www.womanthismonth.com January 2017 6 Happy New Year one and all. I hope you’ve enjoyed the festivities so far and are looking forward to a very bright 2017. If, like me, your everlasting New Year’s resolution is to get fit and perhaps lose a few kilos, then you’ve come to the right place. Our big feature this month is all about fitness with words of wisdom from boot camp guru Paul Hamblin as well as tips on clean eating and our hot list of classes we hope to see in Bahrain in the coming months – to say I’m excited about the prospect of rowing taking over from spinning, would certainly be an understatement. Our interviewees this month are all inspiring women who share with us their passions. Lynne Al-Wazzan has done so much for charity that there is an award named after her; Nina Mommsen is fast gaining a name as one of the island’s most popular photographers; and Irina Averinos has turned her art into a way of life. Together they bring us a positive New Year message that nothing is impossible; if you want it, just go for it. With the kids currently off school on their winter break, our Parenting section includes a round-up of activity camps to keep them busy and we also have a new columnist this month, Ouiam Charkani El Hassani. She’s perhaps better known as the face and words of popular blog Chanelmama and she’ll be giving us monthly insights into life with her little boy and the things mums love, and sometimes don’t love, about Bahrain. With winter most definitely upon us, our travel section is all about skiing and, of course, apres ski. I must admit, reading through those pages did give me serious piste envy, not least because it’s an excuse to dress up in some seriously gorgeous cool weather gear, as featured in our fashion pages. If you’re travelling this winter, we’d love to hear about your adventures. As always we have our regular round-up of beauty news, things to do and food to try and, in the spirit of ‘New Year, New You’, I’ve even shared my own favourite smoothie recipes. Hope you enjoy trying them. chairman & publisher GEORGE F MIDDLETON editorial director LIZ O'REILLY contributors APPLE SHARMA BEHNAZ SANJANA PUJA TIWARI DR JINAN DARWISH RAPHAEL OUIAM CHARKANI EL HASSANI head of digital operations NEIL F VAZ print production manager SABU SEBASTIAN layout & graphics ROMEO SAN MIGUEL GOPAL NAMBIAR media coordinator SARAH ANSARI media managers FARHEEN AHMED PEARLYN D MEHTA circulation KADAMBARI S research assistant, sales and database coordinator ADITI PRASAD photography editor MONA ABDUL JABBAR photographers RANJITH MOHAN SUBEESH KUMAR NS printing press UNION PRESS, BAHRAIN Contents copyrighted 2016© Reproduction in whole or in part by any means without the express written consent of the publisher is prohibited. ISBN No: 1 899348 11 5. Licensed by the Ministry of Information, Directorate of Publication and Press. Code: SWTM 410 Woman This Month is here for the modern woman of substance and aspiration, embodying a personal style while exploring the best of all worlds: fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Bahrain office address Red House Marketing P. O. Box: 20461, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain telephone: (17) 813-777 fax: (17) 813-700 email: [email protected] website: www.womanthismonth.com Published monthly by Red House Marketing (Jersey) Ltd. P. O. Box 641, No. 1 Seaton Place, St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8JJ Channel Islands, U.K. in association with Al-Hilal Publishing P. O. Box 1100, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain January 2017, Issue 167 On the cover: The Fitness Issue BEAUTY | FASHION | HOME | WELLBEING | PARENTING | LOCAL ISSUES Bahrain Edition TRAVEL PARENTING Great Destinations to Hit The Slopes Winter Break Camps New Columnist Oiuam Charkani El Hassani of Chanelmama Apres Ski Chic Lynne Al-Wazzan FASHION CHARITY CHAMPION Expert Advice Exercise Trends Workout Wear Clean Eating YOUR FITTEST YEAR YET January 2017 | Issue 167 | BD1 / SR10 www.womanthismonth.com EDITOR’S NOTE Woman This Month is a member of BPA Worldwide The only women's magazine distributed with the GDN Our month: George and Farheen at the launch of Sundown Session at The Westin. Farheen also enjoyed taking part in the Downtown Rotana cooking competition. Liz O’Reilly Editorial Director
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