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8 Reasons Why HIIT Is The Best Way To Get Fit

October 25th, 2017 | by Mint Mag

Want to look amazing in that LBD over Christmas? Or get a head start on your New Year’s fitness plan? High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) could be the answer. It ...

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Recipe Book: Cranberry and Pumpkin Seed Protein Flapjack

September 5th, 2017 | by Mint Mag

This delicious snack contains low GI carbohydrate, lots of healthy fats and is high in protein (read why protein is good for girls too here). It is perfect for when ...

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3 Core Exercises You Should Be Doing

July 27th, 2017 | by Mint Mag

What do you think of when you hear “core training”? Crunches, side bends and twists? Or dead bugs, Pallof presses and farmer’s’ walks? Despite the misconception, performing hundreds of sit ...

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5 Minutes With: The Collective

June 28th, 2017 | by Mint Mag

We live in a world where creativity comes in so many different forms. It’s celebrated and experienced through festivals, exhibitions and showcases to name a few, and now thanks to ...

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How To Do Desk Yoga

June 16th, 2017 | by Mint Mag

On average, people spend 9.3 hours per day sitting and this inevitably takes its toll on your overall health, strength and mobility. Being hunched over a computer screen is the ...

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5 Minutes With: The Little Green Spoon

May 28th, 2017 | by Mint Mag

We live in a time where people are becoming more and more health conscious. The younger generation particularly so are considerate of what they’re putting into their bodies, and thankfully ...

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10 Pilates Moves To Get Toned For Summer

April 19th, 2017 | by Mint Mag

Summer is just around the corner, the time to dig out the bikini is looming, so I recently enlisted the help of my wonderful friend Hayley from Project Revive to ...

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Hotspot: Sandycove & Glasthule

March 27th, 2017 | by Mint Mag

Dublins coastal seaside villages of Sandycove and Glasthule are the perfect spot to frequent on a sunny day for lunch, or grab a glass of wine in the evening. It ...

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Been There: Chicago

February 23rd, 2017 | by Mint Mag

Chicago; the windy city, the home of The Bean, with views of Lake Michigan and the smell of pizza in the air. It’s a great city to discover on foot, ...

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Style Your Own Autumn Picnic

November 17th, 2016 | by Mint Mag

Autumn is my favourite time of year – the perfectly crisp weather days, stepping on crunchy orange leaves whilst all wrapped up in one of my favourite coats and a plaid ...

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Why I Quit Corporate Work To Intern As A Designer

October 31st, 2016 | by Mint Mag

I was 11, in front of the TV with colouring pencils and my ‘portfolio’ of interior design – I was hooked on that show Changing Rooms (you know, the one with ...

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Reformer Pilates – What To Expect

August 2nd, 2016 | by Mint Mag

When you think of getting in shape, isn’t it sometimes over whelming how many fitness options there are available to us now? And really all you’re thinking is, ‘what exactly ...

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Been There: Budapest

June 18th, 2016 | by Mint Mag

I never go back to the same place twice: that’s my rule when it comes to travelling. Yes, I know it sounds a little drastic, but ever since I went abroad ...

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Been There: The Europe Hotel & Killarney to Dingle Drive

May 19th, 2016 | by Mint Mag

I’ve been living in Ireland for 8 years and why it’s taken me so long to visit this beautiful part of the country I don’t know. My boyfriend and I ...