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Whiten your teeth –
while you lift weights!
TOOTH-WHITENING strips coated with a gel that you
stick to your teeth need to be worn for about 30 min-
utes and stop you eating or talking easily. This is a
serious hassle at most times of the day — but who
needs to chat while working out?
Avoid using them during an intense cardio workout
where you’ll be huffing and puffing, but they’re perfect
for strength training, such as lifting weights.
TRY: Polished London
Teeth Whitening Strips
(£24.99, polished
whitening.com).
They do leave gunk on
your teeth, so put a
toothbrush in your
gym bag for later.
YOU’LL probably wash your hair after an
energetic exercise class anyway, so
apply a hair mask beforehand. Tricholo-
gist Anabel Kingsley, of the Philip
Kingsley Clinics, says: ‘The warmth will
help the mask to penetrate, so it’s a
great way to condition hair.’
Use a pre-shampoo treatment
applied to dry hair, comb through
then tie your hair up with a fabric-
covered hair tie, suggests Annabel.
Thea Green, who heads up Nails Inc,
runs with Olaplex Hair Perfector (£24,
cultbeauty.co.uk) or Philip Kingsley Elasticizer
(£19, philipkingsley.co.uk) on her hair.
TRY: Michael Van Clarke Lifesaver Pre-Wash
Treatment (from £9, vanclarke.com).Moisturise your hands
when you’re running
WE ALL want baby-soft hands, but
moisturising them can be messy — with
hand cream getting all over whatever
you’re holding. But running leaves your
hands free, so it’s a good time to give your
mitts some attention.
Either slather on your favourite cream and
go, or, for a seriously intensive treatment,
wear a pair of latex or soft cotton gloves
while you run (manicurists often wrap hands
in cling film after applying moisturiser, so
you’re getting a similar effect).
After your run, remove the gloves and rub in
whatever is left.
TRY: Heath Hand Salve (£10, heathlondon.co.uk)
— it’s non-greasy with a herbal fragrance and does a
great job of softening rough skin.And the other leave-in treatments that work... as you work out
by Claire
Coleman
Smooth feet while you spin
I NEVER remember to use foot cream until my feet feel
like sandpaper, so I was delighted to read on a web
forum that you could use it during a spin class.
Cosmetic chemist Nausheen Qureshi (nausheenqureshi.
com) warns that cream could trap bacteria on the skin,
so clean feet thoroughly before applying. Wear non-
cotton socks, such as Spandex and merino fabrics, for
their moisture-wicking abilities.
TRY: Margaret Dabbs Foot Hygiene
Cream (£20, margaretdabbs.co.uk),
which contains anti-fungal and anti-
bacterial tea tree.Pearly whites pumping iron
Glossy hair in a gym class
Pilates-powered skincare
THE Training Sticks from FaceGym (£38.50
each, facegym.com) contain encap-
sulated ingredients to hydrate,
detox, brighten, lift and sculpt, and
are released by heat and moisture.
A brisk walk or gentle Pilates is
apparently enough to do this.
Nausheen Qureshi, however, cau-
tions: ‘Your body controls body
heat by sweating while working out. Sweat
can attract bacteria and the waxes in this
stick might trap this on the skin.’
Instead, she suggests water-based
humectants that attract moisture to skin.
TRY: SportFX Mist & Fix Face Spray (£7.99,
sportfx.com).Face mask for yoga
IF YOU’RE planning a more
meditative workout where
you’re unlikely to sweat, you
can indulge in all sorts of
beauty treatments.
Supermodel Miranda
Kerr once did yoga in a
face mask. If you fancy
following suit, look for
one that isn’t too gloopy (so it will stay on
your face), and think about fragrance, too.
‘If you are trying to meditate,
consider a fragrance that might
help,’ says Nausheen Qureshi. One
study found lavender increased
theta brainwave levels, the kind also
seen during meditation.
TRY: Elemis Herbal Lavender Repair
Mask (£33.50, elemis.com) , or Skyn
Iceland Hydro Cool Firming Eye Gels
(£25, marksandspencer.com), which
unlike others stay put.Picture:
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ooking good
can be time-
consuming —
so finding ways
to multi-task is
a good idea.
Forget a face mask while
soaking in the bath, the
latest clever products — from
foot cream to tooth whiten-
ing — can give you a beauty
boost while you exercise.
But how effective are treat-ments used in this way? is it
hygienic being at the gym
dripping in moisturiser, and
which products are best?
Read our guide to getting a
glow while you’re working up
a sweat...MAKE your workout gear work for you, too. Try
Proskins leggings (from £49.95, proskins.co) which
claim they can produce slimmer and smoother-look-
ing legs in 28 days, thanks to fabric that has skincare
ingredients such as aloe vera and retinol woven in.Leggings to keep you trim
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