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Topic: fitness

How many days a week should I workout?

The most common question trainees ask is how many days they should work out in a week. And most experts recommend calculating the frequency depending on goals, activity level and age.

The neighbourhood gym wale bhaiya is now a fitness influencer. And busting workout myths

In the Instagram-led fitness boom in India, the influencer coaches are bound by a personal journey to the realisation that online training needs constant learning, and unlearning.

Fit as a fiddle at 92, former Air Marshal P V Iyer shares his fitness mantras in new book

After running for 1 lakh kms, (Retired) Air Marshal PV Iyer wants India to know that it is never too late to start training in 'Fit at Any Age', his latest book.

Yes, you can reheat food more than once and it won’t go bad. Here’s why

Origins of food myths are often obscure, but some become embedded in our culture like the 'five-second rule' or 'double-dipping'.

Artificial sweeteners can increase chances of getting cancer, new US study says

Aspartame and acesulfame K were associated with increased cancer risk – especially breast and obesity-related ones. It's time to reduce their intake.

Gone are laughter clubs & pranayam, Indian parents are now kickboxing, running marathons

Coordinating workouts on WhatsApp groups to weekend runs, an older generation of Indians are putting their best foot forward to prioritise fitness.

Creating awareness about fitness among youngsters in India is Virender Pahal’s first priority

The celebrity fitness and nutrition trainer is on a mission to help people stay fit. Modern lifestyle and changing parent-child relations may be making children obese, he says.

Instagram six-pack influencers are ruining men’s self-esteem, promoting alpha-male culture

The furore over six-pack abs on Instagram is more than just a trend. It's undermining the essence of fitness and replacing it with an illusion.

Do you want to ace your fitness game? Robbie Burke, fitness guru from the US, can show you how

Burke's 'Mindful Muscle' is focussed not just on physical fitness but a full transformation of the self. The focus is on developing positive thinking & creating an integrated platform for members to become their best versions.

SubscriberWrites: Gym in office, regular sports —  pandemic has shown India needs to get fit, and fast

Twenty years ago, during a visit to the US, a co-worker asked me what sports I played. Like most Indians, I had no answer, says Amit Arora.

On Camera

When MiG-21 sets, we have a choice: mourn the ghost or harvest the wisdom

MiG-21 was a demanding mentor that helped build factories from dust, transformed farm boys into fighter pilots, and dragged an entire nation into the brutal reality of modern warfare.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

‘Agni’ on the move—India successfully test-fires Agni-Prime nuclear missile from a train

With the latest test, India has the capability to launch a nuclear missile from under the sea, surface, air, and now from a railway network.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.