From going on an unholy binge to crash-dieting, how naughty or nice have you been when it comes to your diet? Celebrity nutritionist Suman Agarwal helped us decode the most common dietary mistakes and decide just how bad these bad eating habits are. Skipping breakfast Known offenders are usually also the ones who give in… Continue reading How bad are your eating habits?
If there’s one performance metric Indians have no trouble with, it’s reproduction. We’re talking second most populous country in the world, folks, we know how to keep that baby machine churning. Where we do struggle, unfortunately, is nutrition. According to the National Family Health Survey, 38% of children are too short for their age and… Continue reading 5 health tips every new mom should know
You’ve probably heard of Ramona Braganza before – she’s the woman responsible for some of Hollywood’s fittest bodies (She’s been Jessica Alba’s personal trainer for over a decade!) and famed for her 3-2-1 training method. Now, get access to her expertise with MyHomeFitness, a fitness app launching this January aka all you need to stick… Continue reading You need to get on board with the new MyHomeFitness app
Diets set you up to fail. You have to eat what you don’t like, avoid what makes you happy and continually track this dismal equation of calories-in and calories-out. Not only is this system hard to sustain, but after all that hard work you might still put on weight if you’re not getting the nutrition… Continue reading This is the best weight loss diet we’ve heard of yet
Last week I finally got my yoga teacher training certificate. Does this piece of paper make me a true yogi? I don’t know. I find myself judging people on an hourly basis, having bitchy thoughts about others, feeling jealous, getting pissed…all the things a yogi should never do. So by those parameters I am really,… Continue reading Week 6: How to be a yogi
What is the difference between good and bad? What’s bad for you is good for someone else, and vice versa. I remember a talk by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche on the Buddhist circle of life. He said that the man who thinks that he can get away by doing bad is a fool; but the one… Continue reading Week 5: How to be a yogi
I have a confession: I almost gave up on yoga last week. I wanted to take up kickboxing just to get away from Patanjali’s preachiness. As we went deeper into the sutras, things started getting heavy. According to the old yogis, life is just a big circle of pain. I think Nietzsche could have been… Continue reading Week 4: How to be a yogi
Sticking to a healthy diet and a disciplined exercise routine is a serious struggle and we’ll take any inspiration we can get to stay on track. If you need a serious push towards the gym too look no further than Jacqueline Fernandez’ Insta-feed. From pictures of her healthy avocado-toast breakfast to videos of crazy Pilates… Continue reading Jacqueline Fernandez’ 5 secrets to staying fit
This week I treated myself to some great whiskey. And I knocked off a bottle of wine. I also didn’t work or study this Sunday. And I went for a massage. Instead of keeping bliss as a long-term goal, I claimed it in the now. It’s a new attitude I’m going to try in my… Continue reading Week 3: How to be a yogi
This week I had a brush with my earlier life. I went to fashion week over the weekend and the excessive stimuli hit me like a ton of bricks. I’ve only been training for 10 days and didn’t realise how it had cocooned me from the outside world. What used to be routine now seemed… Continue reading Week 2: How to be a yogi
I like being good at things. More accurately, I hate being bad at things. It’s a quality that looks like a virtue, but really is not. Because while it means I enjoy the things I have an affinity or natural talent for, and work very hard to be even better at them—I tend to cut myself off from everything that doesn’t… Continue reading How to get over your fear of working out
In spirituality, it is advised not to wish for anything, but accept everything with open arms. As I begin the first week of my ashtanga-vinyasa yoga teacher’s training course (TTC), I believe this may be good advice. When I left my job (that a million girls only dreamed of), I was wracked with insecurity –… Continue reading How to be a yogi
So, you’ve had it with yourself. You’ve skipped gym for the 800th time and the prospect of a 5am trek to yoga class has made you go back to sleep way too often. Exercising off your multiple fitness apps doesn’t really work either because Silent Mode. What you need is some tough love and something… Continue reading How to find a personal trainer for yourself
Here’s a real first-world problem: Besides the pain caused by unrealistic deadlines and annoying co-workers, more and more people are dealing with actual physical back pain caused by their workplace. According to WHO’s Global Burden of Disease study in 2010, lower back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide and the most common reason… Continue reading Sitting straight isn’t enough for your back’s health
You may be able to hit snooze on your gym appointment, but it’s near impossible to scroll down your Instagram feed without getting an eyeful of Malaika Arora Khan acing a new Pilates move, even as Jacqueline Fernandez demonstrates aerial yoga with all the dexterity of a weightless fluffy bunny. But credit where credit’s due:… Continue reading 5 celebrity fitness trainers who train everyone from Katrina Kaif to Deepika Padukone
Play back Bollywood headlines from 2013 and this is what sticks out: the striking visual of Deepika Padukone in a red Monisha Jaising gown, perched on a sofa on the Koffee With Karan set, calmly aiming barb after barb at ex-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor. As Padukone picked apart Kapoor’s Casanova aura, she looked transformed. But it… Continue reading Katrina Kaif went and got herself a revenge body
You’re four weeks into your training and you’ve done everything from learning to run to training in the right kind of running gear. However, how you treat your inside is just as important as the outside. Our running coach and Adidas’ Running Club (Mumbai) captain, Ayesha Billimoria takes us through what you need to be sipping… Continue reading What to eat when training for a marathon
Since we started our half-marathon prep three weeks ago, we’ve learned to run right, discovered calf muscles we never knew we had and stepped up our prep by that extra mile. This week, our running coach and Adidas’ Running Club (Mumbai) captain, Ayesha Billimoria fills us in on how to gear up for a long run.… Continue reading How to pick the right running shoes