While you were not sleeping…
your body did not get a chance to renew itself. Read on to see if you suffer from sleep deficit syndromeIt is a common experience that a problem — difficult at night — is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.— John Steinbeck How […]
On a roll
Foam rollers work wonders for sore and stiff muscles and are the hottest, new fitness accessory, says Saimi Sattar Athletes swear by them and fitness gurus are creating a regimen around them. Foam rollers of different sizes and density are edging their way into fitness routines. Over the last two […]
Gender Bender – How Much, How Little.
We’ve often heard the expression, ‘Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus’.While the debate rages on fractiously on its emotional interpretation, let’s see if there is any scientific merit in it from the health and fitness perspective. Concerns and (mis) conceptions keep erupting, suggesting there is little awareness of […]
So, what exactly do you do?
Of all the questions, to which I should have an involuntary answer ready to rattle off by now should be, “So, what do you do?” Or it’s peskier and open to interpretation sibling, “What exactly do you do?” The first question is common place requiring an appropriate answer, though it […]
How To Get Fit Without A Gym
You don’t have access to a gym (or worse, are a ‘no show’ paid member), travel frequently, keep erratic hours and have some other excuse tucked under your frequent flier belt. Let’s take the bull by the horns. The truth is, you always carry the best and most effective piece […]
This is really child’s 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 […]
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/ […]
The various forms of body abuse
The human body has evolved over time to become what it is today, a complicated ecosystem, a complex web of smaller sub-systems, each geared to perform specific functions, individually and as a whole. Most of this complex working happens without our cognition. We go about life and living unaware of […]
Overload principle and social media
Diet and nutrition can make or break any fitness routine. Consult knowledgeable professionals rather than social media while making important health decisions. With the permeation of social media everywhere, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to sieve truth from hype. Defining truth itself is becoming the biggest challenge of our times. All […]