When it comes to exercising, the usual excuses that one hears are, "I don't have time/money/equipment/energy to go to the gym." Now, none of those excuses will work. Gone are the days when pumping iron was the only way to tone and build your muscles. Now, all you need is a resistance band to start working out...more

You cannot eliminate the need for exercises in any specific health condition. Only, the form and the intensity of exercises will change to suit the prevailing condition. For example, the exercise guidelines will differ in arthritic individuals and in expecting mothers...more

Who says that you have to run miles after miles or lift Kgs after Kgs to secure your heart health? Even 300 minutes of physical activity in a week may go a long way to reduce your risk of developing coronary heart disease by 20 percent...more

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is strongest of the two...Dad (who is a regular gym goer) or Mom (who has no time to sit, feeding so many mouths in her joint family!). This hot discussion was going on between my teenage nephews the other day. That left me thinking -- Does being physically active mean that you don't need to exercise? Often it is misconstrued that physical activity and exercise mean the same...more

Sometimes we feel that God should bless us with a smooth journey to the afterlife. In simple words, we want a "soothing", "pain free" death. We simply hate the idea of tossing and turning on the hospital bed while counting days and witnessing tears from the visitors. More specifically, we love to die suddenly without having to experience much of the symptoms. And funnily, a healthy lifestyle may prevent us from achieving this goal...more