More often than not, our fitness journeys are triggered by some moment-of-realization event. We are so busy in our daily routine of commute, office, deadlines, and targets that it takes a true friend or a well-wisher to hand us out those high voltage shock words, “you need to lose weight, like now”. That gets us […]
Apart from this COVID-19 induced lockdown, there may be other reasons when you are forced to stay at home for extended periods of time. During such time, while the desired goal would be to try to lose weight, many would agree that a more practical target would be not to gain weight and stay mentally […]
More than just being a means of survival, food has been an integral part of our culture. This isn’t necessarily all positive. Buddha once said, “Every human being is the author of his own health or disease”. Today we have failed miserably at this task. We either overindulge in or completely restrain ourselves from eating. […]
Insulin is an essential hormone produced by specialised cells in the pancreas. It is the primary anabolic hormone of the body, specialising in the metabolism of carbohydrates and especially blood glucose levels. The hormone promotes the absorption of blood glucose by the cells in the liver, fat and skeletal muscles. The glucose is stored in […]
Cortisol is a natural alarm system of the body, and proved very efficient when humans faced bigger animals as predators. Now since we inhabit concrete jungles, our threats have evolved too. The response to these threats, however, has remained the same. Cortisol is released as a response to such stress, which leads to the suppression […]
The number on the weighing machine for many people has been the beacon that guided their fitness regimes for the handsome portion of their life. And this is where the health-conscious generation is wrong. The risk of diabetes, obesity-related cancer and cardiovascular diseases are the primary reasons for people wanting to slash on the numbers […]
Choosing a diet can be a tedious task and when it comes to weight loss, the most obvious contenders are a low fat and low carb diet. Both methods can help shed pounds but not both are apt for every body type. Nutrition research has not delivered black-and-white answers, as there are various caveats. Our […]
Training or physical fitness can be a very personalized concept. Training one individual may be vastly different than another and often involve making customized workout strategies. While a fitness routine varies from a person to another, there are certain common elements that can be identified and classified for men and women as a broader category. […]
In order to work efficiently, our body needs a sufficient quantity of nutrients. These nutrients are classified into micro and macro. Micronutrient comprises of vitamins and minerals while macronutrient consists of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Protein is the most effective amongst all the nutrients and is required by the body at regular intervals. Due to […]
Human body needs enormous amount of macronutrients i.e. fat, carbohydrates and protein. Our body is able to store the former ones but not protein. Hence, there is a consistent urge of protein, which needs to be satisfied regularly. Protein is basically a chain of Amino acids. Protein helps to gain muscle mass while contributing to […]
