Wellness

We’ve searched far and wide to find you some of the best walks on the Sunshine Coast, and we think we’ve found a few gems.

Nestled along the stunning Kirra Beachfront, Native State is the Gold Coast’s premier bathhouse destination offering steam and soak experiences that are guaranteed to have you feeling in a state of zen. 

The best Sunshine Coast waterfalls are only a short drive and hike away.

If the new year has left you re-setting your goals and searching for more motivation, it might be time to switch it up in favour of a fitness routine you’ll actually keep.

Here’s what the motivational Instructor taught us to help you smash your fitness goals in 2024. 

Coming to southern Queensland soon is the Cunnamulla Hot Springs, a stunning new hot springs destination where ultimate relaxation is guaranteed. 

The way we live can be taking a dramatic toll on our overall wellbeing.

We've been kneaded, tugged, scrubbed, and polished to bring you this hand-picked selection of the best Sunshine Coast day spas.

Set yourself a pledge to give back. Volunteering your time and effort is a rewarding, warm-fuzzy experience. The positives are endless: you’ll experience a sense of purpose, learn new skills, and connect with cool new peeps.

We thought we’d get some expert tips on how to add meditation to your daily routine, and what you should be doing when you finally sit down to clear your mind.

If you want to get your stretch on at some of the best yoga studios on the Sunshine Coast, assume Child’s Pose and get reading.

Keen to eat delicious food but spend less? We’ve teamed up with AGL to share some top hacks you need to know about to make positive changes and save some coin at the breakfast, lunch and dinner table.

Two things that often go hand in hand are live music and alcohol. From festival benders to a quiet beer at catching your new favourite band, seeing live shows can feel synonymous with having a drink—but it doesn't have to be that way.

While we like to have a cheeky tipple here and there, boozing too much on the regular can lead to lingering health issues.

Looking for 2023 to be a bit less boozy, we’ve got you! And no, you don’t have to go cold turkey (if you don’t want to). 

Annnd that’s a wrap. The festive season is behind us. While there are no more presents sitting enticingly below the tree, there’s no need to put a stop to the treats. Make time for yourself and seek moments of indulgence and bliss—no matter how big or small. 

February is just around the corner which means Valentine’s Day is too. And whether you celebrate it with your mates or a date, the day calls for special nights out with people you love. 

For artists like Isaac who are drawn to creating, music is undeniably in their blood, so we've teamed up with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood to dive a little deeper and uncover the passion for collaboration, live performance and a drive to contribute to the world around him that pump an unmistakable rhythm through his veins. 

We’ve linked up with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood to take you on a deep dive into Australian artists with music in their blood, and there’s no better place to start than with LK (her dad is Paul Kelly, and if that doesn’t suggest she was born with music flowing through her veins, we don’t know what does.)

As part of The Run Up, we chatted to Michael about his journey—what keeps him coming back to running time and again despite the challenges, what it’s like to represent your country on the global stage, and what it is that makes him run happy. 

As part of The Run Up, a project to unearth the stories of some of Australia's most passionate runners to get you motivated to lace up, we chatted to Green about why he values running so highly and the role it has played in his past as well as shaping his future. 

As part of The Run Up, a project to unearth the stories of some of Australia's most passionate runners to get you motivated to lace up, we chatted to Bell about what sparked a passion for this extreme sport, what motivated her to tackle a world-first challenge, and how the physical act of running ties in crucial to her mental and overall wellbeing.   

From community and structure, to how life has changed in the whirlwind eighteen months since that first run, we chat with Wintle about his run up into a new passion. 

I decided to spend a week investing in my own health, wealth and happiness to set me up for long-term success. 

Producer Caitlin Booth takes spent a week embracing more sustainable practices, drawing inspiration from 7-Eleven’s recent sustainable glow-up.

Addicted to improving your strength? You're going to love our roundup of the best pilates studios on the Sunshine Coast.

From remedial massages to hot stone massage to foot massages, scroll on for ten of the Sunshine Coast’s best massages, which are sure to rub you up the right way. Let bliss ensue. 

Co-founder of Ladies Talk Money, Jess Brady, answers your burning health insurance questions, so you can feel a little more equipped—and relaxed—come tax time. 

Nestled in the beating heart of Surfers Paradise, we’ve found the perfect place for the ultimate fun day out. Think: epic games, live sport and a total foodie nirvana. So where can you find this awesome spot? Perched on the corner of Surfers Paradise Boulevard and Cavill Mall, boasting a 100-metre frontage opposite the world-famous Surfers Paradise Beach, is Paradise Centre. Home to over 90 stores, an alfresco dining precinct and a buzzing entertainment hub, gather your crew and make tracks here stat.

When we think of a model, we conjure a standard vision in our minds. You know the one. For decades, model status has remained tall, thin, white, able-bodied and cis-gendered. Not always, but most of the time. 

Whether you’re planning a cheeky weekend getaway or an adventure-packed day trip, consider this list of the best things to do in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland your bible. 

We've teamed up with one of the best in the biz—Sheridan—to bring you five practical ways to slip straight into dreamland. Cosy sheets are mandatory, of course

Rather than wait for the New Year's resolution we know won't stick, we're all about habits to get more good on your plate.

We’ve found the best places you can learn to surf on the Sunshine Coast, so you’ll be upright and coasting along the waves in no time.

Between snap lockdowns, working from home and weekends spent in iso bingeing Real Housewives, you can absolutely be forgiven for pushing pause on your health journey or throwing in the towel altogether (especially for those in NSW and VIC right now). 

The winners of The Circle Awards AUS & NZ 2021 have officially been announced, and our carts (and hearts) are full of sustainable swaps we never knew we needed.

So, to help you wade through the clutter, we’ve teamed up with Vital to bring you the latest and greatest products that will help you thrive. 

Welcome to Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on the rise and slide in culture right now. 

Here’s a heap of beauty and wellness gift ideas for someone in your life who could use some ‘me time.'

Following recent events, if you have found yourself re-prioritising your self-care and wellness, we feel you. To ensure the opportunity to pause, reflect and re-assess isn’t put to waste, we’ve teamed up with Vital to try five emerging wellness trends, so you can leverage our newfound motivation. 

Implementing positive action to help make the world a better place takes courage, strength and tenacity. But to encourage and help others to do the same, well... that’s worth celebrating. 

Grab your diary ‘cause we’ve got a busy month planned for you with all of the best things to check out on the Sunshine Coast in April.

Welcome to Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on the rise and slide in culture in April 2021. 

If you are looking for a re-usable face mask to wear when one is needed, or just to have on hand in case, here’s where to buy them on the Sunshine Coast right now. 

​If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the past 12 months, it’s that prioritising your mental health and wellbeing is paramount. While many people claim meditation as the holy grail of mindfulness, it begs the question—what if you struggle to meditate or don’t enjoy it?

​If you’ve never been into colouring books, puzzles seem far too mundane, you could ever stay consistent with journaling, we think we may have just found your favourite new mindfulness hobby.

2020 was, without a doubt, a turbulent year. Both bizarre and devastating, it was one of the most memorable in recent history, with every corner of culture—from music to work-life, fashion, sex, travel, and politics—getting shaken to the core. The New York Times called it “The Year of Blur”, paradoxically packed with significant events, but also a year in which time seemed strung out in the void, slowed down, and stretched out indefinitely. 

2020 has been a wild ride for everyone, but if the year has taught us anything, it’s that nothing lifts your spirits quite like giving back to those who need it most. And what better way to give back than by showing your ‘True Colours’ and donating blood.

The Orangerie is the Sunshine Coast’s brand new natural skincare emporium and it’s captivating us for all the right reasons. 

Think you can’t train yourself to switch off and chill out? Guess again. Sleep Specialist Olivia Arezzolo hit us up with four easy ways to ditch the insomnia and train our bodies to consistently get a good night's sleep.

With restrictions easing there’s finally a light at the end of the iso tunnel, so if you’re like us and you’ve been planning your iso glow-up, now’s the time to kick-start that health and wellness journey. 

For many women, workout anxiety is a very real thing. Whether you have your period or you’re one of 37 per cent of Australian women who deal with bladder leakage, working up a sweat can be a stressful time when it should be the very opposite. 

If you’ve ever been stuck in bed with period paid and FOMO—like me and the other 88% of Australian women who have to deal with it every month—listen up because we’ve found a simple, safe, and scientifically-backed solution called Ovira, and it’s an absolute game-changer. 

This month, we look at the power of positive headlines in a crisis, the industry emerging to serve our newly-formed at-home dining habits, 5G's unlikely place in pop culture, the dismantling of high maintenance beauty and international shopping, and our new-found enthusiasm for a ballet class. 

Next time you run out of pasta, cereal, spices or just about anything, head to one of these awesome bulk foods stores on the Sunshine Coast and stock up.

Stress and anxiety can really start to take a toll on our bodies during a time when our physical and mental health has never been more important.

Making it super easy to start your own food garden at home, Salisbury Grange is delivering hand-picked seeds straight to doorsteps, all across Australia, so you can get planting stat.  

Check out our selection of the Sunshine Coast’s best online fitness classes, and prepare to get your sweat on.  

Get physical without the seriousness, thanks to a new online retro dance series being rolled out by one of the Sunshine Coast’s best wellness studios. 

In the wake of COVID-19 and physical distancing, we’re stationed at our laptops while working from home and scrolling our phones to feel connected more than ever before.

In very exciting news, the Sunshine Coast is getting a new world class ecotourism trail dotted with super cute, off-the-grid tiny homes that you can totally stay at.

Grab an umbrella and keep yourself busy with all the best things to do on the Sunshine Coast when it rains. 

This is the year to plan a wellness holiday at home, so book a trip and chill out in one of these holistic beauties—the best day spas in Byron Bay. 

These six standout brands with innovative packaging ideas are here to help save the planet. 

There’s no denying Aussies are downright obsessed with Scandi culture—and rightly so. 

Ladies assemble because it’s time to treat yourselves and the women around you with some TLC. 

If the year has left you feeling a little burnt out, stressed and in need of a break, it’s time to blow out those cobwebs and adjust your gaze to these Sunshine Coast events that are good for the mind, body and soul. 

Gone are the days of choosing between your skin or the planet. There’s a slew of standout brands setting the beauty standard by ditching plastic packaging and nasty chemicals in favour of natural alternatives.

Here's our round up of the best workouts on the Sunshine Coast right now. Get your playlist ready and make your way down this list.

Bringing you back to a place of balanced, optimal living with the Sunshine Coast's best health and wellness retreats.

Round up your mates and jump on the Bruce Highway, because the IKEA Festival of Sleep is popping up for the first time ever and it starts this week. 

So, you want an action-packed story for the office that rivals a weekend spent watching Netflix? Lace up and hit the best hikes on the Sunshine Coast.

We’ve rounded up the best Sunshine Coast wellness studios, each a little different in approach and offering, but all with the intention to make you feel nothing less than fantastic, so you can live the life you’ve always dreamed about.  

Solo time; you either love it or hate it. But in this world of burnout and constant busy-ness, it’s sometimes necessary for keeping a level head. Here are 15 things to do on the Sunshine Coast the next time you’re flying solo. 

The perfect chance to support Peregian Beach businesses post-bushfires, Village Vibes Festival spans over Friday and Saturday, bringing together a culmination of events that celebrate the local community.

After a weekend of tacos and margaritas (and hangovers), or a few too many nights in the grips of pillowy baos, this is the list you need to call on.

Let’s chat about breaking a dirty, little habit. No, we don’t mean your daily 3pm chocolate binge, we’re talking about using and abusing plastic for just about everything. The time has come to give it all up. 

Founder of Flow Athletic, Kate Kendall and Sydney DJ, James Mack are taking over an enormous space at W Hotel for one night only, setting up their very first silent disco yoga class.

It’s time to trade crowded beaches for hidden mountain hideouts, yoga classes for meditation sessions, acai bowls for vegan multi-course meals, and experience “wellness” how it has been done for thousands of years. Here is the ultimate guide to wellness in Japan, from someone who actually lives there. 

Australian eco-luxe skincare company, Mukti, has opened an organic day spa in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland and it's amazing. 

Australia’s first ever gut health bar has thrown open its doors in Noosa and welcome to the future.

Fat freezing, or cryolipolysis as it’s known in the industry, is a non-surgical alternative to liposuction. While not a particularly new treatment, it has gone from niche (read: really expensive) to mainstream over the past couple of years, predominantly due to huge leaps in the technology used and subsequent (albeit, slight) price drops per treatment making it a far more affordable and realistic way to remove stubborn fat from the parts of your body that just straight up refuse to budge.

If sleeping has become more chore than snore, it’s time you plugged in to switch off; these are the best slow lit podcast to help you hit the hay.

Held in jaw-dropping locations all around the world, wellness festivals bring together like-minded people, promoting holistic, mindful living. 

If heading to a stinky gym at 5am isn't igniting your daily will to workout, it's time to get outside with the best beach walks on the Sunshine Coast.

Arguably the must-have wellness ingredient of 2018, Cannabidiol, or CBD (a compound found in cannabis), has been making a lot of noise in the beauty industry. And it’s only set to intensify in 2019.

If your sleeping habits are less than predictable, then a dab of LSD wellness oil may well be your metaphorical, even hallucinogenic, cloud nine.

Using their considerable clout, Rimmel has recently launched an international campaign with UK artist Rita Ora fronting ‘I will not be deleted’, aiming to spark a global conversation surrounding beauty cyberbullying. With help from a number of key influencers, individual activists and A-list celebrities, the campaign’s aim is to shine a light on an issue that affects millions of women around the world.

Maybe life got in the way and you didn’t get a chance to ask in September, but given that October is Mental Health Month, we thought we’d give you a refresher on the importance of maintaining mental health, and opening up the conversations with your loved ones.

Despite all the parties, afternoon cocktails and beach days, silly season can actually be a pretty hectic time. There’s Christmas shopping, compulsory family visits, busy roads, and all those other stressful things that come with Christmas. If you feel like you’re overdue for a break, then it might be worth treating yourself to a morning of relaxation at the Shambhala Farm’s Gratitude Yoga Farm Experience. 

A true disruptor on the scene, Performix House raises its protein shake-filled glass to the concept of mind-body connection.

Touted as a natural alternative to relieve a plethora of ailments, cannabidiol (or CBD) is rising in popularity for the most part in a shift in people’s perception surrounding natural therapies and the change in our desire to lead healthier lifestyles via what we put on and in our bodies.

Spanning more than five metres wide and three metres high, this huge illuminated beauty is nothing short of stunning.

A leading biochemist dispel myths surrounding periods, the pill and acne breakouts, and tells us how to get happy hormones.

Cryo is basically the genie who’ll grant you all of your health wishes.

Here on the Sunshine Coast, we’re no strangers to warmth… in fact, we thrive on it! So it’s no surprise that hot yoga is pretty popular around here. After an almost endless summer, the winter chill has well and truly hit, so what better way to keep warm than with a hot yoga class? 

Eating out can be a bane if you're following a Paleo lifestyle. So to make life easy, here's a list of the best Paleo-friendly cafes on the Sunshine Coast.

If you’re a follower of all things #health and #goodvibes, you might have seen crystal water and crystal water bottles pop up on the ‘gram. Fruit-infused water is so 2017, gemstones are where it’s at. 

Keto is calling. Let us introduce you to Whole Life Health Foods. The latest health food cafe to hit the Coast. 

The Dry July recipes by Claire Turnbull use all natural ingredients and SodaStream sparkling water, not only are they delish but also healthy!

Keto’s a pretty hot topic at the moment with old Paleo Pete and the whole ‘The Magic Pill’ documentary causing a stir.

Shape, change and challenge your everyday life.

Down in this beautiful pocket of the world we’re blessed with some of the most incredible beaches and marine life, but it’s on us all do our bit to ensure the next gen can enjoy and appreciate that big, beautiful blue and its inhabitants.

People are becoming more aware of the impact consuming animal products has on our bodies and our planet and are gradually reducing their intake. With so many ways of doing this, you can hardly blame us for feeling a little lost when it comes to understanding what all these diets actually mean. We set out to discover what the differences between veganism and plant-based eating really are, and this is what we found.

There’s no denying it, buying condoms can feel super awkward, particularly for young women. All you want is to get in to the store, shove that receipt into your annoyingly-little-why-are-they-so-small-coin purse, avoid eye contact, and get out.

You see at The Farm Gym, it’s not just about pumping iron and busting out a few burpees; it’s about a holistic lifestyle approach. 

You see at The Farm Gym, it’s not just about pumping iron and busting out a few burpees; it’s about a holistic lifestyle approach. 

Stars like Scarlett Johannsen, Miranda Kerr and Victoria Beckham swear by it, but why?

October is breast cancer awareness month, so it’s important for us to start a meaningful dialogue surrounding this devastating disease. We sat down and spoke with oncologist, Dr Belinda Kiely, about self-exams, awareness and everything in between. 

The wait is over! One of the most anticipated new openings of 2018 has been dangling like a carrot for months now, and today, we can finally share the juicy news. 

It has never been easier to choose an exclusively plant-based lifestyle in Queensland. 

We get it—doing good things for the world can be hard. Between work, study and maintaining some form of a social life, trying to squeeze humanitarian efforts into your schedule can take a place on your backburner (not everyone can be Angelina Jolie okay?)

To help you break through the clutter, here’s nine totally worthy Sunshine Coast-based Instagrammin' ladies you should already be stalking.

Plogging, the combo of “plocka upp” (Swedish for picking up) and jogging, is the latest fitness craze for the growing conscious community who are looking to save our earth from the chokehold of rubbish and plastic pollution that is clogging up our cities, waterways and oceans.

When we were kiddie-winks all we were doing was fighting our mandatory naptimes and assigned bedtimes. And nowadays, we just can’t help but notice how big those bags under our eyes have gotten. Ah, adulthood, you are a treat. Whether it be late-night study sesh, one too many wines, or an early morning meeting, we are often left with a serious sleep deficit. And, despite the bad reputation that napping has gotten over the years, we’ve come to the realisation, it’s pretty damn amazing.

Did you know much-lauded Halcyon House recently opened the doors to the most breathtaking, designer day spa ever to come within loofa throwing distance of the Sunshine Coast?

That's correct peeps, bone broth chips… as in crisps. 

We all know the importance of morning routines—our brains have been programmed this way. We preach how breakfast is the most important meal of the day, that our 6am gym sesh is of critical importance, and so on. Although doing our morning right is 100% valuable, because of this, our night-time routine can often fall short. The funny thing about this is that the way you spend your night will directly impact how you’re gonna feel when you wake up. We mean, the hangover serves as cut clear proof of that.

These days it seems like everyone is training like an athlete, but most of us are missing a crucial (and maybe the best) piece of the puzzle, making us less Serena Williams and more, well, injured. It turns out, recovery is just as important in training, so next time you CBF with that HIIT class or feel your results have plateaued, skip the workout and book in for a recovery sesh instead. Yes, you just got permission to chill. Here are 8 of the best training recovery hacks that you’ll want to try out.

We’ve all heard of New Year’s resolutions and to be honest, we’ve probably all failed them at some point in our lives because well, often they can be a little on the unrealistic side. It’s time to ditch the resolutions and make a commitment to developing a few, easy habits in 2018 that can improve your life but are so simple to incorporate, you’re bound to succeed!