Vani Pahwa offers unique, deeper insights for greater fitness results
Besides sharing her fitness philosophy, the graceful Mohiniattam exponent also touches on subjects that intend to enlighten the youth. Her hands are gesturing much of the time and her eyes are very much in the conversation. As indeed they would be since she has been a dancer nearly all her […]
Management principle for life
âYatho Hasta thatho Drishti, Yatho Drishti thatho ManahYatho Manah thatho Bhaava, Yatho Bhaava thatho Rasaâ âWhere the hands(hasta) are, go the eyes (drishti); where the eyes are, goes the mind (manah); where the mind goes, there is an expression of inner feeling (bhaava) and where there is bhaava, mood or […]
Preparing For a Trek
So you are off on a trek. Or deciding maybe. You are headed out the door and into Mother Natureâs lap. Yippee!! A trek is not easy work. Without adequate preparation it becomes even harder. If you plan on doing it based purely on inspiration and dreams, you could be […]
Regression is an important component of training.
A well designed program will have progressions and regressions built in at strategic points to elicit maximum performance. This provides the body necessary time to adapt, readjust and re-tune to changing demands. It allows the body a necessary break as and when needed before moving on further with renewed intensity (scientific principle […]
Corporate Health Programs â Be Rewarded and Be Healthy
I continue with the thread of my previous two blogs about Building a Culture of Health, with focus on Corporate Health/Wellness Programs. Often Employee fitness and health programs are unable to achieve the desired engagement and outcome due to a disconnect between the program construct and employee expectations/needs. It doesnât […]
Functional Fitness for Athletes
âMother of a junior pro golfer approached me to help work on the swing action of her son. His golfing coach kept pointing out that he wasnât being able to move (swing the club) as freely as desired. Repeated emphasis on technique correction wasnât yielding desired results. He also complained […]
Building a Culture of Health â Where to begin
In my previous blog Building a Culture of Health, I wrote about how a healthy workplace helps build a productive and happier environment within an organization. And how success in achieving this objective depends largely on its Leadership â to inculcate and provide a supportive environment for a âCulture of […]
Building a Culture of Health
A Healthy workplace is a more productive workplace. It is a well-documented and accepted fact that maintaining a workplace where employees are healthy, in addition to improving their quality of life at the individual level, positively contributes to their productivity thereby adding to the companyâs bottom-line. Even though this fact […]
Reebok Supreme Floatride
The Floatride is Reebokâs latest offering in the long distance running shoe category. The brand aims to address an existing lacuna in providing a serious solution to the long distance runner, âbacked by technology, innovation and designâ. Itâs stated to be âReebokâs most technically advanced shoe to dateâ. The descriptive #FeeltheFloatride ostensibly steers one […]
Finding your Body Balance
Almost all of us have a dominant side which is preferred in daily activities, ranging from simple chores to athletic pursuits. Much of this preference happens even without our cognition. The body continues to move through a range of motions of varying intensity and challenge, instinctively favouring one side over […]