Huq, has been the Lifehouse's first celebrity guest, enjoying a two night break, just before the New Year with her husband. They both had an amazing time and are already planning a return visit in the summer.

Konnie described her over all experience as...

"Totally relaxing and chilled out, it almost feels like being at home, but within more luxurious surroundings, and on a much grander scale. The grounds are beautiful at this time of year, but

I can imagine it having a completely different vibe in summer. I am already looking forward to my next visit."

Interest in Lifehouse is so high, I have started a waiting list, the next celebrity couple check

in next week...check out my next blog post for all the gossip!

For more information about lifehouse, please visit http://www.lifehouse.co.uk/