Top 10 hot health and fitness buys for February

What's hot and happening in health this February? Handbag.com rounds up the best buys for keeping you fighting fit and super healthy all year round.

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Nike Leopard Print Top

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By Rebecca Taylor

 

This leopard print top is so stylish it almost seems a shame to break a sweat in it. Thankfully this little number is more than just a pretty combination of colours, it also has inbuilt Dri-Fit technology which helps to prevent any unsightly sweat patches. The whole range which includes a funky set of shorts is available in stores and online now and is expected to fly off the shelves.

 

£18, nikestore.com

Brita Wottle

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You might be doing your body the world of good glugging your daily two litres of water but did you know that 100 million tons of plastic bottles end up in landfills in Britain every year? Thankfully Brita have teamed up with kitsch designer Orla Kiely to come up with a bottle which won\'t damage the environment and looks a helluva lot more stylish compared with your average bottle of mineral water. Made from 100% recycled materials, including HDPE plastic the 500ml Wottle features Oral Kiely\'s signature Stem design and is compact enough to fit in your handbag as well as the cup holders at the gym.

 

£7.99 from Heals, Fenwick and EthicalSuperstore.com and brita.co.uk/wottle

American Apparel Retro Gym Bag

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If your dedication to the gym is beginning to dwindle this month, liven things up with a bright and colourful gym bag from retro specialists American Apparel. As well as being a super stylish way to carry your kit in, it folds down to almost nothing making it a great space saver and super lightweight. Cameron Diaz has already been seen carrying one en route to surfing making it the must-have ‘it\' bag without the hefty price bag.  

 

£22, americanapparel.co.uk

Pure Package

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If your hectic social/work life is making it impossible for you to stick to your diet or you just don\'t trust yourself within 100 yards of a packet of chocolate digestives then help is at hand in the form of food fairies at Pure Package. Whatever your goal, whether it be to lose weight, eat healthier or feel more energised, Pure Package will devise a menu to meet your needs then cook and prepare it for you and deliver it to your door every day. Made up using completely free-range, ethically sourced and nutritional ingredients from New Covent Garden, the largest fruit and vegetable market in the UK, the meals are a great solution to a hectic week at work and offer inspiration for making your own healthy meals when you do decide to go it alone.

 

Prices start from £23.95 per day, visit purepackage.com or call 0845 6123 888 for more information.

Crussh Cactus Smoothie

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If your taste buds are screaming out for some flavour after a month of gruelling detoxing and bland diets, you\'ll be relieved to hear that the healthy bods at Crussh have devised a brand new cactus smoothie which, as well as being great for your body also tastes great. Mexicans have been munching on cactus for years due to the abundance of health benefits it provides including high levels of antioxidants such as vitamins A, C and B and it\'s believed that cactus also helps to lower blood sugar levels and cholesterol. To give the new smoothie a real kick, Crussh has also added 98% fat free yoghurt, pineapple, banana and plenty of lime.

 

£3, available from Crussh nationwide until the end of summer, visit crussh.com for more details

Get Gwyneth Paltrow\'s body

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If you vowed to tone up and lose weight this year but just can\'t face pounding the pavement in the rain, help is at hand in the form of the pocket-sized dancer behind Gwyneth Paltrow\'s dramatic body overhaul and Madonna\'s gravity-defying bum. Personal trainer to the stars, Tracy Anderson has been coming to the rescue for celeb body nightmares for years and has now released her own dance DVD so those of us who can\'t afford personal trainer fees can still reap the benefits in the comfort of our own homes. Made up of eight different dance sequences which target difference areas of your body, the DVD combines the theory of Pilates with calorie burning dance movements so you can tone up without bulking up. The DVD is proving to be such a huge success that Tracy is joining forces with pal Gwyneth to open up her own chain of gyms here in the UK, so there really is no excuse to break that resolution.

 

£10.98 from amazon.co.uk

SUPEReating

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Renowned nutritionist Ian Marber aka the Food Doctor is making us all sit up and take notice of the food we\'re putting into our mouths with his latest book, SUPEReating. In this new bible for the health conscious, Ian investigates the relationship between vitamins and minerals and how persistent health problems such as chronic fatigue, skin and digestive problems and even an impaired immune system can be improved and cured with the supereating approach. Accessible and easy to use for even the busiest of people the Food Doctor\'s new book is the perfect solution to a nation of pill-poppers.  

 

£12.99 from amazon.co.uk

The Slim Girl\'s Box Of Secrets

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The word on the street is that this little box of slimming secrets holds the answer to all our dieting dilemmas. It\'s all very hush hush at the moment but we\'ve heard that this box contains all the secrets on how to lose weight and feel better about yourself without the usual fad diets and unhealthy restrictive eating regimes. Devised by life coach Ali Campbell, The Slim Girl\'s Box Of Secrets is designed to help motivate and inspire its users rather than just offer a quick fix. Watch this space.

 

Visit theslimgirlsboxofsecrets.com for more details     

Fit Flop Boots

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Calling all Ugg lovers, now you can have snug, comfortable feet and tone up at the same time thanks to Fit Flop\'s new Billow boots. We\'re told that slipping your feet into these babies is like having marshmallows wrapped around your toes, and if that doesn\'t persuade you to part with your cash, the leg-toning \'microwobble\' board underfoot certainly will. As well as promising to tone up wobbly thighs these wondrous booties also help improve your posture and put an end to aches and pains in your feet, so do yourself and your body a favour this year and undo some of the damage years spent walking in high heels has done.

 

£86.25 from victoriahealth.com

Detox in your sleep

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Finally, a solution has arrived for those who just don\'t have the time, energy or the inclination to spend a month giving up all the things you love in the name of detoxing. Toxic Twins Detox patches are designed to excrete excess toxins from the body, giving your metabolism a kick start which, in turn helps you feel more energised and alert. What\'s more, all this work happens while you sleep meaning you can reap all the benefits of a healthy lifestyle without the effort. Just stick a detox patch onto each foot every night when you go to bed and wake to see and feel the results.  

 

£19.95 from beautybay.com

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