Searching for Happiness? Here’s the key.

The next time someone tells you that you can’t buy happiness, refer them to this issue of ES. With Londoners now officially working the longest hours in Europe (and one in four suffering from stress), the key to calm is simple: more spare time. The good news is that employing someone to book you a holiday/pick up the shopping/walk the dog has never been easier – or cheaper. Delegation, or ‘outsourcing’, is no longer the preserve of the super rich. In fact, it now comes at a price to suit most budgets. Here, we round up the best time-saving services in the capital – from pet-walkers to plumbers, keyholders to cooks. So what are you waiting for? You have nothing to lose but your stress-induced headache…

Be honest, having to schlep across London to visit your alternative therapist does rather take the edge off the healing experience. Which is why we say, let them come to you. …If you really can’t be bothered to haul yourself down to the gym then Future Perfect will find a personal trainer such as Laura (pictured above) to visit you. The trainers offer Pilates, cardiovascular training, body conditioning and resistance/weight training, all in the comfort of your living room, local park, back garden or office. One session costs from £45-£55. Call 020 7515 7630.

To book a session or to find out how Laura can help you get into shape, email her at laura@laurawilliamsonline.co.uk

Or call her on 07712 001525.