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How to get a skin that defies age?

Susan Joe Philip Here are tips from experts on how to take care of our skin after turning 40

Social matters Digital social influence has an impact on the way we exercise; the author (below)

How often you work out is decided by social media and your friends?

Sinan Aral Social influence and peer support affect exercise behaviour. This and more from a book on how social media shapes our lives

Race, raft and camp in the open Himalayas at Wild Warrior Ventures’ adventure challenge

Sweta Akundi After a quiet 2020, Chennai’s Wild Warrior Venture launches its first post-lockdown biking-hiking-rafting race in Rishikesh

Help each other grow

TT Srinath Even as we are afraid for our own health, let us help each other grow

Exercise at home Fitness

Easy workout at home using wheel power

A porter’s journey to Muay Thai glory

Anasuya Menon 'Sadiq', a short documentary film, puts the spotlight on IV Sadiq, a Muay Thai boxer and head-load worker from Kozhikode

Sohrab Khushrushahi, fitness coach to celebrities such as Alia Bhatt and Kiara Advani

10 life hacks that will make your journey to wellness easier

Team MetroPlus After hosting a week of live sessions on health with experts on Instagram, here’s what we learnt that might make the journey to well-being easier

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Aitareya Living’s recipe for tooth powderuses ingredients such as calcium bentonite clay, activated charcoal, ground cloves and peppermint essential oil among others. ₹100 onwards on their Facebook page @Aitareya.livin

18 natural bath products from small businesses across India

Diaphragmatic breathing

Watch | How to breath in and out

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The asthma diet

Let’s address skin ageing on a cellular level

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Is how often you work out decided by social media and your friends?

PV Sindhu: ‘Winning the Olympic gold is the ultimate aim’

Race, raft and camp in the open Himalayas at Wild Warrior Ventures’ adventure challenge

Conversations with Self Health

Help each other grow

Easy workout at home using wheel power

This week, we take it up a notch with the power wheel designed to challenge regular core training programmes

A porter’s journey to Muay Thai glory

'Sadiq', a short documentary film, puts the spotlight on IV Sadiq, a Muay Thai boxer and head-load worker from Kozhikode

10 life hacks that will make your journey to wellness easier

After hosting a week of live sessions on health with experts on Instagram, here’s what we learnt that might make the journey to well-being easier

Race to the ceiling with a rock-climbing wall in your home

How Fit Rock Arena began setting up rock-climbing walls in Chennai homes during the pandemic

How the Wheelchair Basketball Federation of India is working to help differently-abled athletes in COVID times

The organisation has organised a host of online activities and training sessions for their members

Your week in health — sorted

The Hindu MetroPlus gives you a whole week of live Instagram discussions on fitness and health

‘Take charge of your life’: Apollo’s Upasana Kamineni on new wellness platform

Upasana Kamineni of the Apollo family gets actor Samantha Akkineni on board for her recently launched online wellness platform

What is Everesting?

Cyclists Gokul Krishna and Chitti Babu from Hyderabad completed the sporting challenge October 2, 2020. We explore the concept of everesting and what it entails:

Global Handwashing Day | Wash your hands, keep diseases at bay

October 15 is Global Handwashing Day; over the past six months we have learnt the importance of washing hands owing to COVID-19

How to be breast aware?

Being breast aware is to become familiar with one’s breast and the changes that happen to it throughout a person’s life. It helps us be aware of what is normal and what is not.

Suicide has come home?

We should start to listen, acknowledge, and simply asking the question: what can I do to change this reality, so no one is pushed to the edge?

Enhance your upper body with rock rings

Rock rings, used to practise climbing, can be added to home workouts to enhance upper body and core strength

Stop being a desk potato and get moving. This book tells you how

Fitness trainer Shwetambari Shetty’s new book is an appeal and guide to bring more functionality to our daily movement

Why should you worry about your heart more than COVID-19

With altered lifestyles for fear of contracting COVID-19, cardiologists are worried because exercise and diet has taken a backseat, and anxiety and fear looms — none of which bode well for the heart

Gyms remain empty in Bengaluru while maintenance costs surge

On an average, daily footfall has plummeted from 300 to 20

Watch | How to breath in and out

A video by doctor Dr Charu Arora demonstrating different types of breathing.

India’s big bicycle boom

With gyms and pools shut and health suddenly becoming priority, people around India turned to cycling during the coronavirus lockdown. How long will it last?

A daily fitness calendar towards better health

Working out, self care, eating ‘clean’, meditation — doing everything ‘right’ can get overwhelming for someone who has just started on the health journey. Here’s a day-by-day break-down to ease into the process with a little help from hashtags online

Is F Factor Diet good for health?

This diet created by Tanya Zuckerbrot combines high-fibre foods with lean protein at every meal

Apple’s watchOS 7: Go to bed, please

The journalist takes a deep dive into the intricacies of watchOS 7’s sleep tracker, available on Apple Watch Series 3 and up

By taking part in unconventional races, Mumbai-based ‘Bombay Running’ is setting new bars

Mumbai-based Bombay Running on taking up unconventional races like The Speed Project to try and set the bar for running communities across India

The lost art of breathing right

Experts remind us of basic breathing techniques we’ve forgotten

How to workout using weight plates?

The weight plates in your barbells can be used by themselves to improve grip and strengthen the muscles of your hands and torso

A push to make Visakhapatnam cycling friendly

As the city gears up to participate in India Cycles4Change challenge, here is what the cyclists suggest to bring about an eco-friendly change for commuting

Would you rather go for a quick sprint or a long walk?

Are you the sort of person who prefers to stop and smell the roses on a long gentle walk, or the sort that craves the adrenalin rush of a quick run?

Is sleep now a commodity?

There are mattresses, apps, supplements, masks, teas, essential oils: all promising good sleep. But are we buying them without examining the root cause of the problem?

A carpenter in Punjab created a bicycle during the lockdown

It’s got people from across the state placing orders and many calling him from as far as South Africa and Canada

Noise ColorFit NAV review: Inexpensive buy for fitness buffs

Noise ColorFit NAV smartwatch is an inexpensive buy for tracking your fitness but does it do much else?

What is the best way to lose that lockdown belly fat?

Sports physician Dr Kannan Pugazhendi answers our readers’ questions on fitness

Is digital fasting the new wellness trend?

Limiting social media activity to one platform, be it Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, could be your first step to taking back control

COVID-19 has changed how Ayurveda centres administer treatments

Ayurveda centres are taking extra precautions even as they take in patients for mandatory wellness treatments during the Malayalam month of Karkidakam

Gymming in a post-pandemic India, what does the future hold?

As the first wave of gyms starts functioning, how safe is it for you to get back on the treadmill? We find out

How to use the balance board to improve stability

Gain stability, strength, and efficiency, with these exercises on the balance board

Video: Buying a road bike? Here's what you need to know

If you are planning on joining the global shift towards cycling, then our handy video guide will have you looking like a pro.

For Bengaluru marathoner Manoj Bhat, running is a spiritual experience

Manoj has been a long-distance runner for over a decade and has ran over 25 marathons and ultra marathons

Why Vitamin C matters

Limes and lemons aren’t your only source of this power nutrient. Choose from a variety of fruits and vegetables to get your daily dose of vitamin C. Plus, some interesting recipes to help you along!

Will digital wellbeing have its own vertical in the near future?

It is in human nature to problem solve, and a whole new industry is likely to spring up to get information and entertainment across to us in ways other than screens

How about a Kung Fu panda workout?

Hyderabad couple Avinash Rajapet and Prathima Koppolu’s app tries to make fitness a fun activity for children and teens

‘Removing food delivery apps helped with my weight loss’: Simon K King

The Tamil film composer, who recently posted a tweet showing his physical transformation during COVID-19 lockdown, said that he was addicted to restaurant and takeout food

Improve your workout with the weighted vest

The weighted vest is a handsfree piece of strength equipment to improve overall performance and fitness

Vidyullekha Raman was told not to lose weight if she wanted to be cast in films

The actor’s physical transformation has captivated social media users but her story also shows a stereotypical mindset prevailing in the film industry

Learn yoga from your home

This medical practitioner will be offering virtual yoga classes for beginners from all age groups

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