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
A quick scroll through Radhika Karle’s Instagram feed will inspire you to give wellness a go. Instead of intense workouts and crazy moves, her feed demonstrates easy to do exercises whilst busting pilates myths, and features nutritious recipes that are delicious and suited for culinary rookies. View this post on Instagram A post… Continue reading Pilates guru and nutritionist Radhika Karle gives us the low-down on healthy living
ELLE and Forest Essentials co-hosted a talk on ‘Artisanal Wine and Food Pairing’ based on doshas, at the luxury beauty brand’s Delhi store. It started off with personal consultations with their Ayurvedic experts where our guests discovered their dosha as per the body composition. If you’re new to the concept of ‘Doshas’, here’s a breakdown:… Continue reading Expert tips on how to wine this wedding season, according to your doshas
