Tone up and trim down

Said no to the gym and yes to the cupcakes? All is not lost. The Good Spa Guide experts reveal the top 10 treatments from around the UK where your wobbly bits can get toned, trim and smooth from just £25.

Ultimate Hip and Thigh Detoxifier

Declare war on those wobbly bits! Champneys Ultimate Hip And Thigh Detoxifier is less of a spa treatment, more of a 55-minute boot camp blitz. This treatment boosts circulation and lymphatic drainage throughout the legs, and targets the areas of the body that are prone to cellulite and fluid retention.

Begin with body brushing to stimulate the circulation, before a fast friction exfoliation with Champneys Aqua Therapy Detox Salt Scrub. Follow with intensive massage technique to aid drainage and a generous slathering of Aqua Therapy Moisture Rich Firming Body Lotion.

Champneys Ultimate Hip and Thigh Detoxifier, from £55 for 55 minutes. Available at Champneys Tring, Forest Mere, Henlow, and Springs. Call 08703 300 300 to make a booking. Visit The Good Spa Guide to find out more about Champneys

The Bumcial

It all began with the facial. Then came the bodicial and the backcial. Now, bringing up the rear (sorry) comes the bumcial - Eastthorpe Hall\'s dedicated treatment for the derriere. Eastthorpe Hall\'s therapists aim to lift, tone and smooth your cheeks!

Treat your seat to a thorough exfoliation and a stimulating and relaxing massage using Eastthorpe\'s personally blended detox oils, individually mixed for you by one of the spa\'s trained aromatherapists. Karin Herzog oxygen products give you a boost of nutrients, and a detoxing body mask really gets your circulation moving. Bootiful!

The Bumcial, £25 for 30 minutes. Available at Eastthorpe Hall, Yorkshire. Call 01924 498507 to book a Bumcial. Visit The Good Spa Guide to find out more about Eastthorpe Hall

Ionithermie Super Detox

Why go to the gym when you can go to a deeply romantic Scottish castle instead? Stobo Castle is stunning, the staff are friendly, and there\'s plenty on offer for those on a quest for the body beautiful.

After a few laps in Stobo\'s 25-metre ozone-treated pool and an exercise class or two, try an Ionithermie Super Detox treatment. The therapist will use pen-like instruments to apply very short bursts of electrical current to your skin, that tingle a little when applied. It sounds odd, but it\'s not painful. Ionithermie can be effective at improving the tone of localised muscle - you\'re looking at visible inch loss and firmer, toned skin.

Ionithermie Super Detox, £85 for 1 hour 25 minutes. Call 01721 725300 to make a booking. Visit The Good Spa Guide to find out more about Stobo Castle

Juice Detox and MLD Massage

If you\'re looking to lose weight naturally, try Middle Piccadilly\'s Detox Juice Breaks. Spend three to five days at this relaxing spa retreat in the Dorset countryside, detoxing with a combination of fresh fruit and vegetable juices, along with a selection of blissful spa treatments.

You could opt for Manual Lymphatic Drainage massage. This therapeutic treatment uses fingertip massage to encourage the lymph in your body to flow more freely. It\'s a popular and effective treatment for cellulite; reducing water retention and boosting weight loss. As the flow of lymph around your body is stimulated, your immune system is boosted and the whole body is detoxified.

Detox Breaks start from £360 per person for three nights. MLD massage is £70 for 60 minutes. Call 01963 23468 to make a booking. Visit The Good Spa Guide to find out more about Middle Piccadilly

Elemis Body Sculpting Cellulite and Colon Therapy

Don\'t worry - this sort of colon therapy doesn\'t involve rubber tubing or gallons of warm water. Instead a Whittlebury Hall therapist will gently cleanse your colon through abdominal massage to help detox your body, from the inside out.

You\'ll also enjoy a detoxifying fennel and birch peel-off body mask to reduce fluid retention and firm your skin. Add a generous amount of massage and Elemis Body Sculpting Lipo-Refining Serum and Firming Cream to target sagging skin and cellulite. Whittlebury Hall promise visible, rapid results with this treatment!

Elemis Body Sculpting Cellulite and Colon Therapy, £70 for 60 minutes. Call 0845 400 0002 to make a booking. Visit The Good Spa Guide to find out more about Whittlebury Hall

CACI Body Cellulite Treatment

What\'s CACI? It\'s a Computer Aided Cosmetology Instrument, and you pronounce it \"casey\". A CACI machine uses tiny electrical impulses to stimulate and tone specific muscles in your face and body. During a CACI treatment, the therapist uses electrical probes attached to the CACI machine to massage your body. It doesn\'t hurt!

At glamorous Stoke Park spa in Buckinghamshire, you can try CACI treatments to beat cellulite, or tone and contour your body. They use the advanced CACI Quantum system. A course of 10 treatments is recommended for best results. Beats going down the gym.                     

CACI Body Toning, Contouring and Lymphatic Drainage treatment, £65 for 50 minutes, £520 for a course of 10. CACI Body Cellulite treatment: £75 for 50 minutes, £600 for a course of 10. Call 01753 717173 to make a booking. Visit The Good Spa Guide to find out more about Stoke Park

Yin Yang Body Wrap and Aromatic Slimming Massage

Cheat yourself slim with a double whammy in the fight against flab. Begin with a Yin Yang Body Wrap at Thai-themed SenSpa in the New Forest. Their slimming secret? Nutrient-rich Laminaria seaweed, harvested off the Brittany coast. It contains active ingredients to beat cellulite and as a bonus, it will leave your skin feeling fabulously moisturised and nourished.

Follow with an Aromatic Slimming Massage, which uses SenSpa\'s specially-blended mix of oils to detoxify and drain excess fluids. The therapists at SenSpa recommend this treatment if you\'d like to slim, reduce cellulite, or just detoxify. All three, please!

Yin Yang body wrap, £80 for 60 minutes. Aromatic Slimming massage: £70 for 60 minutes. Call 01590 624467 to make a booking. Visit The Good Spa Guide to find out more about SenSpa

Stone Cold Wrap

This slimming and firming wrap sounds perfect if you\'re hoping to kick start your weight loss plan with a blast! The spa equivalent of an invigorating cold shower, The Bath House\'s Stone Cold Wrap is a brilliant therapy for anyone with cellulite and water retention.

Start with a scrub, before your cold wrap, which includes a powerful blend of nettle, eucalyptus, menthol and camphor to invigorate your circulation. A final smoothing of Grapefruit Contour Cream will leave you zinging and fresh. We\'d just love this cooling spa treat before hitting a hot beach.

Stone Cold Wrap, £90 for 1 hour 15 minutes. Call 01225 823333 to make a booking. Visit The Good Spa Guide to find out more about The Bath House at The Royal Crescent Hotel

Kapha Stimulator

Ayurveda is an ancient lifestyle practice which aims to create harmony within the body. Practised widely in India, it works on the belief that all life forms have a \'dosha\' - a unique mix of energies known as \'vata\', \'pitta\' and \'kapha\', similar to the Western idea of elements - water, fire, earth, and so on.

A Kapha-type person has the tendency to put on weight easily, and often suffers from dull, possibly oily skin. Try the Kapha Stimulator treatment at the luxurious Slieve Donard spa in Northern Ireland. It uses detoxifying Indian herbs to purify, and improve circulation of the body. Revitalising Ashwaganda and algae extracts balance your dosha while you relax in this utterly gorgeous spa.

Kapha Stimulator, £150 for 1 hour 50 minutes. Call 028 4372 6166 to make a booking. Visit The Good Spa Guide to find out more about Slieve Donard.

Ultracontour at Dr Russo Medispa

Imagine a 60 minute non-surgical treatment that offers permanent fat reduction on bums, tums and thighs. Sounds too good to be true? Not if you try Ultracontour. This alternative to liposuction uses tiny pulses of ultrasound to remove unwanted fat from almost anywhere on the body.

You\'ll need to book between two and four treatments, depending on the part of the body that you\'re targeting, so it\'s not quite \'lunchtime lipo\'. However, you can expect to see results after just a few weeks. Try Ultracontour at the The Rejuvenation Clinic, Harvey Street, or the swank new Dr Russo Medispa at Westfield London - one of the largest medispas in Europe.

Ultracontour is £295 - £650 per session depending on part of body. Call 0870 243 2230 to make a booking or visit www.therejuvenationclinic.co.uk to find out more.