Get fit from your office!

With summer just around the corner (we hope), the fear of tiny tops and shorts, or even worse- the dreaded bikini- is ever looming. 

If, like a lot of people, you are sat behind a desk for the majority of your day, it is difficult to find the time to get fit and stay active. There are however ways to improve the levels of physical activity in your day to day life without making massive lifestyle changes or having to sign up for costly gym memberships.

Try and walk or cycle to work or if that is not possible, get off a stop earlier on the bus or train and walk the last part of your route. You could even find a carpark a bit further away from your office if you drive to work.

Stand while talking on the phone and try walking over to your colleagues desk to talk to them rather than calling them.

Take the stairs instead of the lift of escalator.

Go for a walk in your lunch break. You could use a tracking device such as the Fitbit Ultra to keep track of your progress and even share with friends and family online. Build up gradually to walking at least 10,000 steps a day. Set goals and reward yourself when you reach them.

And just remember- small changes in your daily routine can add up to big changes in your health!  

Bikini Body Countdown Part 2

Your summer holiday is approaching and the weather is hotting-up. You should be excited but the fear of stripping off in direct sunlight is niggling at the back of your mind... Well, don't panic and check out our Bikini Body Countdown Part 1 for how to get started on the road to your dream body by setting realistic goals and keeping track of your progress.

As anyone will tell you, the fastest way to kick-start your weight-loss is not only to watch what you are eating, but also to increase the amount of exercise that you do. Again, it is important to be realistic with your exercise goals. If you do very little exercise and you suddenly start going to the gym every day for two hours, you are going to lose interest very quickly (and quite possible do your body some damage too!) Ease yourself into a new fitter lifestyle by setting practical goals that fit with your lifestyle. Take a brisk walk in your lunch break or walk to and from work instead of driving. Get your family involved by walking the kids to school or going on a bike ride together at the weekend. Find an activity that you enjoy and you are much more likely to stick to it! Even small changes will make a huge difference to your level of fitness and will help you maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle.

If you need a bit more motivation to keep track of all of the positive changes that you are making, perhaps you should consider investing in a health tracker such as the Fitbit UltraWireless Tracker.

The Fitbit Ultra monitors your activity all day to provide you with real-time feedback on steps, distance, calories burned, and stairs climbed to encourage you to walk more and be more active. It wirelessly uploads your data to Fitbit.com so you can gain deeper insight into your daily or monthly fitness and sleep levels with free online graphs and charts. On Fitbit.com, you can earn fitness badges, connect with friends to share and compete on fitness goals, or join the Fitbit community for advice and encouragement. So you can get fit- one step at a time!

Get bikini ready quickly and easily!

Summer is quickly approaching; bikinis and crop tops are appearing in the shops. The countdown to our Summer holidays has begun!

If like a lot of us, this time of year has you feeling optimism and dread in equal parts, you are not alone- it is stressful pulling on last summer’s sundresses or trying on the first bikini of the year! But if you know that you are not going to like what you see- then why not do something about it now! 

There are plenty of ways to lose a bit of weight and tone up without having to starve or torture yourself! Find an activity that you enjoy- try a dance class or Zumba, or perhaps trekking in the fresh air? See what is available in your local area and step outside your comfort zone- you just might enjoy it!

Eating healthily doesn’t have to be a chore either- swap your soggy sandwiches at lunch for a nutritious soup and try out a new fruit or vegetable every week- you could be missing out on something really delicious!

There are some great apps out there to keep track of your calorie intake and exercise too. MyFitnessPal lets you record all the food that you eat and works out the calories and nutritional content of your daily consumption. It also lets you record your exercise and offset calories burnt against calories eaten, encouraging you to be more aware of your daily energy input and output. You can track your progress with charts and build up a support network of your friends and family or even other dieters.

If you would prefer to let a gadget record the amount of exercise that you are doing during the day (and gain a more accurate insight into your daily activity levels) you could invest in a FitbitUltra. The Fitbit wirelessly transmits the information that it gathers all day to your smart device or computer so that you can see where you can make improvements and congratulate yourself on your achievements. There is even the Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale that measures your weight, body mass index and body fat percentage to provide a full picture of your weight trends. It allows you to set goals, stay in control and stay motivated every day.

A lot of people are surprised by the unexpected calories that they are inadvertently consuming every day and shocked by how little activity they do in their day-to-day lives- sometimes just being aware of where you are going wrong can make huge changes to your weight, fitness and overall health and help you get that bikini-ready body back in no time at all!  

Welcome to the Smartphone 'Appcessories' Revolution

Smartphones and tablets are no longer just for phonecalls and emails - it is now possible to accessorise a smartdevice to suit any lifestyle. New premium phone accessory company, Phonezest.com, revolutionizes the market by giving the consumer everything they need to create a personalised ‘ecosystem’ around their smart devices.

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Apptoyz - Toys and games to take the smartdevice gaming experience to the next level!

Appcessories connect and interact with smartdevices and apps, enhancing the overall smartdevice experience.

What is an appcessory?

In the UK, over half of the population now uses smartphones and tablets. There are apps for everything; with some apps receiving hundreds of millions of downloads every month. However, increasingly, people want more from their phones and tablets - they want a truly personal experience from their premium product - this is where appcessories come in. Appcessories connect and interact with smartdevices and apps, enhancing the overall smartdevice experience.

PHONEZEST.COM focuses on the key areas of appcessorising; games, entertainment & creativity, fitness & health and security.

Phonezest has partnered with Apptoyz to provide the consumer with some of the most popular, fun appcessories on the market. Using peripheral devices that connect to smartdevices and free downloadable apps, Apptoyz takes the portable gaming experience to the next level. Examples of Apptoyz are the fully interactive Appquiz, Appfishing and Appdrive, and the state of the art gyro-stabilized smartdevice controlled Appcopter and Appracer. There is even the Appsing, that transforms a smartphone into a fully portable karaoke machine!

Another lifestyle appcessory is the ingeniousBubblescope. This little camera attaches onto any iphone, ipad or ipod and records a 360 degree video which can then be viewed over and over from any angle - immortalising special memories in a 360 degree action replay!

Fitbit Ultra wireless activity and sleep tracker has already been making waves in the fitness community. This clever little device monitors physical activity day and night to provide real-time feedback on steps, distance, stairs climbed and calories burned to encourage the user to be more active. It wirelessly uploads this data to fitbit.com to gain a deeper insight into personalised fitness levels with free charts and graphs. Fitness enthusiasts can earn ‘fitness badges’, connect with friends or join the online community for advice and encouragement. There is even the Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale that measures overall weight, body fat percentage and body mass index (BMI) to help track progress.

The health-conscious person may also be interested in the wireless Blood Pressure Monitor that, for the first time ever, tests, tracks and shares accurate blood pressure readings and heart rate wirelessly with any ios device.

A must-have for anyone who has ever lost their keys is The Mi-Zone- a Bluetooth 2-way proximity alarm system that works with a smartphone or tablet. Simply attach a Mi-Zone tag to anything valuable or that has a tendency to disappear and the smartdevice will light up with a flashing screen and an audio alarm if they are moved outside of the designated security zone. It can also be used to keep track of your smartdevice if you misplace it using the locator function on the tag.

Appcessories have opened up a new world of possibilities for the smartdevice user. By carefully selecting the most innovative premium products, Phonezest Ltd takes the mystery out of finding everything the discerning customer needs to make their device fit their lifestyle.

Spring into action and shed that Winter weight!

The weather may still be chilly, but there is no doubt that fashion is hotting up ready for Spring. While it is exciting to see new trends and brighter colours bringing a ray of sunshine into the dreary knitwear laden shops, there is an element of dread that accompanies this time of year...

As the hemlines get shorter and we can no longer hide under a chunky knit, the extra pounds around our waistlines that did such a good job of keeping us warm in the winter months begins to play on our minds! January diets are long forgotten and the very real danger of sleeveless tops is looming just around the corner...

But don't panic! There is still time!  

As any personal trainer or health professional will tell you, it is best to make small changes to your everyday routine - that will eventually add up to big changes in your health (and your waistline!)

Change just one thing every day- Try to increase your number of steps per day; park further away from your office, walk your kids to school or get off the bus a stop earlier. Taking the stairs instead of the elevator or lift will make a big difference too!

If you need a bit more motivation to keep track of all of the positive changes that you are making, perhaps you should consider investing in a health tracker such as the Fitbit Ultra WirelessTracker.

The Fitbit Ultra monitors your activity all day to provide you with real-time feedback on steps, distance, calories burned, and stairs climbed to encourage you to walk more and be more active. It wirelessly uploads your data to Fitbit.com, using your smartphone or tablet, so you can gain deeper insight into your daily or monthly fitness and sleep levels with free online graphs and charts. On Fitbit.com, you can earn fitness badges, connect with friends to share and compete on fitness goals, or join the Fitbit community for advice and encouragement. So you can get fitter and slimmer- one step at a time!

Phonezest Ltd- Empowered Living ™ for premium smartphone users

Phonezest.com is a new internet retailer and distributor that promises to revolutionise the premium smart device accessory market.

Phonezest.com will provide customers with everything that they need to effectively create an ‘ecosystem’ for their specific smart device.  By carefully selecting only premium products for the top phones and tablets including Nokia, Apple, Samsung and HTC, they provide the discerning customer with everything they need to optimise their smart device experience and empower their lifestyle through next generation accessories.

Smart phones and tablets are no longer used purely for communication.  Customers are looking to integrate their devices into every aspect of their life, seeking out the latest accessories to compliment their lifestyle. Phonezest.com fulfils this need with an innovative range of premium accessories across key sectors such asstyle & personalisation, fitness & sport, portable power & music and health.

Working with suppliers in the UK, US and Germany, Phonezest.com uses years of experience of the burgeoning premium accessories market to bring the customer the very best products that have been tried and tested for quality.

Phonezest Ltd is the exclusive distributor for Fenice luxury accessories in the UK. Fenice marries together premium Italian leather, German magic tape technology (which allows the cases to be some of the slimmest and sleekest in the world) and unique Korean manufacturing techniques to produce exquisite handcrafted cases for phones and tablets.

The Fenice Cima range comes in an on-trend range of beautiful colours and encases your phone in luxury leather. Its stylish yet functional design maintains the slender shape of the premium smart phone and its unique seamless, stitchless finish makes the FeniceCima case durable yet elegant.

In the world of fitness, the Fitbit Ultra has become one of the most popular wireless exercise-recording devices on the market and as such is one of Phonezest.com’s top selling products.

Phonezest.com also has a deal with AppToyz, providing the most technologically advanced app-cessories for entertainment and leisure. Their products include; the AppCopter- a gyro-stabilized smart device controlled helicopter; the AppSing- a fully portable karaoke machine that allows you to use your smartphone to sing along to the latest tunes; the AppRacer- a highly sensitive smart device controlled off-road buggy and the AppQuiz- a fully interactive quiz game.

  

Another exclusive for Phonezest.com is the Deadmau5 portable speaker range. The iconic Deadmau5 logo is recreated in the form of these portable speakers that boast crystal clear sound quality.

Phonezest.com is due to release more UK exclusive ranges later this year.

Phonezest.com offers free shipping in the UK and has a dedicated business team overseeing website operations, finance, product selection & marketing, with an extensive knowledge and expertise in the UK & Ireland phone accessory markets.