Ever since Hrithik Roshan flexed his inexplicably huge biceps in Kaho Naa Pyar Hai and Salman Khan ripped of his shirt to croon Oh Oh Jaane Jaana, fitness and bodybuilding has taken an altogether new dimension in India. Gone are the days of the neighbourhood akharas or clubs; gyms today, are swank, electronic wonderlands; for a guy growing up in the nineties, most of the equipment seems straight out of a Hollywood sci-fi movie. The health and fitness industry has been revolutionised and it is growing at an amazing rate.
If you thought girls are under constant scrutiny to get that barbie doll figure, men are not spared either; there is this sudden rush to get a six pac. For the uninitiated, a six pac is a well developed set of abdominal muscles, often referred to as abs. A six pac abs is no yardstick to judge a man's fitness or health levels; it only indicates a very low body fat percentage. But then conventional wisdom is not always based on facts.
The fitness revolution is a welcome step; who would argue that working out and exercising daily is bad? Regular weight training combined with cardio, besides giving you a great body will surely keep your body's intricate machinery running in perfect order. Studies show that regular exercise for at least 30 minutes three times a week, can bring noticeable positive changes in overall health levels and can also act as a prophylaxis for many of the chronic diseases plaguing modern day men, including but not limited to, diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension, alzheimers and osteoarthritis.
It is heartening to see, people keen to work out and get into a healthy lifestyle. Baba Ramdev has lacs of followers and almost an equal number of detractors; but you have to give the man credit for getting thousands of people to practise Yoga regularly. It is a common sight today, to see the elderly get up early in the morning and start the day with the pranayam. Ramdev has revolutionised one generation of citizens of this country and it is praiseworthy.
In India most gyms do not have qualified or trained instructors; A large part of the B and C cateogry towns combined with the vast rural india is devoid of professional instructors. Subsequently, youngsters often start wrong; the wrong exercises, the wrong diet and of course the wrong form. Indian schools and colleges pay little or no attention to physical or gym education.In the rush to get that ripped hard look, gullible teenagers and young adults take to using synthetic substances or steroids; a myopic and dangerous trend.
Rome was not built in a day. Building a hard, ripped body takes years of dedication and hard work.There are no shortcuts to success; no product can give you a perfect physique; the quality of your work out, your diet and the genes that you inherited, will determine the kind of body that you will build.
Exercising and weight training is an excellent lifestyle choice; for people like us it was a passion and now a profession; what needs to be understood is that you got to climb the stairs one at a time; if you try to rush there is a great possibility of tumbling; and take it from me there are no lifts in this climb!
If you thought girls are under constant scrutiny to get that barbie doll figure, men are not spared either; there is this sudden rush to get a six pac. For the uninitiated, a six pac is a well developed set of abdominal muscles, often referred to as abs. A six pac abs is no yardstick to judge a man's fitness or health levels; it only indicates a very low body fat percentage. But then conventional wisdom is not always based on facts.
The fitness revolution is a welcome step; who would argue that working out and exercising daily is bad? Regular weight training combined with cardio, besides giving you a great body will surely keep your body's intricate machinery running in perfect order. Studies show that regular exercise for at least 30 minutes three times a week, can bring noticeable positive changes in overall health levels and can also act as a prophylaxis for many of the chronic diseases plaguing modern day men, including but not limited to, diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension, alzheimers and osteoarthritis.
It is heartening to see, people keen to work out and get into a healthy lifestyle. Baba Ramdev has lacs of followers and almost an equal number of detractors; but you have to give the man credit for getting thousands of people to practise Yoga regularly. It is a common sight today, to see the elderly get up early in the morning and start the day with the pranayam. Ramdev has revolutionised one generation of citizens of this country and it is praiseworthy.
In India most gyms do not have qualified or trained instructors; A large part of the B and C cateogry towns combined with the vast rural india is devoid of professional instructors. Subsequently, youngsters often start wrong; the wrong exercises, the wrong diet and of course the wrong form. Indian schools and colleges pay little or no attention to physical or gym education.In the rush to get that ripped hard look, gullible teenagers and young adults take to using synthetic substances or steroids; a myopic and dangerous trend.
Rome was not built in a day. Building a hard, ripped body takes years of dedication and hard work.There are no shortcuts to success; no product can give you a perfect physique; the quality of your work out, your diet and the genes that you inherited, will determine the kind of body that you will build.
Exercising and weight training is an excellent lifestyle choice; for people like us it was a passion and now a profession; what needs to be understood is that you got to climb the stairs one at a time; if you try to rush there is a great possibility of tumbling; and take it from me there are no lifts in this climb!
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