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September 28, 2019 By GOQii 1 Comment

Fitness for Positivity – How Rupasish Bhattacharjee Overcame the Odds!

Rupasish Bhattacharjee

The transition from childhood to adulthood is very delicate. Everything you do during your formative years shape you as a person. If it is your choices that shape you, what happens when you have no choice? What do you do when certain things aren’t in your control? Do you double down or do you find a way to fight? In the face of hurdles, our player Rupasish Bhattacharjee made the choice to overcome them!

Life before GOQii

Hailing from Bengaluru, Rupasish Bhattacharjee was afflicted with a liver complication since birth. Owing to this, he couldn’t eat or play as much as his friends did during childhood. He felt the need to do something about this as he yearned to live a normal life from a very young age. He did not want to miss out on the pleasures of life due to his health issues.

Thanks to this determination, he got an opportunity to enrol for a yoga program at school. He learned poses to improve his liver condition and though not completely cured, his overall health improved by 70%. After seeing the changes, he got interested in physical activities and participated in various sporting events in school. He moved to Sikkim for his graduation and completed his engineering from Manipal University. His health improved further due to god weather and because he started going to the gym for strength training.

Things were going good till the time he began working. The fast-paced routine between family and work left him with no time to think about fitness. He found it extremely difficult to manage food, exercise and sleep due to his changing shifts. This eventually left him unenergetic and depressed. He felt that being physically active had always been the reason his cheerful attitude and now that there wasn’t any, he was demotivated and negative about everything around him.

Finding a New Lease on Life

Before joining GOQii, Rupasish Bhattacharjee was desperately searching for a solution to streamline everything in his life. Around October 2018, one of his uncles who was a GOQii Player directed him to the platform. He found the coaching model impressive and immediately purchased a tracker.

He set his long term goal to be energetic since it was a major issue back then. His GOQii Coach asked him to start with basic walking and clock 8000 steps a day. He always thought that walking is not an exercise and no good would come out of it but his coach said otherwise. Convinced with the benefits, he began walking.

Around February 2019, when the India Steps Challenge was launched, he became obsessed with walking. So much so that one day he managed to clock in 35k steps on a Sunday. On average, he used to clock in 25k steps a day.

This much walking, coupled with late nights at work and proper rest put a lot of stress on his knees. He developed knee pain and had to discontinue physical activities for some time. This is when he discovered that rest is an important part of being healthy as well.

How GOQii Helped Rupasish Bhattacharjee

Earlier, Rupasish had a lot of misconceptions about food, nutrition and how they benefit the body. His GOQii Coach shared a lot of insights on these things and now he feels he is much more aware with knowledge from an expert and is eager to share his knowledge with the world.

He says that GOQii is a one-stop-shop for all your health needs. It has a tracker to track steps, it offers doctor consultations, LIVE Coaching to guide you whenever you falter in eating or exercise and challenges to keep you motivated and test your abilities.

He believes that our body is like a car which needs to be serviced. Good food is the fuel and exercise is what circulates the fuel to all parts of the body, keeping it in good condition to run smoothly. GOQii is like the authorized service centre for your car where all its problems get addressed and resolved in an authentic manner.

He feels that once you’re associated with GOQii, you automatically feel the need to eat balanced food and correct your lifestyle.

Being a Champion of Good Health

Rupasish is elated that he has been given the responsibility to lead one of GOQii’s Active Sunday Chapters at Bengaluru. He organizes sessions every Sunday at 7 AM. He plans to spread the word about Active Sunday activities to all the people in his society.

He says that being healthy is not just about physical fitness but mental health as well. When you’re happy and fit, everything feels positive. Even though his body may age, he always wishes to be a child at heart – full of energy and cheerfulness!

You can watch Rupasish talk about his experience on our User Journey Special on GOQii Play. Download the app to access many more user stories to get your daily dose of inspiration!

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September 13, 2019 By Richa Sanghvi Leave a Comment

3 Must-Try Mini Meals For Good Health!

“Don’t ask why healthy food is expensive! Ask why junk food is so cheap!” It is that junk food which creates junk in our mind and body. We might have grown up eating all the fried and junk food we could but do we really want to continue with the same? I am sure the answer is no!

So, here are a few recipes and their benefits, which are a healthier version of junk food and much tastier too.

1. Fruity Appam

Ingredients for the batter:

  • Rava/ Semolina – ½ cup
  • Powdered sugar – 1 tbsp
  • Curd – ½ cup
  • Milk – ½ cup
  • Baking powder 1/4th tsp
  • Elaichi/ Cardamom
  • Banana – 1 no.
  • Salt to taste

Ingredients for the stuffing:

  • Kiwi – 1 no
  • Sugar – 2 or 2.5 tsp
  • Lemon juice – 1 tsp
  • Cinnamon powder – 1/4th tsp

Method for the batter:

  1. In one bowl, mix all the above ingredients listed for batter, except banana.
  2. Smash banana in another bowl and add it to the above mixture.
  3. Let the batter rest for 10 minutes.

Method for the stuffing:

  1. Add kiwi, sugar, lemon juice in a pan and cook till the sugar melts and the kiwi is cooked.
  2. Add cinnamon powder to the mixture and mix well. Remove it in a bowl.
  3. Add the water from the above mixture in the batter and mix the batter well.

Method for Combining the Two

  1. Heat and grease the appam pan with oil.
  2. Add a layer of batter, followed by stuffing, and then covered by another layer of batter.
  3. Cook appam on both sides until golden brown.
  4. Serve hot.

Note: You can use any other seasonal fruit apart from kiwi.

Benefits: This recipe is specially listed for kids as they generally do not like fruits. It is an easy way of at least including 2-3 fruits in their diet. Fruits are a storehouse of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals which help in their overall growth and development. They also strengthen the immune system to fight against any illness. Apart from fruits, this is a traditional recipe with a healthy twist enjoyed by all!

2. Cheesy Vegetable Cutlet

What better to find a healthy and nutritious way to eat the most relished dish! Roll up your sleeves as you are going to read a very tasty and easy recipe.

What you will need:   

  • Oil – 1 tsp
  • Butter – 1 tsp
  • Chopped onion – ¼ cup
  • Chopped garlic – ¼ tsp
  • Chopped beans – 1 ½  tbsp
  • Grated carrot – 1 ½ tbsp
  • Boiled & grated corn – 1 ½ tbsp
  • Boiled & Mashed potatoes – 1 cup
  • Grated cheese – 1 no
  • Salt to taste
  • Coriander – 1 tbsp
  • Bread crumbs – 1 tbsp (keep extra for rolling)
  • Red chilly powder – ¼ tsp

How to Prepare:

  1. Sauté onion and garlic in a pan.
  2. Add beans, grated carrot and salt. Let it cook.
  3. To the mixture, add corn and potatoes. Mix well.
  4. Switch off the gas and add grated cheese, salt, coriander, red chilly and bread crumbs.
  5. Mix well and let the mixture cool down.
  6. Roll the mixture into small balls or if you have different shape molds, then cut using them.
  7. Roll/ spread the balls over the bread crumbs until it is fully covered with it.
  8. Take a pan and shallow fry the cutlets using oil until they are golden brown on both sides.
  9. Serve hot, with ketchup or green chutney.

Note: If you wish to add any more vegetables to the above mixture you can feel free to do so. Using rava/ oats in place of breadcrumbs to roll the cutlets is also welcome.

Benefits: This recipe is a very easy and effective way to include vegetables in your kid’s meals. It is very common to see kids remove vegetables from their plate. Try this one and I’m sure your kids will relish eating it. Apart from vegetables, cheese is a special ingredient added to the above mixture, as kids and adults love the taste of it. Other than that, cheese is a good source of protein and calcium.

3. Pizza with a Twist

Ingredients for the dough:

  • Wheat flour – 1 cup
  • Baking soda – ½ tsp
  • Water – 1 cup
  • Dry yeast – ½ tsp
  • Sugar – ½ tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil – 2 tsp

For pesto sauce:

  • Fresh basil (tulsi) – 200 gm
  • Garlic – 3 cloves
  • Olive oil – 3 tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Water
  • Veggies: Onion; Green, Yellow and Red bell pepper; Jalapenos, Paneer; Cheese; Olives; Oregano; Chilli flakes.

Method for preparing the dough:

  1. Heat some water in a sauce pan and add sugar and dry yeast.
  2. Cook till it dissolves and let it cool.
  3. In a bowl, take wheat flour, salt, oil and baking soda. Mix them.
  4. Add yeast water and knead the dough.
  5. Add some oil in the end and let it ferment for 2-3 hours.

After 2 hours:

  1. Prepare the pizza base from the dough. Knead it with corn flour and give it shape by using your hands.
  2. Make holes in pizza base with a fork.
  3. Bake the base in a pre-heated oven at 260 degree Celsius for 4-5 minutes.

Method for pesto sauce:

  1. In a mixture jar add basil, garlic, olive oil and salt.
  2. Now add some water and prepare pesto sauce.

Method for Assembling:

  1. After the pizza base is ready, apply pesto sauce over the base and add all the vegetables on it.
  2. Now sprinkle cottage cheese, very little cheese, oregano and chilli flakes over the pizza.
  3. Place the pizza in a pan, close it with a lid and cook it for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Take the pizza on a serving plate and serve it hot.

Note: Making the dough is optional, you can even purchase a whole wheat pizza base. It is easily available in the market.

Benefits: Everyone likes pizza but the ones available in the market are unhealthy. Few benefits of this healthy pizza include the use of cottage cheese over normal cheese. Cottage cheese provides protein. More so, the pizza is a nutritious combination of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals as it has veggies, dairy products and cereals.

We hope you enjoy eating these healthy mini meals as much as you’ll enjoy making them! How do you make your food healthy? Do you have a healthy twist to a traditional recipe? Let us know in the comments below!

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September 11, 2019 By Divya Thampi Leave a Comment

Understanding Suicidal Thoughts & How to Provide Support

understanding suicidal thoughtsIn the first part of the article, we discussed common myths associated with suicidal thinking. In this article, we look to delve deeper into understanding suicidal thoughts and how you can support a person having suicidal thoughts.

According to Dr. Thomas Joiner, author of the book “Why people die by suicide”, people are motivated to die when two psychological experiences come together. One is “Perceived Burdensomeness”, the perception of being a burden to others. Here people feel that their death would be of more use to others than their life. The word “perception” is key here because the perception of the individual may be distorted by poor mental health or other life experiences.

The second is what he refers to as “Thwarted Belongingness” – the feeling of disconnection from something bigger than themselves. We humans are hardwired to be in relationships and when we lose one or more of the critical relationships in our life, whether it be with a child, partner, parent or colleague or lose a job or get separated, we experience a deep sense of distress that can make death seem desirable.

Thus, suicidal thinking is almost a problem-solving behavior, from the perspective of the person considering it (as uncomfortable as that sounds). Looking at suicide this way does not mean that we endorse suicide, instead it makes it possible for us to empathize with what may be going on with a person considering suicide. They are trying to stop the psychological pain.

Providing Support to a Person Having Suicidal Thoughts

Here are some ways in which we can provide support to people dealing with suicidal ideation:

  • Stop using the term “Committing” with suicide because suicide is a public health crisis and not a criminal act.
  • Let the person know that you care for them and want them safe.
  • If you suspect that they may be suicidal, ask them directly, to establish if they have had suicidal thoughts.
  • Listen to them non-judgmentally, allowing them to express themselves fully and acknowledge the feelings they may be experiencing, even if you don’t agree with their reasoning.
  • Resist the temptation to prove them wrong.
  • Avoid advising them to look at the brighter side of things or advising them to stop being pessimistic. This will only add to their feelings of isolation and distress.
  • Assure them that they are not alone.
  • Provide them support by helping in setting appointments with a professional or spending time with them or doing things with them that may help them feel better.
  • Identify the strengths of the person and factors that contribute to their well-being and resilience, like certain daily practices or relationships, that can be drawn on, to give them hope.
  • Help them to focus on things that help them feel a sense of control.
  • Remove any objects that they could use to harm themselves.

Suicide is a highly complex problem with multiple factors leading to it. Interventions for preventing suicide are not always simple. But it is important to remember that suicide is nearly always preventable and each one of us can play a role. Understanding suicidal thoughts and providing the right support can help us prevent the suicide of a family member, friend, colleague, classmate or neighbor. All it requires is for us to be alert and empathetic.

Know someone who should read this? Share it with them and keep your loved ones close!

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September 7, 2019 By GOQii 2 Comments

Win a GOQii Stride Within 13 Days in the India Health Quiz

win a GOQii Stride100 days can seem too short to collect all the awesome prizes offered in the GOQii India Health Quiz. But remember – where there is a will, there is a way. Recently, one of our Health Quiz Khiladis was determined enough to win a GOQii Stride by earning 3000 points.

As a runner, she had her eyes set on the prize that would help her achieve her health goals. The GOQii Stride is a shoe tracker which you can clip on your shoelace. It tracks your steps, distance and calories burned irrespective of the activity, has a battery life of 180 days and is water resistant.

What came as a surprise was that she was able to win a GOQii Stride within 13 days only. Some might consider 13 to be an unlucky number but for this Khiladi, it was a moment of victory! Does accumulating 3000 points within 13 days sound impossible? It is not! Here’s how she did it!

Doing the Math

In order to collect 3000 points, a person will have to participate in around 60 quizzes, provided he/she gets 50 points in all the quizzes. This ideally means that the person will have to participate in more quizzes and to participate, you will need more keys and more lives!

Collecting Keys and Lives

When you download the GOQii App, you begin with 15 keys and 5 lives. This particular player had done the math! As an active person, she used to clock in 6000 steps every day to earn 4 keys. Add that to the 3 keys one receives as a daily bonus, and the total comes up to 7 keys daily. Then the player took the HRA test to earn an additional 10 keys and sometimes even purchased 1 key using 200 GOQii Cash.

She began inviting her friends using her invite code and was able to invite 5 friends. This gave her 5 extra lives for each that joined. She even got them to participate and play quizzes. This bumped up her total lives to approximately 50.

With all the gear she needed, she diligently participated in the GOQii India Health Quiz every day!

Playing and Winning the GOQii Stride

On the first day of the quiz, she used up all her 15 keys. Following that, she tried her best to participate in 8-9 quizzes a day. Here’s what her scores looked like:

  • 50 points in 30 quizzes
  • 30 points in 40 quizzes
  • 15 points in 10 quizzes
  • 5 points in 30 quizzes

She played 110 quizzes, sometimes scoring a straight A and sometimes she had to use a life. In some cases, she was eliminated in the second round itself. Despite minor losses, this technique and level of preparedness, helped her win a GOQii Stride within 13 days.

She is currently using the GOQii Stride and is enjoying the GOQii Plus Coaching as well! That’s it! Winning the GOQii Stride is not that difficult. Though 100 days seem less, a little effort and a lot of math can go a long way! She is currently playing to win the GOQii Vital tracker which monitors heart rate and blood pressure.

Don’t forget that there are Quizzes held every 30 minutes. So invite your friends, participate and win big!

Try using this technique and let us know if you were able to win the GOQii Stride. Is there a specific technique you are using? Let us know in the comments below!

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