Words: Dr RAJGOPAL Nidamboor June 21: International Day of Yoga. Yoga, the ancient Indian form of health and well-being, is defined as a sense of balance. Yoga works on four planes: physical, physiological, psychological, and spiritual. When you practice yoga, you not only understand the lessons of the past, you will also be able to

Words: Kerry DULIN When you bump into people who coin excuses, at the ‘drop of a sinew,’ don’t let their pretences rub off on you. Brush the dust off your feet and hit the gym, right away. I have been playing the iron game for more years than some of you have been alive. I

Words: Kerry DULIN It is an accepted fact that our body’s ability to produce human growth hormone [HGH] diminishes considerably as we age, starting immediately after puberty. Studies show that as early as age 26, your body may be producing less than half of the growth hormone that it did at age 18. By age

Words: Kerry DULIN The first basic lift that you will need to focus on is the standing barbell curl. This can be performed with either an easy-curl bar, or straight bar. You should stand with your feet shoulder width apart, grab the bar with a grip that is slightly less than shoulder width. Begin with

Words: Kerry DULIN When you begin a weight training programme you introduce new levels of stress to your body and muscles. Weight training actually damages muscle tissue. To compensate, our bodies initiate a healing process to not only repair the damaged tissue but to create new muscle fibre as well. It’s, at first, difficult. You

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR You have been doing your exercise for improved, or better, cardiac health for a while, or for a long period of time. It is possible, therefore, that familiarity with your fitness routine may have brought in a dose of boredom into your regular exercise plan. You may have also asked yourself:

Words: Kerry DULIN First and foremost, you have to make up your mind to begin working on a lift routine. Take the weights in your hand. As you hit the weight room, here are the six things to keep in mind. Where to turn for advice. You’ve decided to go to the gym to lift,

Words: Kerry DULIN Nothing in life comes easy. Even a child struggles to do his homework. As adults, we pack family life, work responsibilities and social commitments every day. To be performing well in all these roles, we need to be physically fit. It may be an overused cliché but health really is wealth. As