From the 1st December until the 31st December 2024, you can get your next months membership FREE by referring a friend!
Even better, your friend will also get a FREE month when they start their membership.
Your friend simply needs to use the voucher code REFERDEC24 when becoming an individual Member either online or at the Club, let us know which Member sent them to us and both of you will benefit from a FREE months membership.
You can refer as many friends as you wish and benefit from reduced Membership for months to come, when each becomes a Member of Natural Fit.
1. How long does the REFERDEC24 Offer last?
This offer expires on 31st December 2024. If the existing Member ("Referrer") has made multiple referrals who all became new Members during this time ("Referrees"), the reductions may continue to apply to membership payments after this date until the credit is used up.
2. How do I ensure that the New Member is linked to my existing Membership
When the Referee joins as a New Member at the Club or by telephone, they will be asked if they have been given the referral code prior to providing any personal details. We will then ask the New Member to give the full name of the Referrer, and the Free Month will be applied to your account for your upcoming Membership payment.
If the Referee New Member joins online using our website or app, please email your home Club via hove@naturalfit.co.uk / tunbridgewells@naturalfit.co.uk
3. What happens if I refer a New Partner Member rather than New individual Member?
The £100 Reduction is available for existing Members who pass on Voucher Code REFERDEC24 for any new Member to join between the 1st & 31st December 2024, including both New referred Members and new Partner Members.
The Partner Membership contract benefits from 10% ongoing reduction, so the Free Month does not apply to the New Partner Member Referee in this circumstance. The Free Month is available for New Members who start their own Membership contract between the 1st & 31st December 2024.
4. How many people can I refer to become Members?
As many as you like! You will receive a Free month for each referred New Member who joins before 31st December 2024, so these can be applied to your Membership payments going forward until your credit runs out. Depending on how many New Members join using your referral, you could benefit from reduced Membership for many months to come!
Get started today! Send the code REFERDEC24 to a friend to let them know and invite them to book a free personal tour using our website.
It's here! The new Natural Fit App is now live on iOS App Store and Android Google Play Store.
With great new features such as booking reminders, news notifications, goal setting, as well as the ability to book and pay for treatments, Screenings and One-to-One Personal Training, we're pleased that this new app helps bring the bespoke Club Membership experience to digital.
To get you set up and back to enjoying your membership to the full, please see a few of our helpful guides to answer FAQs.
If you have a question that isn't answered here, please contact your Club's team by email, telephone or in-Club.
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This time of year can be a challenge at the best of times, but perhaps never more so than in 2021. 24 hour news cycles, lockdown, loss of routine and a life outside of the home has led so many to reckon with their own mental wellbeing. Everyone has mental health that needs care like physical health.
Natural Fit Club has always been about encouraging balance between physical and mental wellness. We believe that your mind and body are connected, and living well is about restoring balance and fostering connection.
So how can you do this when we all need it now more than ever?
Let’s break it down. Healthy mental resilience is supported by 5 pillars:
We believe that your mind and body are connected, and living well is about restoring balance and fostering connection.
It’s beyond cliché, but you really are what you eat! Serotonin is a hormone that is well known for regulating mood, relaxation, stress-management and happiness levels, as well as muscular performance, bone health and your sleep patterns. Lack of serotonin the lead contributor of depression.
But did you know that 90% of your serotonin lives in your gut? This is a good part of why good gut health is so vital, and this is completely dictated by the range of nutrients in your food on a daily basis. Too many ultra-processed foods like sweets, savoury snacks and fast food wreak havoc on gut flora and cause hormonal imbalance that will affect your mood, whereas foods like pro-biotic yoghurts, fresh fruit and veg and wholefoods create a natural happy hormone factory right in your gut!
We all know how grumpy and sluggish we feel after a bad night’s sleep. The American Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have found that more than 35% of people could be classed as sleep deprived, meaning that approximately 1 in 3 aren’t getting enough sleep on a chronic basis. With lockdown, ‘sleep inertia’ has increased as people are feeling groggy and disengaged all day without enough structure or stimulation to restore a sense of natural rhythm, and this continues into the night leading to poor sleep quality.
‘Sleep hygiene’ is crucial to good sleep. We’ve written about this in more detail here.
In fact, while we’re here, let’s talk exercise! Keeping the body fit isn’t just about looking good or making a good 5k; regular exercise is the backbone of robust mental health. Endorphins after exercise not only set you up for a ‘high’ for the rest of your day, but also for structured, restorative sleep and regulated stress levels thanks to a release in cortisol. Consistent exercise also increases those serotonin levels we talked about earlier, helping you balance your mood and emotions long-term.
It’s not all plans, training and discipline. Without unwinding and indulging in some real self-care, the mind does not get the space it needs to feel the benefits of eating, sleeping and moving well. This can be as simple as taking a moment to drink a cup of tea with a book in quiet peace, or it may be prioritising a few minutes a day to practise meditation or yoga. Apps like Headspace offer a whole range of quick one-off meditations as well as courses to help you manage tension or anxieties, or you can practise simple mindfulness on a walk without a phone or music.
One of the big challenges of this time is being unable to meet with friends and loved ones as we would like, but finding a way to keep up this kind of social connection is vital for wellbeing. Humans are social creatures by nature, so this time of working from home and distancing rules has been particularly difficult for us all.
Fighting off the Zoom fatigue and scheduling a time to have quality conversation with distant friends or families via video can do the world of good. Remember that we can still take outdoor walks with one person from another household, and support is only ever a phone call away.
This time is temporary, and we will be able to get back to the lifestyles we enjoy soon. Building up your mental health ‘pillars’ in a way that works best for you is the first step to mental health resilience, and will empower you to adapt to changes beyond your control.
Let us help. Membership to Natural Fit Club gives you unlimited access to bespoke exercise training to suit your body, a tranquil spa in the heart of town equipped with a luxurious heated swimming pool, hydropool, sauna, steam room and treatments, a health-inspired café and a team of experienced trainers on hand at all times to guide and support you.
We’ve recently had a light dusting of snow across the south-east of England and while it’s lovely to look out the window and see a wintry snowscape, it’s a signal that the air has got a whole lot chillier than it’s been in a little while. Even if you’re spending time inside in the safe and warm, the winter conditions can affect your inside and out in subtle ways that snowball (sorry!) into something a bit more problematic down the line, such as your skin health.
Skin often feels drier in the winter from the sharpness of cold weather outdoors, but also due to the contrast with the artificially warmed indoors. Warm, dry air being pumped around your home might feel comfy in the moment, but it saps your skin of the hydration it needs to renew and stay youthful and elastic. Of course there are creams and serums in abundance these days, but the best care, as with most things, starts from within.
Here are our 10 favourite ingredients for a natural, delicious all-round skincare regimen that starts at your kitchen table:
Your skin can be a great visual indicator of your wellbeing within. If you feel tired and undernourished, your skin will let you know! Learning the advantages of different nutritional elements can help you build a fulfilling, balanced diet that helps you, your body and your mind rediscover your natural potential.
Let’s take out the guesswork. The Natural Fit Metabolic Screening is available to Club Members, and gives you a detailed, personalised breakdown of your body’s specific nutritional needs so that you can live your best for longer. Speak to the Natural Fit Club Tunbridge Wells team today or enquire with Natural Fit Club Brighton & Hove to learn more.
Life looks a little different today to last Christmas, and with that changes the Christmas shopping strategy. A week away from the big day, online shopping options and delivery slots are starting to dry up but fortunately we have a wonderful, thriving shopping scene right on our doorstep in lovely Royal Tunbridge Wells!
In a year when supporting our brilliant independent businesses by shopping local has never been so important, we've chosen our top 10 favourite gifts and fabulous tier-proof experiences to help you keep Christmas special and close to home.
Oast & Rye’s scented home products are perfect for elevating any room. They will even refill your existing bottle so that you can keep enjoying luxury fragrance with your environmental conscience intact.
£35 - Click here to view
You can buy from Molly & Grace’s Christmas range via craft shopping site, Etsy. The Christmas Cracker Box starts at £25 and includes picks from their range of cruelty-free, plastic-free, eco-friendly natural skincare products, all created in Tunbridge Wells.
Local customers can arrange pick-up to avoid costs and delays with Royal Mail.
£25 -Click here to view
Sleepy Wilson is a fabulous Tunbridge Wells-based loungewear and sleepwear brand, specialising in silk night fashion to make every night’s sleep a masterclass in elegance. We particularly love their Rainforest Butterfly set!
£335 for set - Click here to view blouse - Click here to view trousers
Sleepy Wilson also offer silk sleepwear accessories for that friend who loves a touch of decadence, such as this wonderful set including a headband, eye mask and scrunchie.
£79 for set - Click here for set in Rainforest Butterfly
Handpoured in a home studio in Royal Tunbridge Wells, The Wells Candle Company’s range of luxury fragrance candles and reed diffusers are a perfect seasonal accent.
£15 - Click here to view
Natural Fit Club Tunbridge Wells is offering exclusive gift vouchers to Club Members, including a Massage Package, Exercise Transformation Package and Relax Package. All are available to buy for loved ones who are also Members.
Buying for a non-Member? Treat your favourite person to a Day Experience at the Club as your guest, including full use of the spa, gym and studios plus a 50-minute massage and lunch for two (with wine and Prosecco).
£ varies - Members may enquire via 01892 267535 for more information.
Balance Athenian aesthetic with a punky edge in your garden with a sculpture planter from Chilstone, long-established stonemasons in Langton Green, just outside Tunbridge Wells. You’ll be in great company; Chilstone products also feature in renowned gardens such as Kensington Palace!
£95+VAT - Click here to view
Know someone who’s seriously missing the pub? Set them up with 3 months of 12 artisanal craft beers per month, direct to their door courtesy of Fuggles in Tonbridge.
£35 per month for 3 months - Click here to view
A Tunbridge Wells favourite, Sankey's have a whole host of platters and seafood delights available for order as part of their Christmas range. While we can't dine with them currently, you can easily bring a taste of the Sankey's experience home for your foodie friend. The Lobster Platter includes 1 cooked and prepared lobster, 1 dressed crab, smoked salmon, crevettes, mussels, Greenland prawns, crayfish and smoked mackerel.
£55 for lobster platter - Click here to view
Treat your favourite person (or yourself!) to Membership of Royal Tunbridge Wells' luxury Members' Club, with spa, gym, classes, personal training studios, lounges and café.
Members can gift 3-month membership packages by speaking to the Club Team.
Non-members are welcome to book a tour on our website or by phone.
Gyms and spas are fully open and operating in all tiers of restrictions. Natural Fit has tailored its services to maintain a high quality experience whilst assuring members' wellbeing at all times.
Enquire via 01892 267535 or Book Your Tour here.
Many of us are spending a lot of time indoors at the moment. This probably means that your body may be experiencing an unusual lack of movement, closing down into sedentary positions without the little bursts of activity that pepper a normal day. Too much time sitting down can wreak all sorts of havoc on the body, from loss in cardiovascular fitness or muscular definition to daily aches and pains that crop up through poor posture.
A daily walk, run or cycle outdoors gives your body a break and an opportunity to revitalise (here are our favourite tips to make the most of your walk). However, it is equally important to help your body recalibrate through stretching to make sure that you loosen up the muscles before jumping from inaction to action and avoid shocking the body.
Stretching helps repair muscles and strengthen between workouts by boosting your circulation, thus oxygenating the muscles and channeling vital nutrients around the body. It is especially important to support good posture and avoid unnecessary pressure on the joints, bones and back muscles. Remember: it’s important to only stretch muscles when they’re already warm to avoid injury. Just going up and down the stairs or doing a spot of tidying-up will do!
Here are a few great stretches for spending a lot of time indoors and for walking alike:
Keeping safe and well doesn’t have to mean sacrificing mobility and movement. Staying flexible and fit can be easy and injury-free. At Natural Fit, we look forward to welcoming you to our restorative and revitalising classes, treatments and personalised training programmes.
Learn more about our bespoke screening service and virtual personal training studio. Enquire now.
Finding it hard to exercise at the moment? Worried about losing fitness? Looking for ways to keep your health up to scratch away from the gym?
Under normal circumstances, keeping up a regular routine of exercise is vital for both physical and mental health and that is still the case in whatever ways you can - running, cycling, walking or at-home workouts. But it may also be helpful to take this time to check-in with other important factors for a healthy lifestyle, such as sleep.
Sleep is essential for every single aspect of life. It allows cells to regenerate, the brain to restore and hormones to rebalance. The American Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have found that more than 35% of people could be classed as sleep deprived, meaning that approximately 1 in 3 aren’t getting enough sleep on a chronic basis. Cheri Mah, a sleep medicine researcher at Stanford University and University of California, San Francisco, suggests that sleep is in fact more important than exercise for a healthy lifestyle.
Why is this?
It’s very common to resort to sacrificing an hour or two of morning snooze to cram a workout in, but sleep is actually crucial for exercise to have effective results. Your muscles are built when you sleep, because the microtears in the muscle get a chance to heal and re-nourish. In fact, not getting enough sleep can lead to weight gain, as it not only reduces time spent restoring the body but also throws off your hunger/appetite hormones. Lack of sleep puts your body under stress, raising cortisol levels which inhibits weight loss and drives up ghrelin, i.e. the hunger hormone. Combined with sluggishness and lack of energy, this encourages you to eat impulsively and reach for the more high-calorie convenience foods.
Likewise, lack of sleep also changes fat cells because the proper use of insulin gets disrupted. Good use of insulin means that fat cells remove fatty acids and lipids from the bloodstream, but the University of Chicago found that insulin sensitivity dropped by over 30% in those who reported getting less sleep. Insulin helps regulate energy, and so this means that poor sleep can have a huge impact on your metabolism and lead to bigger problems like weight gain and diabetes.
As with all things, it’s about balance. Good sleep = good exercise and often vice versa, so we’ve offered more great tips for getting a good night’s sleep here. Rather than trading shut-eye, try to see your workout as an immovable part of your day, like an appointment with yourself that fits in around your sleep schedule. Prioritise your evenings and bring bedtime forwards if you prefer to exercise in the morning, or else find a way to make an evening workout compatible with your post-work routine.
All of our members get access to a bespoke, personal screening service to help you make lifestyle choices to fuel and enrich your body and mind, and restore your natural potential.
Everyone has the same question on their mind right now: how to keep myself and my family as healthy as possible during a pandemic?
While we’re all familiar with the defence strategies that have dominated the last few months - washing hands for 20 seconds, social distancing, hand sanitiser aplenty - the best defence starts from within. Viruses attack our immune systems, so how can we best ensure that our immunity is in good enough shape to be up to the challenge?
Fuelling the body to keep you safe from disease doesn’t have to be a challenge. Listening to what your body needs and maintaining balance and variety will ensure that your immune system has the tools at hand to maintain good health and wellness. Enjoy getting creative with vitamin-rich recipes and your family’s immune systems will take care of the rest!
At Natural Fit, we offer expert nutrition and exercise screening and supportive, personal programmes to help restore your natural potential. Enquire now to learn more.
Has it ever been more important to look after body and mind? All of us have experienced a change in routine and it can be to let physical health fall to the wayside as we try to adjust. But, in the case of a pandemic, that is exactly the opposite of what the body needs to protect us. So how can we still ensure to put our best foot forward?
While the gym may not be available to you right now, you can still make full use of your other freedoms in this unusual time. Walking is brilliant exercise that often goes under-recognised for its benefits, from strengthening and toning the leg muscles and glutes to helping with balance in a low-impact way.
Turn your daily walk into something to look forward to with our 10 simple tips:
Staying home as much as possible doesn’t mean that you should miss out on the joys of springtime that are within walking distance of your home. Infuse your day with healthy structure to keep your body and mind in good shape to give yourself the best chances of staying well.
Natural Fit looks forward to welcoming you to our brand new club for relaxation, revitalisation and exercise to rejuvenate you.
Enquire now to learn more.
Along with ‘wellness’, ‘clean living’ and ‘peganism’, another wellbeing buzzword has emerged in the last couple of years: ‘sleep hygiene’. However, unlike the more Goop-y practices out there, practising good sleep hygiene really is vital for your physical and mental health.
Practising ‘good sleep hygiene’ means developing habits or a routine that causes you to sleep better and more regularly. A good night’s sleep is the basis of all good health, as it allows your cells to regenerate, aids your physical fitness and restores your mental faculties to leave you more sharp, productive and emotionally balanced for the coming day. Insufficient sleep is linked to all kinds of health problems, including depression and even a higher risk of cardiovascular disease.
If you struggle to find the time to get enough sleep or you are well accustomed to watching the hours tick away night after night, this might all sound easier said than done. Our straight-forward guide breaks it down to just 5 steps:
