Want to lose weight? EAT!
EAT SMART Have you resolved to lose weight? Do you think thin = healthy = not eating? Get real! Eating right can help you knock off those extra pounds. GAURI SHAH
So have you taken care of your annual donation to the gym knowing that you’re never going to step into it? Paying that gym membership […]
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Get stretchy
FITNESS Do you feel grouchy every time you lie down or wake up? If the answer is yes then make sure you get started on a stretch routine. JAYANTHI MURAHARI
How flexible are you? How much can you stretch? If you thought these questions are related to work and remind you of your boss, think again. […]
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Willing to suspend?
FITNESS Ever heard of suspension training? Learn what this fitness routine’s all about.
Suspension Training is in use by the physiotherapists since the World War, to rehabilitate injured soldiers, amputees and the polio affected children. Now it has taken a new avatar and has found its way into the health clubs, with rehab specialists, athletic trainers, […]
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Turn your back on the J Factor
EAT SMART Love yourself. Choose a healthy living. Enjoy life, says nutritionist Theepa. AMEETA AGNIHOTRI
Life can be hard when one has to choose healthy eating over those attractive come—hither shouting images of succulent, shiny, yummy but sinfully junky foods. What’s worse— they taste just as good as they look. Unavoidable thanks to the numerous such […]
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A dose of good health
Last week’s Youth Health Mela was a one-stop affair to learn about what it means to be healthy. MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN
As such, we do not like listen to lectures, more so when it is about our “health and well being”! But if only we would get past our apprehensions about the idea of health awareness and […]
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Off with the love handles
FITNESS Working for those washboard abs? Then make sure your transverse abdominus is being worked on. JAYANTHI MURAHARI
You must have seen the TV commercials on those magic equipments to trim your abs. The models — who already have their six packs —try their best to sell these machines. But the truth is that we cannot […]
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Be fit, be healthy
FITNESS Exercise is necessary to be healthy. As media partner for the Youth Health Mela this month, The Hindu NXg features a series of articles on health and lifestyle. In the third week, it’s about the importance of exercise.
So why has exercise taken centre stage in the world today? A large set of people seem […]
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Sensible food choices
EAT SMART As media partner for Youth Health Mela this month, The Hindu NXg will feature a series of articles on health and lifestyle. The second in this series is about nutrition and healthy food choices.
Giving healthy food to their children is a constant concern for parents no matter what social status they belong to. […]
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Eat smarter to live better
As media partner for Youth Health Mela next month, The Hindu NXg will feature a series of articles on health and lifestyle over the next four weeks. We begin with Non-Communicable Diseases.
Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh in a recent public address, famously said, ‘I repeat, the problem of Malnutrition is a National Shame’. He dwelt upon […]
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Work with those weights!
KEEP FIT Resisting resistance training? Bad idea, says JAYANTHI MURAHARI
Resistance training, strength training, weight training, body conditioning, body pump… You would have definitely heard of these and wondered what they meant. If you thought that it’s something to do with fitness freaks you’re wrong. These are different ways to develop strength and refer to working […]
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