Make the most of your lunch break

Chelsea Hayes08 Mar '243 min read

Heartbeat High

Lunching at your desk? Hunching over the computer for eight hours straight? Forget that! Your lunch break is an often-neglected opportunity to enjoy exercise and a mood-boosting meal. Some midday movement and nutritious nosh will help you power through the rest of the day feeling your best. So, inject a dose of health and wellbeing into your break with these great ways to nourish your mind and body in Perth City.

Get moving

Fitting in fitness at lunchtime can mean you don’t have to find time for it before or after work. (And who really wants to be hitting the gym at 6am?)

Try these CBD fitness studios for a midday sesh:

Heartbeat High on Barrack Street has Pilates classes available at lunchtime every weekday. Head into their studio overlooking Stirling Gardens to tone your muscles with a mat or reformer class or get myofascial release with their TLC sessions.
Urban Om in East Perth also offers Pilates, as well as heated yoga classes. Plus you can grab a falafel wrap, salad bowl or smoothie at their onsite cafe. Tick, tick!
S30 Studio on Hay Street runs 45-minute group training sessions. Whether it’s an upper, lower or full-body workout, you can expect low lights, loud bass and good vibes.

Or simply enjoy Perth’s abundance of lush parks and gardens with a lunchtime walk or run.

Urban Om yoga

Massages, reflexology and more

Get that aching neck and tight shoulders sorted with a quick lunchtime massage. Or get out of your work shoes and treat your tired feet so you can return to work feeling like you’re walking on air. There are beauty salons, massage parlours and day spas dotted throughout the city’s streets and arcades.

Endota Spa on Hay Street offers a 30-minute express massage. You can buy a package of 5 for the price of 4 to make this a regular part of your routine.

At Bali Beautique in East Perth you can get an express 30-minute pedicure, or take some more time out with a 1-hour foot massage.

Bali Beautique

Healthy lunches

Of course, before heading back to work you’ll need to actually grab some lunch.

Ladle + Press at Brookfield Place is all about nutritious and delicious food. With gluten-free, dairy-free and veg options, everything is free of refined sugars, additives and preservatives. They have a rotating range of soups, salads and sweets, plus cold pressed juices and kombucha. Pop by to see what’s on the menu this week.

Got time for a sit-down meal? Tiisch - known as one of the city’s best bottomless brunch venues - serves an all-day à la carte menu with a focus on fresh local produce. Just forgo the cocktails in favour of a kombucha. In Northbridge, try Flora & Fauna for vegan delights or Little Bird for beautiful brunch dishes and some of the city’s best smoothies.

For a quick takeaway fix with a healthy twist, try popular chains like Soul Origin for mix-and-match salads, Roll’d for Vietnamese rice paper rolls, Zambrero for a veggie-packed burrito, or Grill’d for healthy burgers. They have a range of convenient locations around the city.

So, no more sitting at your desk or in a dreary staff room. It’s time to start making the most of your lunch break.