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May 7, 2015 By Ashwinkumar Rahate 3 Comments

How to Breathe Correctly During Weight Training

Lat-Pull-DownExercise is essential for good health. In exercises we often give importance to the workout pattern, form and technique as it enhances the performance.  Today, through this blog I would like to focus more on the breathing technique during Weight Training

Weight training is subject to moderate or high intense workout.  When we exercise at the end of every set the muscles lack enough oxygen and lactic acid is produced. In a short, we are unable to do more repetitions or exercise with more weight. The universal method of breathing during weight training exercise is opposite of gravitation- exhale means lifting the weight or pulling the weight and breath out  and when we come back to the starting position inhale or breath in .

Here I would like to give 2 examples

First Example is a bench press:

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Bench press is known as a pushing movement of exercise. Here we are pushing the barbells or the dumbbells opposite of the gravity so we need to exhale while pushing it up. And while we bring down the barbell or dumbbells towards gravity inhale.

The Second Example: Lat Pull Down

Now we are focusing on the pulling movement. The name of the exercise itself tells us this is the pulling movement of exercise

When we pull the Lat Pulley bar down we need to exhale because weight is going up during this phase remember opposite of gravitation exhale. Again coming back to the starting position inhale.

There are benefits of breathing right while exercising. Some of these benefits include boosting energy levels as well as metabolism. We can do our exercise with more weights; correct breathing will help us to improve our posture.

April 27, 2015 By Shimpli Patil 38 Comments

Should we brisk walk before the meal or after?

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As an adolescent, I was a victim of this common misconception that brisk walking immediately post meal helps burn calories. It’s quite natural to think that once we eat a meal and walk it out quickly, it will burn the calories that we just consumed. But hey! For that food to get converted into calories it requires a long process, which is called nothing but digestion. Unless and until we don’t let the food to get digested thoroughly, are we going to burn the calories? Obviously not!

Brisk walking post meal is a not a very good idea. It may cause acid reflux, ingestion or stomach upset. The reason is very simple- after the meal, our digestion process is all ready to go. Digestive juices are released in the stomach and intestine. This is the time when the stomach and intestine need most blood supply to carry on this process smoothly. Hence, the blood flow needs to be directed to this area for better digestion. If we perform any vigorous activity as simple as brisk walking after the meal, the blood circulation gets directed to our extremities which compromises the blood flow to the core region of the body, thus hampering the digestive processes.

Working out especially post dinner not only affects our digestion but may also postpone our sleep time. Workouts are a stress buster. Our body experiences an endorphin rush (feel good factor) after a nice cardio/strengthening session. Once we are on an endorphin high, we feel extremely elated and energized which tends to delay our sleep.

So what’s best for us? It’s always best to go for a brisk walk or any other workout before the meal (30 minutes prior or so). It exhausts our body’s energy stores which is then all set to fill up the stores again with a good meal. This reduces the chances of fat conversion during the meal as whatever we consume is utilized by the body cells for energy which leaves least for fat storage. In short, a pre meal workout fires up our body’s metabolism which therefore ensures better burn up of calories after we consume and digest the meal.

A similar point was proven by a 2006 study published in “Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism,” which says that people who walked prior to putting any food in their stomach and who walked hard enough to perspire burnt more fat than those who walked after eating.

Thus, it’s quite clear that in order to reap most benefits of brisk walking or other workouts, we need to schedule it prior to our meal. However, we can certainly go for a leisurely walk post meal, but again, not immediately. We can go after a 45 minutes gap. That is just to get over the bloat of eating way too much or to give your muscles a good stretch and it’s anytime a better option than promoting fat deposition by lying on the sofa watching TV. But remember, this should be a short 10-15 minute walk and not a long one.

Now that we have blown away the misconceptions, let’s implement the right thing and experience the change! Let’s Rock the pre-meal walk!

April 7, 2015 By Shimpli Patil 4 Comments

Body cleansers: Liv-kid!

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Our body is well-equipped with 2 sturdy cleansers which work day in and day out to clean the dirt that we pollute our body with- Liver and Kidney! They are like colonial cousins, having one function common- body detoxification.

Liver and kidney are our body’s ‘care-takers’ who constantly strive towards keeping the body healthy by protecting it from the external invaders that intoxicate our body and make sure our body runs smoothly. Instead of reciprocating the good things they do for us, we end up troubling them even more by loading our body with more and more toxins.

Liver is the second largest organ of the body (after skin) and its primary function is body detoxification and secondary is fat metabolism. It keeps the body clear of junk which can otherwise pose a risk of diseases. Little do we think about liver’s state when we gorge on that pizza/burger or any other refined food and drinks (including alcohol). Sugar is the top most useless substance that is known to slow down the liver. Continuous exposure to junk/alcohol/drugs and medicines, makes our liver appear like a terrible porous sponge that needs to be wrung out.

You probably have a burdened liver if you have –

*A frequent headache

*Fatigue

*Poor concentration

*Allergies and rashes

*Itchy eyes,

*A bitter taste in the mouth.

While liver ensures effective excavation of toxins, kidney ensures efficient filtration of the by- products of the proteins and some minerals like sodium, potassium, etc which otherwise can pose a toxic threat to the body. Any glitches in kidney can affect its function of filtration, causing these substances to build up in body. Uric acid, creatinine, urea are few of these by-products which when accumulated in body can hamper our health.

Few early symptoms of a troubled kidney include-

*Blood pressure fluctuations

*Water retention (edema)

*Urinary problems

*Fatigue

*Skin rashes/itching

*Metallic taste in mouth (due to urea build up)

*Nausea and Vomiting

This requires a fix! Rather than wait for these symptoms to proceed into a full blown disease, we need to take some preventive measures to halt the progression.

A liver and kidney cleanse can sort it all out. A regular cleansing of the two will not even let you go through these off-putting symptoms, but in fact will make sure we keep these organs hail and hearty.

To flush these organs-

  • Stay off from animal products twice a week including eggs, chicken, red meat, seafood.
  • Up the fiber content of your meals through green veggies, nuts, whole grains- Ragi/ jowar/ whole wheat/ bajra/ brown rice and legumes.
  • Go fruity- Enjoy the natural colours through oranges, sweet lime, guava, pear, papaya, berries, etc. Cranberry, pomegranate, and blueberry juices are known to enhance kidney function.
  • Enjoy vegetable smoothies made out of beetroot, celery, carrots, cucumber.
  • Keep the enemies away- Saturated fats (bakery items, red meat, butter, mayonnaise, etc.), refined sugar and alcohol.
  • Go easy with caffeine (tea/coffee) as that’s another toxin liver and kidneys have to deal with.

Water is their best friend! 2 liters or 8 glasses are not enough to cleanse these burdened organs. 3-3.5 liters of water (12-14 glasses) is what we need to keep them sparkling fresh.

Regular flush out of liver and kidney will not only treat but, will also keep us miles away from headache, fatigue, abdominal discomforts, skin problems, etc. An added advantage of cleansing is, when the liver is freed of toxins, it reduces its efforts of detoxifying the body and it can then focus better on its next function of fat metabolism, resulting in a faster breakdown of fat.

Don’t just keep your body clean from the outside; take care of it from within too.

March 16, 2015 By Neha Morche 6 Comments

Snacking options to carry

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How often do you crave to eat something between meals or after meals and do not have anything on your desk? According to me, one should include healthy mid-meals in to their daily routine in order to boost the metabolism and getting constant supply of energy, nutrients etc. Having said this, the next question is what to eat? What are the healthy options that are easy to carry or make at home quickly as most always crib that time to eat, I am between long meetings etc …

You will be surprised that there are several snack options that are easy to carry and also make quickly

Here are the some easy to make and carrying options ;

Kale chips ( 1 medium cup)

Tuna/salmon+ wheat thins

Peas+Boiled corn ( 1 medium cup)

Mini Pancake (one in number)

Boiled eggs (2-3 in numbers)

Edamame beans with Lemon + pepper ( 1 medium cup)

Black bean salsa with tortilla chips

Spiced up hummus with pita bread

Tabbouleh with Pita wedges

Sweet Potato hummus with whole wheat pita

Low fat yogurt with fresh herbs + oregano

Chopped salmon salad ( 1 cup)

Chickpea dip with bread

Sun dried tomato with artichoke dip

Banana bread with walnuts and flaxseeds

Corn dip with tomato and basil

Chicken salad ( 1 plate)

Yogurt with Oats/berries ( 1 serving)

Handful of nuts (almonds,walnuts, raisins)

Dried apricots + dates ( handful)

Soya nuts (handful)

Mixture of seeds ( flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, black and white sesame seeds)

Fruits ( 1-2 in nuumbers)

Wheat bread sandwich ( 2 slices)

Whole wheat wraps (1 in number)

Unsalted pop corn ( 1 medium cup)

Granola bar (1 in number)

Carrots /cucumber sticks + hummus ( 1 medium cup)

Vegetable juice ( 250 ml)

Crab berries+ peanuts (handful)

Banana+ 1 tablespoon of peanut butter

Peas+ boiled corn +spices ( 1 medium cup)

Mini Pancakes ( 1 in number)

Soya milk ( 200 ml)

Skimmilk ( 200 ml)

In India some local eating snacks to carry along :

-Roasted unsalted chana (whole Bengal gram) ( handful)

-roasted unsalted peanuts (handful)

-boiled sprouts ( 1 medium cup)

-peanuts jaggery chikki ( 3-4 in numbers)

-spiced up idli pieces  ( 1 plate)

-Dhokla ( 3-4 medilum pieces)

-Khakra ( 1-2 in numbers)

-Buttermilk ( 250 ml)

These snacks are easy to carry, and when it is with us we will be reminded to eat them and ultimately it is a healthy swap over unhealthy eating. This can be incorporated in the mid morning or mid evening snacks. Avoiding meals may lead to over indulgence in your next meal, decreases metabolism and does not meet up with the daily requirement of nutrients.

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