Growing up, I saw my male friends hitting the gym as a part of their teenage routine, something that’s a given in the boy-to-man secret handbook, just like playing video games or watching football. But what I didn’t see was girls rushing to join the CrossFit party. It’s only when an occasion is approaching, or… Continue reading The Narrative Of Fitness For Women Needs To Go Beyond Weight Loss
The country has seen a few pre-monsoon showers and while that’s given us some respite from the scorching heat, the end of summer still has us wishing it wasn’t so hot. And for a lot of us (tell us we’re not alone in this?), the warm weather sometimes becomes an excuse to not work out.… Continue reading How to work out when it’s too sunny for comfort, according to a celebrity fitness trainer
If there’s one change Upasana Kamineni Konidela would like everyone to adopt, it would be to healthy eating habits. As the vice chairperson of CSR for Apollo Hospitals Group and managing director of Apollo Life (a wellness solution provider), her work has touched several lives—from educating corporate companies on wellbeing practices to creating self-sustaining health… Continue reading Upasana Kamineni Konidela on healthy eating habits to adopt
Over the past few weeks, 26-year-old Deane de Menezes, the creator of Red is the New Green (a project to raise menstrual health awareness) has been working hard, going from door-to-door distributing free sanitary napkins to low-income households across Mumbai. While the COVID pandemic has lead to closed borders, shuttered businesses and mass movement of… Continue reading Meet the woman who is fighting the sanitary pad crisis during the lockdown
When I hit my lowest point around six years ago, I wasn’t able to rise from that deep, hollow, sinking feeling. I was in the midst of a very uncertain and lonely time in my marriage of five years, which I later realised marked the beginning of the end of that relationship. I did what… Continue reading 5 simple rituals I found solace in while dealing with an emotional breakdown
There’s a reason why celebrity nutritionist and dietitian, Rujuta Diwekar is widely followed in Bollywood. From being Kareena Kapoor Khan’s personal nutritionist to keeping Alia Bhatt on track, Rujuta emphasises on simple, holistic techniques to achieve your fitness goals. The nutritionist took to Instagram to share specially curated quarantine plans for each day. Each plan… Continue reading Kareena Kapoor Khan’s nutritionist on how to be fit while in quarantine
There’s never a dull day in the city of dreams. Here, we curate the best events taking place this weekend so you can make the most of your downtime. Take a friend along, make it a date, or go by yourself—there’s plenty to soak in. New restaurant The latest addition to Mumbai’s culinary scene, Seeds… Continue reading All the best things to do in Mumbai this weekend
You can soon use your Watch to track your menstrual cycle
We’ve all heard about the unhealthy side-effects of being bound to a desk. It’s not just stiffness and muscle tension, but it can also trigger a slew of lifestyle diseases. ELLE met VIVAMAYR’s Head of Sports Science, Michael Omann, who explained, “We barely use 5 to 10 per cent of our possible range of motions… Continue reading Five exercises to beat the desk hunch
In the school of nutrients, fiber is hardly ever the Cool Kid. It’s often eclipsed by other more popular nutrients like protein, but it certainly deserves your attention. Danielle Duboise and Whitney Tingle, co-founders of Sakara Life—the organic plant-based meal delivery service loved by celebs like Gwyneth Paltrow, Chrissy Teigen, Karlie Kloss, and Lily Aldridge—say only… Continue reading Hollywood’s favorite health experts want you to eat more fiber
OneLife is all about making sure you live your best life. Its range of vitamins and supplements draws from the combined expertise of Ayurveda, homeopathy and allopathy to give you a holistic experience. And its products have been designed keeping the Indian diet and lifestyle in mind. After all, you’ve only got one life, so… Continue reading Become your fittest self with OneLife’s nutrition and wellness range
If you’re haunted by the monotony of walking on a treadmill, here’s how you can get fit and actually have fun while exercising. Crank up your workout routine at Kinetic Living, Mumbai, by getting on board with the latest fitness trend which involves channelling your inner child. Basically, you work out on a mini trampoline.… Continue reading We tried the workout routine that helps you lose 700 calories in an hour
I was in Tbilisi, Georgia, this summer when Goga, my personal trainer, asked me to translate ‘cancer’ by typing it into an app on his phone. We had been carrying on conversations in halting English between sets and I had just jokingly told him to take it easy on me—after all, I have “the cancer”.… Continue reading How Lisa Ray discovered the true meaning of wellness while battling an incurable cancer
Thanks to Instagram, we all know we should get behind the #EatClean trend. And we just can’t ignore the fact that we are what we eat. “Correct eating helps maintain our hormonal balance. Many foods affect our hormones positively and incorporating them into the diet is one of the easiest ways to achieve balance,” says Dr… Continue reading 10 common foods that are affecting your hormonal balance
E-cigarettes deliver nicotine in flavors like crème brûlée and cucumber. An atomizer (heating coil) heats the liquid nicotine (e-juice) to a boiling point that turns it into a vapor that’s inhaled through the tip of the device. They also boast the nicotine of two packs of cigarettes and in 2017 the e-cigarette market expanded 40 percent… Continue reading Is vaping vitamins the future of wellness?
A new scientific study has examined the way eating breakfast before a workout affects the body’s response to food after exercise. Thanks to Madonna and her ‘cardio-fasting,’ the trend of depriving the body of food before an intense workout spread like wild fire. However, scientists are now arguing that eating breakfast before a sweat session… Continue reading Why eating breakfast before a workout could help you burn, digest and metabolise carbs better
If you’ve been struggling to achieve your health goals, follow Dr Amy Shah on Instagram (@dramyshah) for some honest advice. The New York-based immunologist’s holistic methods involve clean eating and intermittent fasting to balance hormones, strengthen the gut, and reach peak mind and body health. After years of practicing nutrition and immunology, it was a… Continue reading Beauty expert Dr Amy Shah on how to beat bloating and keep the extra weight off
Achieving your goals — whether for fitness, career or relationships — requires sheer will power and an indomitable belief in yourself. That’s the journey Sonakshi Sinha has undertaken, and like any other journey, the actor has learnt that sometimes taking two steps backwards is a sure shot way of moving forward. A self-proclaimed foodie, who detests salads and… Continue reading Sonakshi Sinha banned this food from her diet and those abs are all the proof you need
Having a high metabolism, or a fast metabolism to many women, is pretty great news. Firstly, your body burns energy from food at a faster rate than your fellow gym-going pals and but perhaps, you’re not even sure what the term metabolism refers to. Right? Well, let us rectify that now. Then we’ll share how… Continue reading 13 scientifically proven ways to increase your metabolism
For many of us, it’s a rare day we bounce out of bed when the alarm sounds, feeling fully rested and energised. In fact, it’s often quite the opposite – battling fatigue even after spending an average seven or eight hours under the duvet. Do you get the recommended seven-to-eight hours sleep a night? Of… Continue reading 5 reasons you could have fatigue all the time, despite a full night’s sleep
Women’s health and hygiene concerns around menstruation and breastfeeding are still taboo subjects in many communities. There are a lot of breastfeeding myths that new moms in our country often tend of believe. Breast milk contains essential energy and nutrients that an infant needs, and protects them from infections and diseases. According to Dr Bindhu KS,… Continue reading 7 common breastfeeding myths, debunked
