Silu Wellness in Peterborough offers physical and mental health and wellbeing

Silu is a purpose-built health and wellness centre offering every single service that your body and mind needs to not only survive but to thrive.

Post-pandemic, most people are far more aware that just because a person appears physically fit, they may not be as healthy on the inside.

Silu not only offers standalone treatments, you can also sign up to a programme where they will guide and motivate you through your physical and mental goals. Surely all of us have wondered at some point how healthy our minds and bodies actually are. At Silu your journey can be personally guided through by a friendly, qualified and knowledgeable staff, no matter what level your physical or mental wellbeing is.

Mental health is now becoming a national crisis and is recognised as being just as important as physical health. At Silu there is a truly incredible Mind and Body studio that offers everything from Guided Meditation through to Hot Yoga.

A full list of treatments can be found online at Siluwellness.uk or you can visit @siluwellness on social media.

The memberships Silu offers are both affordable and great value. Starting at only £35 a month for the Mind & Body studio, and that includes Hot Yoga, or, for £50 you can have the dance studio which includes Les Mills classes as well. The memberships are not capped and you can go when you want and as much as you want, plus use XMAS15 to get £15 off your first month membership (this offer is available until January 1, 2022).

With the NHS so overwhelmed and more people concerned and searching for a better quality of life, Silu offers all the expertise and advice from blood testing, nutritional consultations, colonics, exercise classes, meditation and much more. It is all available under one roof, not only are you expertly guided through step by step but with Silu Wellness it is also affordable for everyone. Silu strongly believes being healthy and happier should be available for us all.

Neil, Andrew, James and all the Silu team are experts in their own fields and have created a truly exceptional experience that will change your life for the better.

We sent our reporter Kris Johnston along to Silu Wellness to give it a try. Here's what he thought:

I’ve been to plenty of gyms before, so hopefully you can forgive me for walking into Silu Wellness and expecting more of the usual. How wrong I was.

The new facilities do feature some traditional fitness-building areas, but they offer so much more. As staff were keen to point out, their clinics focus just as much on mental wellness as they do physical health.

I was given the opportunity to have a look around and indulge in some of their recommended classes and treatments. To kick things off, I paid a visit to a body combat class with instructor Andrew Payle.

Having been something of a regular on the dance floor while I was a student, I was surprised to find that I simply could not get into the rhythm of things.

The patterns took a little time to get used to, but that was all part of the fun.

It was a challenging workout to say the least, but things were made easier by Andrew’s motivating instructions and the busy class - I couldn’t let myself be the only one to stop.

I’ll be honest and admit that my body was still aching three days later (it clearly isn’t used to this specific form of exercise), but of course that means it worked.

After a quick shower and spending a couple of minutes working out how to put in a key code to close my locker, I was enrolled in my next class.

This time, it was an hour of guided meditation.

I’ll admit that I’d given very little thought to practices like this before I visited Silu, but I was pleasantly surprised by how relaxing it was.

Team member Bianca led me through a series of breathing exercises while I was propped up against an exceedingly comfortable cushion.

The meditation room is nothing short of stunning, and my time inside it was a pleasant follow-up to the rigorous body combat.

Again, I was mistaken when I thought I couldn’t feel any more at ease.

Up next was a treatment I’d been looking forward to - ear candles.

I’d never tried these out before, and holistic expert Steph was great at explaining how they worked.

Words simply can’t describe how comfortable the bed I laid on was, and I definitely could have fallen asleep during the process if I’d tried - which Steph said would have been a compliment.

She incorporates a facial and scalp massage into the treatment, and I felt as light as air leaving the room. I could hear a little better, too.

James Offiler, who runs Silu Wellness, can be very proud of the work his team are doing.

They have such a great range of classes and treatments on offer, and it’s clear that he is succeeding in his goal of plugging gaps left in our healthcare by the NHS.

Their facilities allow, for example, people to pop in and have their bloods taken to diagnose any problems they may have. They can then help out with any necessary treatment plans, which can be followed through at the Peterborough venue.

My next trip, however, might be after my next night out - their IV drips are apparently great for curing a hangover.