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December 22, 2022 By GOQii 1 Comment

8 Tips To Keep Your Skin Healthy During Winter

Nobody likes it when their skin feels and looks tight, dry and flaky. But, winter creates these problems for the skin. Cold air, harsh winds and pumped-up indoor heat can increase facial tissue sensitivity and leave the skin dry. But don’t worry! We have some tips to keep your skin healthy this winter!

8 Tips To Keep Your Skin Healthy

Hydrate: It would be a great idea to make sure that you have lots and lots of water to keep your cells alive. It indirectly will affect your skin to keep it amazingly glowing. Ideally, you need to drink 2-3l of water a day.
Moisturize: Use the right moisturizer for your skin type and an oil-free skin serum underneath for additional hydration. For dry skin, using moisturizer with ingredients such as safflower oil, soya bean oil, sweet almond oil, carrot oil, Shea butter or evening primrose oil on a regular basis will help in correcting the lack of oil and hydration deep within the skin. It will help you get that moist, supple and smooth skin. Oils like Coconut oil, Olive Oil, or Mustard Oil, can be applied 10-15 mins before bathing.
Cover Up: Avoid prolonged exposure to cold air. Wear hats, scarfs, and gloves for your hands to avoid them. Slipping on a cotton glove over a moisturized hand will help you protect your skin.
Eat Right: Add more of Omega 3 fatty acids, and foods full of mono-unsaturated fats such as fish, nuts, olive oil, flax seeds, sardines and avocados to your diet. These foods are great for healthy skin.
Include More Vit C: Eat more foods that are rich in Vitamin C as they can help boost your body’s collagen, a protein that maintains skin and other connective tissues.
Handle With Care: To prevent chapping parched hands, use wipe-off, soap-free cleansers and alcohol-free hand sanitizers.
Right Clothing: If your skin does get irritated, wear breathable soft fabrics, such as cotton instead of polyester or itchy woollens. Less fitting clothes will also prevent your skin from irritation due to perspiration and chaffing.
Lastly, winter can also mean reduced sun exposure. Sunlight is very important not only for the skin but for the whole body as well to produce Vitamin D and get enough calcium that way. So consult a doctor if you have a deficiency.

These tips will help you keep your skin healthy through the winter season! We hope this article helps! Do leave your thoughts in the comments below.

For more tips to stay healthy during winter, check out Healthy Reads or speak to an expert by subscribing for GOQii’s Personalised Health Coaching here: https://goqiiapp.page.link/bsr

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December 21, 2022 By GOQii 1 Comment

5 Healthy Christmas Gifts You Can Give Your Loved Ones

The holiday season is here! There’s a reason why most people deem this as the best part of the year. Apart from sweets, parties, family get-togethers et al, there’s one more thing to look forward to – GIFTS! There’s not a single soul that doesn’t like or appreciate presents but when you’re on the end that has to do the giving, it can get a little challenging. If you still haven’t decided what to gift your loved ones, let us be your little helpers with our team of experts who have curated the best gifts for a healthy Christmas!

1. Honey

Nothing says sweet like honey and if it’s organic, it’s even better! We’re sure your friends or family members will definitely find good use for this. In fact, getting some infused honey like vanilla or natural eucalyptus, Ajwain or Tulsi honey will not only add to their list of ingredients but it will also benefit their health.

2. Biscuits and Cookies

Snack time is everybody’s favorite time! Who wouldn’t want to munch on some tasty, healthy and nutritious biscuits and cookies prepared with natural ingredients. If you wish nothing but good health for your loved ones, this is the way to go!

3. Beauty and Grooming

Self-care is one of the ultimate signs of self-love and those who love themselves, radiate positivity and confidence! When you want what’s best for your loved ones, help them love themselves with a little bit of self-care. More so, these will never go out of fashion!

4. Activity Trackers

Want your loved ones to focus on their health? Get them an activity tracker. GOQii offers a range of trackers which allow you to monitor your step count, calories burned, distance, heart rate, blood pressure and more. With the launch of the GOQii Smart Vital series, you can also measure your blood oxygen levels, body temperature, blood pressure and heart rate, among other features. The range of GOQii Vital devices now have ISO certification and are approved as registered medical devices by the CDSCO (Central Drugs and Standard Control Organization), Ministry of Health. Reliable and definitely useful! You can check out the range of GOQii devices by clicking here.

5. Clothing

This is your last resort! One can never go wrong with clothing. T-shirts, sporting apparel, sweatshirts and hoodies never go out of fashion, especially during this season. Choose something to keep your friends and family warm from the winter chills!

To make your gifting process simpler and wear the crown of a Healthy Santa, you can browse and buy all of the above products from the GOQii Health Store for a discount using your GOQii Cash.

What are you waiting for? Order now and share your healthy Christmas Spirit with your loved ones!

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December 10, 2022 By GOQii 2 Comments

The Right Guidance With Gradual Change – Rishikesh Ayre User Journey

Do you want to make a positive lifestyle change but don’t know how? Does it take every ounce of motivation for you to move? Do you need a nudge in the right direction? These are all valid questions and you’re not alone. Sometimes, we want to begin something new but don’t know where to start. Our player Rishikesh Ayre, faced the same situation and found the answer with GOQii!

Life Before GOQii

Rishikesh Ayre is a 28 year old software developer working in Coimbatore for the past 3 years. After college, when he began work, he had put on a lot of weight. He purchased a bicycle but couldn’t find the motivation to ride it. He says that he wanted someone who would question him, push and prod him to get active and reprimand him if he indulged in unhealthy habits too much. In short, what he needed was a person to monitor his health in a timely manner and tell him what to do and what not to do. What he needed was a coach.

Rishikesh Ayre Discovers GOQii

As a part of his work, he was involved in a marketing research project on fitness gadgets and apps when he chanced upon GOQii. The personalized coaching service grabbed his attention. The human element and personal touch of a health coach intrigued him the most as such a service-based model was literally unheard of back then. He joined GOQii in November 2017 and has continued his journey since then.

Introduction to a Healthy Lifestyle

For the first 3-4 months, he was not very keen on interacting with his GOQii Coach. He had no definitive goals and no idea where to start. Then he got a new coach, Mubasheera in early 2018 and that changed everything. Coach Mubasheera was more proactive and gave him a clear roadmap on how to proceed.

His GOQii Coach noticed that his meals were heavy with bread as he consumed 5-6 slices every day in the morning coupled with evening snacks at the office cafeteria. He was asked to cut down on his bread intake. The second change was to take short walks after lunch, avoid the elevator and use stairs whenever possible.

He finally began riding his bicycle for 4km a few days during the week. Now, he rides 17-25km every day. He calls this his “Me Time”. It helps him clear his mind and uplift his mood. He also joined swimming classes which he attends during the weekends. Coach Mubasheera has asked him to keep varying his routine so it doesn’t get monotonous.

Staying Fit During the Lockdown

The lockdown, though painful for other reasons, helped him lose another 5 kgs. Before the lockdown, he used to go for a lot of outings and weekend parties with friends. All that had to stop and he was restricted to home-cooked, healthy meals. Also work from home meant he had the flexibility to do workouts suggested by his GOQii Coach whenever time permitted. He continued cycling near his home. Now he has almost got himself accustomed to the routine of morning workout and evening cycling throughout the week.

What Were The Results?

Thanks to all the efforts put in by him with the guidance of his GOQii Coach, Rishikesh Ayre went from 104kg in 2017 to 78kg now. He says that it wasn’t a painful journey at all. It has been so smooth and informative. He is now better informed and aware of what is good to eat and what needs to be avoided. He has learned about portion size and hunger control.

What Does Rishikesh Ayre Have To Say About His Coach?

Due to the long association, Coach Mubasheera has become like a friend to him. He says they have their fair share of fights and arguments especially over what he can order and what he cannot during weekends. He says, “Sometimes I have to literally click a picture of the menu card and send it to her so she can tell me what I can order. She has instilled healthy eating habits in me gradually and cleverly. For instance, she made me switch from bread-butter to chocos to muesli and now plain corn flakes + banana +boiled egg.” He also commends her on how she made him give up on his ice cream after meals habit gradually. From ice cream once every 2 days, she switched to flavored yogurt to plain curd nowadays. He says the best part is he didn’t even realize he was giving up on these things. He is thankful to her for being patient and hand holding him gradually through this entire journey towards an active and healthy lifestyle. She has met all his expectations of daily motivation, support and information.

What Does Coach Mubasheera Have To Say?

Rishikesh Ayre is very determined and passionate now, but when he had started his journey, he was very fussy and lacked the willpower. We have been together in this weight loss journey for 2 years now. When we began, Rishikesh’s weight was around 103kg, and he has lost 16+ kg in 2 years (current weight is 81kg). The major problem with Rishikesh was hunger control, irregular timings, lots of cravings and binge eating on junk food + lack of physical activity and low stamina. We have successfully managed to include more than 1 hour of proper daily intense workout along with reducing processed food and managing hunger. His endurance and stamina has improved and he can do 20 push ups now (initially he struggled with 11-12). He cycles non step for 2 hours as well.

Rishikesh is a fussy eater (hates milk and is a coffee addict) but after lots of interesting challenges, such as the no sugar challenge, made him reduce 2 tsp of sugar to 1/2 tsp and has begun to include milk to his diet now as well. During the initial part of the lockdown, he suffered from disturbed sleep but that was taken care of with a few sleep hygiene practices. Our long term goal now is to maintain healthy weight and continue with an active lifestyle!

Does the journey of Rishikesh Ayre inspire you to begin yours? Speak to a GOQii Coach by subscribing to Personalised Health Coaching here: https://goqiiapp.page.link/bsr

For more inspiring stories, check out Healthy Reads.

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December 5, 2022 By GOQii 2 Comments

Benefits Of Working Out During Winter

Winter, if not very cold, is a very pleasant season. We feel quite lazy, comfy under a blanket and don’t feel like getting up from bed at all! More often than not, we just like to sleep and let the day pass by. Today, we would like to share some very interesting information on how we could utilize this season to our benefit. If you intend to have a lean or bulky body, this is the right season to start.

Winter season is mostly dry. Apart from that, the cold weather can boost our endurance. Calorie burn can be higher in the cold, as the body has to expend energy on staying warm. It’s one of the best times of the year to train and get fit. Here are some benefits of working out during winter.

Benefits Of Working Out During Winter

Burn more: This is probably the best and most popular perk. Because your body is working hard, your metabolism revs up and your body burns more calories and fat to produce energy for your workout.
Endurance boosts up: By challenging yourself in the cold weather, you are strengthening your heart, lungs and circulatory system, thereby improving your overall health.
Helps against SAD ( Seasonal Affective Disorder): Being out in the open and taking in more sun during the daylight helps keep the mind sharp and relieves you of SAD. It also helps your body get more vitamin D.
Makes us feel happy: The cold stimulates our parasympathetic system. The sympathetic system is known as the fight response while the parasympathetic is known as relax and renew system. These endorphins can trigger the release of dopamine and serotonin, neurotransmitters that keep us happy, feeling good and eases the mood.
Increases blood flow: We place greater toxic burden on our poor liver during this time and it could really do with some support. Moderate exercise increases the blood flow to the liver, thereby improving its ability to detoxify waste.
Improves Immunity: We all need protection from germs that circulate around the office or being brought home from school by our children. Regular moderate exercise will boost immunity by improving the lymphatic and cardiovascular circulation. Try to choose an activity that increases your heart rate but make sure that you can still hold a conversation. i.e. brisk walking, gentle jogging, swimming, cycling, etc.

Don’t let the pleasant cold weather keep you glued to your sheets. Get outside, get yourself moving and enjoy the extra health benefits offered by working out during winter! If you prefer working out indoors, join a GOQii PRO class where you’ll be guided by an expert in a live, interactive session. Book a class through the GOQii App now.

We hope this article helps you. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. For more on getting healthier during winter, check out Healthy Reads.

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