Fitness experts share their thoughts on what are the best exercise routines, which fitness routines offer the best value for money, and the ones that you need to chuck away.
PRAVEEN NAIR – CROSSFIT TRAINER
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CrossFit has revived some significant fitness methodologies like Olympic lifting and gymnastics, and has brought them to the masses. The program’s been crafted in a way that it is suitable for athletes and aged people alike.The program upholds the thought that everyone’s fitness requirements are exactly the same. I completely relate to this ideology. Personally, I believe that the gymnastic component in CrossFit has helped people improve balance and stability, both of which are essentials compo nents of basic fundamental movement.
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As much as I have heard about its ability to prevent and heal illnesses, I would not advocate yoga alone, as a form of overall fitness due to its inability to reproduce the kind of muscle strength and cardiovascular workout that other activities do.
KAMNA PREM ARORA – PROFESSIONAL DANCER
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As someone, who packs in a variety of fitness forms in my routine, it is easy for me to pinpoint the one that contributes most to my fitness -the spinning program by Les Mills, called RPM (indoor cycling). It is my bible. Today’s fitness trends are driven by philosophies that hail muscle development as the sole truth, while cardiovascular training has become the adopted second child.However, I believe that exercising your heart is the first step to true fitness. RPM packs in a good combination of cardio and HIIT (Hi-intensity interval training), and if conducted diligently, is extremely helpful to tone one’s legs.
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You’ll never see me depending solely on a hoola hoop workout to get really fit. It’s fun, it’s interesting, it is also tiring, but it’s definitely not a holistic workout.
SATISH SUVARNA – CALISTHENICS (exercises often done rhythmical and without equipment or apparatus)
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I have always strongly advocated using one’s own body as a gym. What is the point of loading the body with additional kilos when handling one’s own weight can be such a task? Despite having been in this field for several years, I can still execute a full body workout using only my body-weight as resistance.Such a regimen makes one move efficiently. Also, the strength built in the process is slow to dissipate if a long holiday compels one to skip training.
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The concept of running on the treadmill has never appealed to me, as it is the conveyer belt that does all the work.
There have been several studies to prove that people using the treadmill put in lesser effort when compared to those who hit the track. Fitness needs to be real to make it usable in daily life. A person running eight kilometres on a treadmill may not be able to clock five on a running track.
AZEEM RIZVI – STRENGTH TRAINING EXPERT
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While it may be difficult to burn too many calories during a weight training session, building muscles help in improving the basal metabolic rate. This implies that a person with a good muscle mass can shave off extra calories by simply sitting on the couch all day.Traditional weight training is my mantra. On days that I wish to play up my routine, I punctuate my sets with quick repetitions of functional exercises for burning off those extra calories.
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Resistance training requires one to lift a specific amount of kilos to bring about an effective change. This however is missing when one trains in group classes. Individuals may either lift too little, which may render the program ineffective, or lift too much and compromise on the form. The latter might even be dangerous.
PIYUSH YELWE – FUNCTIONAL TRAINING EXPERT
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Functional training addresses every single component of fitness, including muscle endurance, resistance training, cardiovascular training and agility.More importantly, it’s functional, which implies that it’s designed to help one perform `daily life functions’, more efficiently. To me, this is what fitness is all about.
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Bollywood dance can help the masses de-stress. However, I do not consider it an ideal path to fitness. There is no development of muscular strength and it lacks a discernible structure to serve as a good cardiovascular workout.
ANJALI KAKKAR – LES MILLS RPM INSTRUCTOR (indoor cycling workout)
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At a certain age, I believe yoga suffices as a complete fitness routine since it combines cardiovascular training with flexibility and strength. I like to match it with RPM’s spinning to complete my routine. THE MISS Running on the treadmill is an open invitation to knee injuries. I think people need to expose themselves to the open air and hit the streets instead of running within the closed environment of an air-conditioned room.
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Running on the treadmill is an open invitation to knee injuries. I think people need to expose themselves to the open air and hit the streets instead of running within the closed environment of an air-conditioned room.
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