Give your workout a caffeine kick with Myprotein Caffeine Powder or Voltwater
WHEN it comes to working out, caffeine can make you alert and boost your performance.
You need to take it about 45 minutes before training.
For it to have a beneficial effect you will need to have about 3mg per kg of body weight.
With UK coffee week starting tomorrow, we take a look at some caffeine fixes.
And test out beauty balms for different budgets.
(£4.99 for 30 sachets, )
These are great because they are very convenient, with 200mg caffeine per serving – simply pour the powder into a drink before training.
They are supposed to be tasteless but it is pretty bad – add it to juice, not water, to try to mask it.
Water - VoltWater
(from £1 a bottle, )
A great new product because the caffeine is already combined with natural spring water – meaning it is perfect to grab and go.
And, of course, it is calorie-free.
This has a slight aftertaste, but not an unpleasant one.
There is 200mg of caffeine per 500ml bottle. Will definitely use this again.
Flavoured -
(£30.24 for 30 servings, )
A pre-workout powder in cola-lime or mango-lime flavours that you mix with 350ml of water.
It doesn’t taste too bad but has a terrifying 300mg of caffeine per portion. I’d be cautious with it.
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Beauty with Gabriella Stein
Budget -
(£3.99 for 25ml or three for £10, )
A versatile balm used to soothe, revive and moisturise.
Can be used to help dry lips, tame eyebrows, lengthen lashes, moisturise hands and cuticles, as well as soften dry feet and heels.
You can also use a light layer over your face as a primer, which really does work if you only use a minimal amount.
And it smells gorgeous.
Super value.
Mid-range -
(£6.95 for 25ml, )
A multi-purpose soothing balm containing naturally fermented pawpaw to help a variety of skin, hair and nail problems.
Healing properties mean it can even be used to ease sunburn, skin irritations and also on hair as a conditioning treatment.
I loved this, I used it on split ends and it really helped these as well as moisturising dry skin and cuticles.
The tinted versions are fantastic for adding colour to cheeks and lips.
Luxury -
(£22 for 50ml, )
Created in 1930 this is the original and probably best known beauty balm. It promises to protect, soothe and moisturise, with anti-inflammatory benefits to help minor burns and scrapes.
Can be used on dry skin, hair and nails as well as on bumps and blisters.
A pricey product but, in my opinion, the best on the market.
Worked on everything I tested it on and smells lovely.
Worth the money and a long-term beauty staple.