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Island Life - June/July 2010

Stimulating
Hip & Thigh
Treatment
By Caroline Hurley I.I.H.H.T ART(Redg)

It’s the summer season again and time to target those
problem areas. The hip and thighs are a classic problem area
for the modern woman – besides cellulite, it’s a prime zone
for water retention.
Most people think fluid retention only takes place in the

ESPA Stimulating Hip and
Thigh treatment for cellulite

abdomen but it actually occurs all over your body, especially
when you’ve been overdoing it on the party circuit. Couple

Thigh treatment. This is a specialized treatment to stimulate

that with high hormone levels weakening connective tissue,

the circulatory and lymphatic systems, concentrating on

the thighs are a veritable battleground in the war on extra

the areas of the body prone to 'blockages', cellulite, fluid

inches.

retention and uneven skin texture.

Besides drinking lots of water and exercising as much as

After deep exfoliation with a seaweed and salt rub there

you can bear, a spa treatment can get great results helping

follows a detoxifying massage using stimulating essential

to boost your confidence. BeCalmed Spa in Cowes and The

oils and an application of warm marine algae. The feet reflex

West Bay Spa in Yarmouth offer the ESPA Stimulating Hip and

zones and pressure points are activated, then pressure point
and lymphatic drainage massage is undertaken to the eye
area, gently helping to purify and cleanse the body. This
treatment also targets the abdomen and lower back for
optimum inch-loss, using a combination of ESPA products
and specialist massage techniques.
To get the most from this treatment you can book a course
of 4 and get a 5th free.

Drinking lots of water and
exercising as much as you
can bear helps the cause!

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