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Add a calming relaxing influence to your life with Yogamatters’ new Organic Stripe Collection
Yogamatters has designed the Organic Cotton Stripe Collection with the beach in mind. Simple, stylish nautical stripes and a blue and white colour palette, this beachy collection will create a much-needed sense of escape for your yoga practice. What's it made from?...
Five reasons to convert to a bicycle commuter
Good things came out of the recent turn of events. Bicycle commuting for one. I'm a newbie. A two-wheel convert, a bike bore! I'm that "neek" in bright yellow and I just don't care. Traditional hybrid or electric power horse, I alternate...
There are children who need outdoor adventure to overcome disadvantages – we’re helping
Abbie with partner Finn, Brecon Beacons We’ve got the poles – thanks LEKI – we’ve got the route, the gear and the sponsorship (thank you!). Now we just need the weather. Thanks everyone who has donated. If you haven't and want to click here. It’s a...
Good tunes for your cycle commute collated to boost your mood
Stephanie's found riding a bike to work HUGELY beneficial: fitness, mental health, environment ... Couple it with a great podcast, radio show, playlist and you're onto a winner. With cycle earphones in place Stephanie loves to stream BBC Radio 2's Trevor Nelson* Why?...
Remember those back to school songs? Here are ours!
Reima's back to school coats got us thinking about our first day back behind the desk. Some of us were lucky enough to get driven in and it appears that we're a tuneful bunch! Here are the songs that we either sang with our parents on the way in or, as mums, we've...
We’ve gone nuts over reading recently – time spent’s almost doubled! Have you read these?
Sunday, 6th September is National Read a Book Day. The Spring team loves to devour a book or two when time permits. And, did you know that research conducted by World Book Night showed the nation increased the amount of time it spends reading books from...
Reima recycles coffee beans to technical outerwear
Reima puts strong emphasis on innovation and sustainability, combining these two in its novelty for this autumn: a special fabric that stores heat. Coffee to keep kids warm? Yes! When tiny particles of coffee beans are carbonised at high temperature, the carbon forms...
You know that outdoor festival we love? Well it’s going to be quirkier possibly bigger and maybe even more awesome!
Here at Spring HQ, we're BIG fans of the Kendal Mountain Festival. We love the vibe, those inspirational films are awesome – some of them are proper life-changing, mental health affirming little gems, others are simply cool. We love the vibrant outdoor...
How to keep yourself cool this weekend
This weekend's going to be hot, hot, hot. Wahoo! What to wear? We're big fans of wicking fabrics but keeping moisture moving fabrics won't cool you down. When it’s roasting hot and you’re frantically exerting yourself in the heat what you need is a wicking...
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