“I have always been into fitness, but all along I had been doing the wrong things. I would starve myself as I thought it was cool to ‘forget to eat’. There would often be a gap of 12-14 hours between my meals and inadvertently I’d end up gaining weight,” explains Vidya with a twinkle in her eyes. She said that she tried everything from astanga yoga to spinning and even hot yoga to reduce her weight, but to no avail. It’s only when she met her trainer Vinayak Hussain a year ago that she realised she needed an attitude change. “I was setting unrealistic goals for myself of losing weight within a month’s timeframe and then when I wouldn’t be able to do it, I would just give up. Vinayak taught me to see exercise as a method of keeping fit, rather then weight loss. I started a strength training routine for an hour a day for six days a week and before I knew it I was dropping the kilos drastically,” states the actress who adds that it has to do a lot with the mind. She soon started on a routine of hourly small meals and started sleeping for 6-8 hours each night as opposed to the 4-5 hours that she used to survive on. “I feel much healthier now. I’ve started drinking lots of water and eating fibre-rich foods. Adding eggs to my diet has helped, though I am a staunch vegetarian otherwise. I also love juices especially the wheatgrass and amla concoctions. Also dry fruits are a great alternative to gorging on sweets,” says Vidya beaming with pride.
Celebrity fitness expert, Shabana Sabherwal adds, “While I was monitoring Vidya during the shooting of Parineeta, I realised that she was a very disciplined and co-operative person. She’d lost a lot of weight at that time and I was told that since the focus would be mostly on her face, my job was to get the glow back on it. Since Vidya is vegetarian, she would enjoy the fruits and vegetables I’d give her and she achieved her glow within a month.”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Vidyas-secret-behind-weight-loss/articleshow/5651323.cms
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Yoga for a younger you
There's a saying that yogis always look half their age. It's a fact that people who practice yoga regularly look much younger than their actual age. Yoga can help you to look younger in a very natural way. So forget all the botox sessions here are a few easy asanas for a younger you!
Spine plays a very important role when it comes to looking younger. Ageing can get reversed directly in proportionate to how flexible your spine is. Therefore, all these asanas help to make your spine flexible.
Uttana Hastasana: Stand up straight and bring our hands straight up over your head.
Very gently start arching your upper back and then your lower back and make a smooth curve. Keep breathing slowly to retain the energy in your body.
Hold the posture for 30 seconds. This asana stretches the legs, relaxes the heart and calms the mind.Stand straight, take your hands up, stretch and inhale.
As you exhale come down and try touching your feet. With this asana the spine becomes more flexible. Also, the moment you bend forward all the blood rushes towards your head. This makes your face glow.
Sarvangasana: This asana instantly increases the blood flow towards your head. Lie down on your back.Raise your legs slowly to 90 degrees. Then with the support of your hands on your lower back raise you waist up. Keep your legs as straight as you can. Don't hold the posture for more than 30-45 seconds.
Merudandasana: Lie down on your back.Take your left foot and place it over your right knee. With your right hand hold your left knee and twist it down. Turn your head towards the opposite direction. This asana really improves the flexibility of the spine and it also massages the organs inside the body.
There's a saying that yogis always look half their age. It's a fact that people who practice yoga regularly look much younger than their actual age. Yoga can help you to look younger in a very natural way. So forget all the botox sessions here are a few easy asanas for a younger you!
Spine plays a very important role when it comes to looking younger. Ageing can get reversed directly in proportionate to how flexible your spine is. Therefore, all these asanas help to make your spine flexible.
Spine plays a very important role when it comes to looking younger. Ageing can get reversed directly in proportionate to how flexible your spine is. Therefore, all these asanas help to make your spine flexible.
Uttana Hastasana: Stand up straight and bring our hands straight up over your head.
Very gently start arching your upper back and then your lower back and make a smooth curve. Keep breathing slowly to retain the energy in your body.
Hold the posture for 30 seconds. This asana stretches the legs, relaxes the heart and calms the mind.Stand straight, take your hands up, stretch and inhale.
As you exhale come down and try touching your feet. With this asana the spine becomes more flexible. Also, the moment you bend forward all the blood rushes towards your head. This makes your face glow.
Sarvangasana: This asana instantly increases the blood flow towards your head. Lie down on your back.Raise your legs slowly to 90 degrees. Then with the support of your hands on your lower back raise you waist up. Keep your legs as straight as you can. Don't hold the posture for more than 30-45 seconds.
Merudandasana: Lie down on your back.Take your left foot and place it over your right knee. With your right hand hold your left knee and twist it down. Turn your head towards the opposite direction. This asana really improves the flexibility of the spine and it also massages the organs inside the body.
There's a saying that yogis always look half their age. It's a fact that people who practice yoga regularly look much younger than their actual age. Yoga can help you to look younger in a very natural way. So forget all the botox sessions here are a few easy asanas for a younger you!
Spine plays a very important role when it comes to looking younger. Ageing can get reversed directly in proportionate to how flexible your spine is. Therefore, all these asanas help to make your spine flexible.
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