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Supporting family and friends on their Wellness and Fitness journey is awesome! However, often we may plead, prod, exhort and emotionally prompt people around us to embark on this path, only to have it fall on deaf ears. How about considering something more tangible to shake things up? How about […]

First things first – before choosing a Wellness Coach you need to do your bit about deciding your Fitness/Wellness Goals. Need and goal assessment is your responsibility. Understanding and stating your goals well is the foundation of your fitness journey and relationship with a coach. So is being clear in […]

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a medical condition in which the blood pressure (BP) in the arteries remains persistently high. Blood pressure is the force exerted by the person’s blood against the walls of their blood vessels and determines how hard the heart has to work against the resistance of […]

In my recent article, The Why & How Of Wellness Goal-Setting, I had mentioned some foundational aspects of goal setting for defining smarter, sharper, and more relevant personal goals. Once the goals are delineated, the next step is to track the process and progress of staying on course and achieving these goals over […]

“It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” – Hans Selye Stress is that wily, insidious visitor that sneaks into our lives and surreptitiously ingrains itself permanently in its hosts. Everyone is a host. There is a renewed dialogue around stress and stress management, especially against the backdrop […]

The advent of a New Year is usually the time when the pitch around words like ‘goals’ and ‘resolutions’ picks up. New beginnings, new hopes, desire to break away from the old, or build upon it… form some of the underlying sentiments while making personal resolutions. Our individual needs to […]

2020 has been a tough year for one and all with the pandemic sweeping across all corners of the world. The year-end festivities may be tempered and toned down compared to previous years, but there is no reason why we cannot raise a toast to the resilience of the human […]

How to survive working from home, given the now-not-so-new normal imposed by COVID-19? Yes, I know you are thinking vaccines are around the corner. However, working conditions aren’t going back to normal on New Year’s Day. Even, when you do go back to the office, the few tips I am […]

One measure of powerful and potent corporate wellness programming is the focussed inclusion of women’s health concerns. While having a corporate wellness plan trumps having none, it would be incorrect to call it either ‘comprehensive’ or ‘inclusive’ without an understanding, appreciation, and addressal of health concerns that are unique and specific to women. In […]

Fairly common, Asthma is a long-term health condition caused by inflammation and narrowing of the airways of the lungs. Symptoms vary from person to person and include difficulty breathing, which triggers wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, and tightness in the chest. While exact causes may not be known, Asthma could […]