How To Get Fit Without A Gym
You donât have access to a gym (or worse, are a âno showâ paid member), travel frequently, keep erratic hours and have some other excuse tucked under your frequent flier belt. Letâs take the bull by the horns. The truth is, you always carry the best and most effective piece […]
Resuming Activity With Injury
Perhaps one of the most dreaded challenges for an athlete or an active person is dealing with an injury, not just the physical aspect but also the mental state of mind it unleashes. The frustration of being laid back from routine and activity sometimes exceeds the physical aspect and it […]
This is really childâs play
Children today are as sleep-deprived as adults. Their access to junk food is limitless and the effects of technology ensnaring. While focus on adult health and fitness is growing by the day, how much attention is being given to the younger age group (children, pre-teens and teens) is the big […]
Visual guide to 36 useful stretches
The effectivity of performing stretches and deriving their benefits in terms of enhancing flexibility, strength, injury prevention and general well being depends on targeting intended muscles appropriately. Without this bodily awareness focus is missing and stretches are often performed incorrectly. The following visual guide along with descriptions, shows the muscles […]
Foam rolling â whys and how to
There are a lot of links being shared online relating to foam rolling â whys and how to.Based on practical experience, I have observed, most donât seem to be able to perform rolling correctly or derive full benefits and still have doubts pertaining to foam rollers and rolling. Some common […]
Are you abusing your shoulder?
Shoulder injuries and discomfort are quite prevalent across genders, age groups and sections of the population. These are, by no means, restricted to athletes or crash victims. Most of us have experienced niggles in varying degrees around the shoulder area and been at a loss to attribute a specific reason. […]
Hello! Is it me youâre looking for?
I had posted something similar in the past, albeit in different words. But some misconceptions seem to linger. And I keep swinging between ignoring them with silence or nearly deciding to put up a billboard in the cityâs most central and busy district. I am veering towards the latter today, […]
Victory is a sweet poison
Victory is a sweet poison. The fact that the world has assigned it just three colours â gold, silver and bronze- doesnât negate the rainbow from which these emerge to overshadow the underlying palette.âAge is just a numberâ. Not sure if this expression, portrays in totality what age brings with […]
Roopkund Saga â A story of stories
Situated in the the lap of Trishul massiv, Roopkund, a high altitude glacial lake in Uttarakhand at a height of 5,029m, is famous for human skeletal remains and is tantalizingly known as âThe Mystery Lakeâ. It had been on the agenda for quite some time. The long, arduous treks through […]
The sugar babies
Sugar. The body needs it. And sometimes craves it. But there is a recommended daily allowance (RDA) that we often tend to exceed, as sugar manages to work its way stealthily into our lives in guises that defy identification: in breakfast cereals, granola bars, fruit juices, canned fruits, flavoured milk/ […]