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• Diwali Morning Excursion
  on Nov 14, 2012 in photography hyderabad trail Golconda Fort stay fit during holidays hike Diwali
  Yesterday i.e on Tuesday, was Diwali. One of my friends came over at my place for the night, to celebrate it. So, in the night prior to Diwali, we decided to go on a short adventure cum photography hike in the backyard of Golconda Fort the next morni...
• Nutritional Guidelines for Weight Loss
  on Nov 6, 2012 in vegetables nutrition bmi right foods weight loss loose weight exercise nutritional guidelines
  Guest blog post by Lily Archer When you begin to plan your program for losing weight, you have to think carefully about how you can provide your body with the nutrition it needs to stay healthy, while also eliminating any foods that will hinder you...
• Take It Easy Man !
  on Nov 6, 2012 in over training prevent injury
  Few days back I was doing my weekend long run and enroute, I saw a disfigured person. When I closed in, I found that it was one of my colleagues. He was carrying a backpack of some weight and trying to run. When I reached next to him, I could see tha...
• Tips On Getting A Flat Stomach
  on Oct 30, 2012 in flat stomach lose fat abs loose weight
  I have compiled few pointers on achieving that washboard abs. Hope it is useful. My readers can perhaps take a tip or two from it. Here it goes :- 1. Eat 5/6 small meals a day instead of 3 big meals. 2. Don't eat 2 hours before going to sleep. 3.
• Rest Is Also Important
  on Oct 8, 2012 in yoga rejuvenate hydrate rest cross training sleep recovery avoid injury
  For me, REST means RESET. Wow, that's was original. Anyways, for any athlete, rest plays a crucial role in overall physical and mental development. But somehow, it is mostly ignored which leads to frequent injuries or it is followed in an incorrect m...
• Stay Fit During Holidays
  on Oct 3, 2012 in vacations andaman and nicobar islands havlock stay fit sharks manta ray fitness goals holidays play with kids family time diving
  Staying fit or avoiding putting on weight during vacations is tough for me as well as many others out there. And also, I feel it is a sin to avoid eating all the good things during that time. But then how do we stay away from gaining weight during va...
• Best Post Run Stretches
  on Sep 13, 2012 in runners yoga injury prevention post run stretch cooling down
  After any workout, it is very important to stretch the muscles for flexibility, better blood flow, increase muscle strength, relaxation and above all to prevent injury. Stretching helps flushing out the lactic acid built up during workout a...
• Signs Of Overtraining
  on Sep 11, 2012 in signs of over training Mumbai Marathon injury prevention fatigue soreness
  I have increased my training volume since past two weeks or so( preparing for Mumbai Marathon ) and I have been feeling pretty flushed out. So, I read about the few symptoms which I was feeling and was shocked to learn that it was because of ove...
• Preparation For Mumbai Marathon
  on Sep 3, 2012 in marathon training Airtel Hyderabad Marathon Mumbai Marathon SCMM
  After my poor performance in Airtel Hyderabad Marathon in which I "hit the wall" at 25 km and somehow managing to finish it, this time I am determined to do better in my next marathon. So, few days back I enrolled for Standard Chartered Mumbai Marath...
• Lessons Learnt After My First Marathon
  on Aug 28, 2012 in strong core nutrition dehydrated Airtel Hyderabad Marathon first marathon long run bonked
  On 26 August 2012, I ran the Airtel Hyderabad Marathon. Though in Army, we have covered distances more than 40 km on foot, but that was a long time ago. I thought it will not be so difficult. But I was badly mistaken. Running continuously takes a tol...
• Excuses For Not Working Out And Solution To It
  on Aug 21, 2012 in excuses couch potato busy exercise obese work out
  I was trying to convince my wife yesterday to start running with me in the morning. Not that she is fat or something. She is extremely fit even after giving birth to a healthy baby and was a district level sprinter in her school days. I felt that it...
• Running Is A Form Of Meditation
  on Aug 20, 2012 in running posture relieve stress nature The Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes writing Running Through the Wall by Neil Jamison Eat and Run by Scott Jurek running meditation
  What is meditation? To my understanding it is to focus the mind on something, be it own breathing or sound of chirping of birds or flowing water or forgetting all the worries or anything on which one can concentrate. It is a very powerful t...
• The Weekend Long Run
  on Aug 11, 2012 in marathon warm up weekly long run cool down hyderabad traffic hyderabad marathon
  Today is Saturday and the day for my weekend long run. Because of my calf injury, my whole training schedule for Hyderabad Marathon has gone for a six! So, it's more in a fast forward mode now. This week I did two long runs i.e including today's run.
• How I Am Celebrating My 30th Birthday
  on Aug 10, 2012 in marathon scuba diving ultra marathon Dean Karnazes 30th birthday The Ultramarathon Man Bangalore Ultra Marathon hyderabad marathon
  Only 43 days left for my birthday. Generally all birthdays are same and celebrated as usual. But this is my 30th. It is special, isn't it? In the Army, as we say it that on turning 30, you will get extra 2 minutes to run a 5 km test. What is 5 km? No...
• Benefits of Obesity
  on Aug 8, 2012 in happy people benefits of obesity look mature
  Visitor tracking app have shown me that I have attracted maximum people to my weight loss blog post. So today I thought why not write about the benefits of being FAT! It's really bizarre thought as to why anyone wants to put on weight. Everybody secr...
• Non Smoker's Diary, Part - 2
  on Aug 8, 2012 in skin glow non smokers diary stop smoking concentration improved stamina
  Non Smoker's Diary, Part -1 It's now close to 2 months that I have kicked the dirty habit of smoking. I am feeling fantabulous now. Let's move on to new updates of being a non smoker since my last post. 1. REDUCED EXPOSURE TO SMOKE - I realize...
• 4 Best Lower Body Exercises
  on Aug 7, 2012 in calf raises pillars of strength injury prevention lower body exercise lunges squats glute brigde
  Lower body is the most ignored part of the body while working out. Why? Because it's hard work, that's why. You will see many people having bulging muscles in the upper body but chicken legs below. Look's funny, right? Lack of lower body workout also...
• Why I Love to Run
  on Jul 30, 2012 in run reduce tension runners high sleep weight loss stay fit discipline reduce stress
  When we were kids, we used to love running. In fact, when a child learns to walk, if you notice, he/ she is not actually, walking  but running. Amazing but true. Then why do we stop running when we grow up. Maybe because of the pressur...
• Improve Running And Stay Injury Free With Proper Posture
  on Jul 24, 2012 in stride length running posture body posture warm up effciency injury free running
  Everybody say that running is tough and ridden with injury. On the other hand, I will say it is easy and fun provided you maintain a proper posture while running. In any kind of a workout or say, any sphere of life, we look for efficiency. Efficiency...
• Today's Workout - Interval Training
  on Jul 24, 2012 in yoga interval training warm up cool down walking lunges suryanamaskar
  Who says interval training is easy. Trust me, it is not. I am still catching my breath after my morning session. As per my earlier blog on Running Workouts, today I had an interval session planned for myself. It went off like this. 1. Warm Up &n...

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