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Get real!
FITNESS There are many myths about fitness and diets. What’s right and what’s wrong? NINA REDDY
It’s not the reality shows on television that irritate me ; it’s those unreal ones that try to push health products on naïve people looking for quick solutions! How can a machine that’s rolling around your body remove body fat […]
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What’s your move?
FITNESS With new fitness routines like Zumba or Spinning finding their way into your gym, make sure you choose wisely and combine it with healthy food for best results. AMEETA AGNIHOTRI
We are already well into 2012. Time has a way of hurtling past; before we get our workout shoes on and off, the year […]
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Call of the outdoors
FITNESS Working out in the open spells freshness. With so many options, take the hint. NINA REDDY
When you are young and energetic there is no way one can be confined to the four walls of a home when there is so much to explore and experience out of these confines. I cannot last more than […]
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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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