Deepika does not go by a compulsion to hit the gym, and neither does she indulge in weights if it’s a boring day. Depending upon her mood, time and situation, she takes to different activities including gymming, an hour at the badminton court, practicing yoga or even shaking a leg at a dance studio.
Gymming: “I [...]
‘Low-fat’ or ‘fat-free’ doesn’t necessarily mean low calorie or calorie-free. A low fat diet can have many other ingredients like, extra sugars and thickeners that are often added to boost flavour and texture, that can increase the number of calories, thereby leading to weight gain. For instance, low-fat ice creams and yogurt contain a lot [...]
It is not just about the quantity of food, but also the timing of food that matters. The reason for this is that dinner eaten after late evening actually slows down the body’s mechanisms thereby leading to a multiplication in the number of harmful microorganisms in the body.
Modern nutrition experts, though, suggest that eating dinner [...]
If you think skipping dinner will help you in weight loss, think again! It will instead make you develop more fat, which means more pounds. So, even if you have eaten nothing the entire day, do have your dinner, but keep it very light. This is because if you suddenly have a very heavy dinner [...]
Running with the wind whipping across our face and the rhythmic pounding of the ground underneath our feet makes us feel good for sure along with helping us to relieve the stress. But what really makes our bodies feel good about running is the fact that it helps to burn more calories as compared to say [...]
Running is an excellent form of cardio exercises, as it helps to increase your heart beat rate along with helping you to lose a lot of calories which directly translates to weight loss! Going for a 30 min run, regularly, helps you to build up a strong set of legs with toned muscles along with [...]
Monounsaturated fats
Your health and the health of your heart depend upon the levels of good cholesterol (HDL) in your body. And Monounsaturated fats precisely help in lowering the amount of bad cholesterol (LDL) while raising the level of good cholesterol (HDL). Moreover, these fats help prevent oxidation – a process in which plaque gets buildup [...]
Fats are not all bad by themselves, there is a good side to them as well, and in common parlance these are called, Good Fats. Hence, the key to a healthy you, lies not in totally avoiding fats – which you cannot do – instead in opting for ‘good’ fats, which include, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated [...]
A western style dance, Hip-hop is a high-intensity and high-on-energy workout. Moving on the tunes of loud hip-hop music, this is a fast dance with quick movements such as breaking, popping, locking and krumping. Hip Hop is mainly chosen with a need for weight loss as it makes for an excellent workout and calorie burning. [...]
Buttermilk which is made by separating butter from the yogurt and then churning it and adding some water to it is an easy drink to prepare and not at all heavy on the pocket. Here are some of its other benefits
Good for Lactose intolerant- Lactose intolerance is a condition in which body cannot digest lactose, [...]