Health and Fitness

  It’s a lovely rainy morning. Cold breeze is splashing on your face passing by your window pans. Soothing sound of drizzling out there is like music to your ears. You feel like crawling back in your bed and don’t want this dream to be over. Don’t feel motivated enough to push yourself for workout. It’s been 6 th day in a row since you started and continuing your workout. But now you are finding it hard to keep the momentum up, stay motivated and consistent. Day by day the choice of lazy mornings, or late-night parties, watching late night thrilling web series with French fries & coke or work deadlines, household chores etc. are winning over waking up in the mornings or healthy diet over the day. Its so hard to stay motivated…! You must have wondered how to stay motivated, dedicated, disciplined and consistent in fitness journey or to say, in any area of life. All these qualities are so elusive.! They are with you, and you feel super charged, but soon are a thing of past. You ...

All diseases begin in your gut – Hippocrates. What exactly your gut is? What it does and why its so important to have a healthy gut? Do you know your gut is connected to your brain and actually drives your feelings also? Have you ever wondered why on earth gut has a feeling? If interested in seeing the world of gut,  just read on. The gut (gastrointestinal tract) is the long tube that starts at the mouth and ends at the back passage (anus)   The mouth is the first part of the gut (gastrointestinal tract). When we eat, food passes down the gullet (oesophagus), into the stomach, and then into the small intestine. The small intestine is the place where food is digested and absorbed into the bloodstream. Then the food moves to large intestine. The large intestine absorbs water and contains food that has not been digested, such as fibre. Stools (faeces) are stored in the rectum and pushed out through the back passage (anus) when you go to the toilet. Your b...

Is Intermittent fasting good? Intermittent fasting is creating lot of buzz  these days and revealing lot of new insights into fitness and health fraternity. Any new trend or phenomenon creates lot of questions, doubts and myths also. So thought of addressing those and you might find it interesting and useful by reading further.   First lets define intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting isn't about starving yourself like in fad diets or calorie deficit by eating less or skipping meals etc. These tactics are very unhealthy and not at all sustainable. Rather, it's about getting sufficient calories and nutrients every day but still giving your body a period of time where it can fast and not take in food. The concept simply recognize the fact that in evolutionary process our body has evolved to operate differently in eating and fasting mode and both modes are important for healthy functioning. Fasting mode starts when you don’t eat for 12 or more hours at a stretch....

How to remain motivated and consistent in weight loss journey? Staying motivated and being consistent is the biggest differentiator between winners and losers. And that’s true for any endeavor in life; be it climbing Mount Everest by Arunima Sinha, writing symphonies by deaf and blind Beethoven, inventing airplane by Wright Brothers in 18 years or building finest body by Arnold…! Its hard to be consistent in anything you start, even brushing your teeth for the second time, if you are not habituated, consistently is very difficult. Let’s investigate  into how cycle of motivation – consistency – Result works.  We need to ask ourselves honestly that why we are not consistent in exercise or diet or sleeping habit. Of course, we have some reasons which stops us. May be kids, office work, household responsibilities, busy schedule, work deadlines etc. These are valid reasons based on individual’s circumstances and life.  But then, why some people transform their life? We find so...