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Isha Sharvani – what keeps her so fit and agile?

December 23, 2012
Bollywood actress, Isha Sharvani is much more than just an actor. In fact, it was her dancing skills in Subhash Ghai’s flick Kisna that grabbed public attention. Along with being a skilful dancer she is also trained in Rope …

Fitness guru Mickey Mehta seeks to make Mumbai’s cops fitter

December 15, 2012
Mumbai police are set to emerge leaner, stronger. If this fitness trainer has his way with the city's law keepers, the force would emerge not only physically fitter, but also more agile mentally and, it is hoped, that much more …

Bipasha Basu pledges fitness for all this New Year

December 17, 2012
  Actress Bipasha Basu is well known for her fitness, but this time it’s her New Year's resolution that is getting her a bit of media attention. The Bong bombshell has resolved to increase awareness about health and …

Expert speak: Are you fit enough for the marathon?

December 13, 2012
The Mumbai marathon is around the corner, so its time to dust off your old running shoes and hit the road.  But wait a minute – while it sounds great to turn back the clock and get some oxygen roaring through tired lungs; do …

Top mobile fitness apps to help you keep in shape!

December 11, 2012
How does a health-conscious person find time to workout or stick to an exercise regime or go to the gym? The answer is a button away – literally. Thanks to the numerous fitness applications being developed every other month, …

Fitter kids perform better in classroom

December 7, 2012
According to a new research, school students who stayed in the best physical shape also performed better than their classmates and took home better report cards. The first ever study by the Michigan State University linked …

Are you up for the 10,000 steps a day challenge?

October 27, 2012
Corporate India is in very bad shape. Not financially, but physically. A study by the World Heart Federation indicated that 79% men and 83% women are physically inactive. Many of them are also afflicted with obesity, diabetes, …

Walking for weight loss

October 27, 2012
If there were a question as to which is the most common and non-fussy way of exercise people prefer then there’d be only one answer – walking. While walking is primarily a cardio exercise, many of us resort to it for weight …

Akshay Kumar’s healthy heart mantra – eat before sunset!

September 29, 2012
Actor Akshay Kumar, who is counted among the fittest men in tinsel town, has a fitness tip - eat before sunset!  "Only one thing which I have followed in my life, which I would like to share with you all is that eat your food …

Scientists find a way to keep you young!

September 27, 2012
Muscle repair slows down during ageing. Now a study conducted on mice by researchers from King's College London, Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital says that a key factor responsible for this can be reversed, …

Five colours to pile on your plate

November 20, 2012
Want more energy? Improved stamina? Calmer nerves? Eat your colours and harness the power of phytochemicals — organic compounds found in fruits and vegetables that endow them with their respective colours, each of which …

Long hours of sitting could give you a desk bum

September 25, 2012
Experts have warned that sitting for long hours  in office can give you 'desk bum’. If you sit more often, you are more likely to have a bigger bottom. After scanning the buttocks of inactive people, researchers from the Tel …

Sugary beverages could increase risk of obesity

September 24, 2012
According to a finding, higher intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) seems to amplify the risk of obesity. "The findings may motivate further research on interactions between genomic variation and environmental factors …

John Abraham’s fitness regime

January 2, 2013
John Abraham is one of the fittest actors around. Even though he is 39 years old, he hardly looks the age and could give the younger lot a run for their money. Unlike other actors who dealt with childhood obesity (Sonam, Arjun …