Singer Selena Gomez enjoys yoga and exercises which help her keep her bottom toned.

The “Hands to myself” hitmaker likes any exercise which helps to keep her bottom toned which includes arm dancing and Pilates, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“Selena loves yoga, arm dancing, and Pilates. We like to do lots of butt toning too… If you keep your same old routine, you will most likely get bored and wind up skipping the gym. Working out should be a part of your lifestyle, not an obligation or burden,” Gomez’s trainer Amy Rosoff Davis told Byrdie magazine.

“Make your workouts fun by keeping it fresh and doing something different each day. Selena and I do everything from Pilates to hiking to dance cardio to circuit training to yoga and spinning – the list goes on,” Davis added.

The 23-year-old likes to switch her workout routines on her Revival tour as instructed by Davis.

“The workouts on the Revival tour change daily on purpose. But I always incorporate some yoga and stretching into my day. I try and aim for 30 minutes of cardio at least four to six times a week. I do toning and stretching about six days a week,” Davis said.

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The event became more of fitness mantra by John Abraham, who shared his exercise regimen and encouraged all to lead a fit life.

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Akshay Kumar is one of the fittest Bollywood stars. He is known to be someone who gives fitness a priority and lives a healthy lifestyle. Trained in martial arts, Akshay is an inspiring figure, and is somebody, who is aging with grace.

But, how he manages to remain fit? Recently, Akshay, who will turn 49 this September, revealed his mantra of staying in shape. His active lifestyle and healthy living habits never let you realise that he is reaching the quinquagenary.

Akshay revealed that he hates night shifts. He likes going to bed as early as 9 pm, and unlike most of us he has his dinner at 7 pm. “I love my sleep and I love to see the mornings,” Akshay said. “People who invite me to a party know that I will leave early because I have to be in bed. And let me tell you, I hate night shifts,”

The Khiladi Kumar revealed that he doesn’t do weight training. The actor rather concentrates on body weight exercises, while mixing them with shadow-boxing and kick-boxing. “Take out at least one hour every day to exercise, in any form,” Akshay advised. “If you can’t exercise, just go for a walk for an hour.”

Akshay had also pointed out the importance of having right food at the right time. He added that he likes to have home-cooked food. “If you feel hungry after 7 pm, eat an egg white omelette or soup or something that is easy to digest,” Akshay suggested. “If I have to go out for dinner, I only eat proteins and try to avoid carbs.”

So, the secret has been revealed. And the best par is, it’s not difficult to follow.

By Kaamna Jain

Heard this shocking case where a lady rushing up the staircase slipped and fell on her husband who was following right behind her. She landed on her husband and broke his head. Both had to be rushed to the hospital. The weight of the lady in question – 128 kg.

Struggle with weight is a real issue these days. Being over-weight impacts you physically and emotionally.

Here are seven easy steps to losing those extra kilos:

Eat mindfully: We are so careful about what we wear. Why are we so careless about the food  we put inside our body? Eating food is one of the most enjoyable activities of the day. Give it the attention it deserves. DON’T eat in front of the TV. Chew every bite and savour the food that you put in your mouth. Eating mindfully also means eating slowly. If a person watching you eat gets the feeling that you have a train to catch, then you definitely need to slow down the pace at which you eat.

Go big on Breakfast: NEVER skip the first meal of the day. Kick start your metabolism with healthy food. If you do not have time for elaborate cooking, grab a handful of dry fruits and nuts like almonds, walnuts and Munakka. Other options include sprouts, boiled chana –both black or white, poha and daliya, fruits or yogurt smoothies.  This morning booster gets metabolism kicking giving you energy throughout the day. Being from the land of Punjab, I should confess that a breakfast of Aloo Parathas with Dahi and a tall glass of lassi or tea is one of the guilty pleasures in my life. (This is not the ideal breakfast we are discussing here) so  I’ve kept one day in the week to indulge, with the following riders – I limit my indulgence to only one paratha that too with very little oil.

Go diminutive at dinner time: These days every occasion is celebrated with a dinner out or by inviting friends over for dinner. The logic of it all eludes me.  Dinner should be the lightest meal of the day. Next time tell your friends to invite you for breakfast or lunch at the max. The idea is to take it easy during dinner.  Try to have a light dinner and ensure a 2-3 hours gap between your last meal and the time you hit the bed.

East or West, Home cooked Food is the best: The Indian Government raised service tax to 15% beginning June 2016. Add that to the Income tax, Service charges,VAT; you end up paying almost 50% more This means that for every 100 bucks spent on food at a restaurant, I end up paying 150 bucks. Even before that I had a fundamental problem with going to restaurants. Having worked in a cookery show at the beginning of my career, I know that all that glitters is not gold. Taste and presentation may be superb but the freshness of the vegetables, type of oil used and standards of hygiene tend to be suspect in the best of eating joints. Eating out also means overeating. Also thanks to my Mom and her superlative cooking skills, I have always preferred eating home cooked food.

Shop Smart: Be a conscientious shopper. Spend some time on making your grocery list; put healthy ingredients like oats, nuts, on the list. Just remember that more the processing done, lesser the health quotient of the food. So instant noodles,  ketchup, jams, biscuits are all foods to be avoided. Replace these with seasonal fruits, fresh chutneys and nuts. Buy lots of seasonal fruits and keep them handy on the dining table or an eye level shelf in the fridge where you can grab it when you feel those hunger pangs . Half the battle is won when you ditch those creamy biscuits and fattening chips at the grocery store, kirana shop or mall itself, wherever you might be going for shopping. Don’t reach out for that bottle of aerated carbonated drink, instead pick up low fat dairy products like chaach, lassi, go for coconut water,  lemon juice, khus sherbet…the choices are endless.

Decide and stick to a daily drill: At least half an hour of vigorous physical activity every single day. Don’t compromise on this. Move your body.  It is easy to get bored if you just have one form of exercise. So vary your workout routine depending on what appeals to you.

Embrace yourself: Last but not the least – Be kind to yourself. If and when you slip (the best of us do) forgive yourself and start again.

Leave me a note on what works for you and what are the challenges you face in your struggle against weight loss.

Yoga. It works. An office goer with an eight-hour sitting job like mine, Yoga has given me a new lease of life. I can feel the strength returning; my neck and back pain are gone and it’s helping me to give my best and perform better at work. Getting a toned body in the process is just a collateral benefit, an added advantage.

When I go back in time, It was fun growing up with siblings. We were four of us together – three sisters and a brother. We cared for, fought, loved, and bullied each other by turns. Now my sister used to be an exceptional athlete, blessed with a super flexible body. She could touch her toes and do cartwheels effortlessly and run cross country marathons with some effort; as of me, I could just reach my shins when I bent forward and cartwheels was something I could only dream of ever doing. So mentally I labeled my body as stiff, inflexible, not meant for sports and carried on through school years.

My first attempt at making my body more flexible was going for one of those early mornings Yoga sessions organised in the community park after I got married. This was way before Baba Ramdev burst onto the scene and revived yoga and pranayama in the collective Indian consciousness.  

There was no cost involved; you just had to carry a mat/bed sheet to the park in the morning, spread it out and follow the instructions. The session would be attended by all age-groups. I remember little kids coming with their grand- parents, teenagers, middle aged uncles and aunties; each and every one did the same exercises with the instructor prodding everyone to stretch further and reach that perfect posture in the asana.

Unfortunately my tryst did not last long; while trying to reach the ideal position something in my back snapped and I just couldn’t move. So it was good-bye Yoga for me.

About a year back I was tempted to try this ancient Indian exercise form again when a young friend invited me. I was skeptic as the demon of last injury was still fresh. But I have had enough of living with a chronic back and neck pain, thanks mainly to a desk job and the creaking aging bones added to the misery. So decided to give Yoga another shot.

And I fell in love with it all over again. Yoga is much more than a discipline that requires moving and twisting the body. It is about each and every breath taken while getting into an asana. It is about controlling your breathing in the short term and your spirit in the long term. It is not a destination but a journey; a journey that is inward bound and gently guides you to be independent of your dependence on the outside world. By training the mind to focus on an involuntary act like breathing; we can actually train the mind to stop fretting and worrying about things that are anyway not in our control. The beauty of the form is not about reaching that perfect pose; but about the daily progress that gives you a sense of achievement.  

By Kaamna Jain

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By Kaamna Jain

In our adult life, we face a number of challenges; keeping our body fit is a major one. Nothing can give pleasure in life if we do not have a healthy body to enjoy it.

Have you ever seen kids playing in the parks or colonies in the evening, they spend hours – talking, laughing, running. It all seems so meaningless or maybe there is meaning. While it is okay to spend time like this in our childhood and well into our teens, we adults think it’s a luxury we can’t afford. Especially in this age of whatsapp, facebook and twitter any free time has to be spent judiciously and thus missing the point of chilling out stress free, like those kids in the park. The stress free time the kids spend helps them keep healthy mentally as well as physically.  

Why is it so difficult to keep fit as we grow older? Simple enough question though but it’s been troubling me for years. Here’s a couple of answers I guess makes sense to me now.

·         The metabolic rate slows down as we grow older which means that body burns fat at a lower rate than it did earlier

·         Lifestyle: desk jobs and sedentary routines

What works for me and will probably work for anyone is – Allocate some time for yourself every single day. Choose an activity that you can do daily, is practical and is something that you enjoy. If you target going for swimming to a pool that is 5 kilometres away from house every day or a gym in a far-off location chance of your sticking to the routine are limited.

Choose your fitness regimen, there are a number of options to choose from:

Walking – which is the simplest and most effective fitness regimen…it does not require much investment except buying a pair of good quality shoes and can be done anywhere.

Yoga –  I’ll recommend joining a Yoga class or getting home visits from a registered Yoga practitioner so that consistency in practice is maintained as well as you don’t end up hurting yourself during asana practice.

Gym –  This one is a no-brainer.

Dance – You get to move your body and have fun galore.

Running – Even if you don’t run the marathon, you will be surprised how running increases your stamina and strength if done regularly. You wouldn’t mind the weight loss as well.

Sports – Pick up a game – any game like Badminton/basketball. The only thing is that you will need like-minded people to play with you.

The key is habit or regularity. Practice till it becomes your second nature and your day isn’t complete if you missed your daily dose of physical action.

Taking care of our bodies is one of our prime responsibilities…After all our body is the only place we have to live in. 

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