Fitness Secrets - Diet and Health

There was a time when the Dabangg actress Sonakshi Sinha weighed 90 kilos and perhaps the people closest to her never imagined that she would become a star, although destiny dictated otherwise. Here's how Sonakshi dropped all the extra weight to be catapulted to fame with her grand entry to B-Town in Dabangg, opposite Salman Khan. What few know is the effort it took for her to light up the big screen. A few years ago, at 90 kgs Sonakshi was more than just overweight. While studying fashion designing, however, she realised that she needed to lose at least one-third of her weight, not just to look good but also to feel healthy. Here's the routine Sonakshi started on in her bid to drop the excess baggage: - She began visiting the gym twice a day. - She started on a high protein diet. - She cut back on her carbohydrate consumption. - She experienced immense benefits from spinning. - She included weight training in her regular fitness regime, working at it four to five times a week....

Kareena's 3 diets for her new look in Ra.One: Kareena Kapoor followed 3 different diet plans (drawn up by dietician Rujuta Divekar) for her look in Chammak Challo, a Ra.One song she recently shot for. Reveals Rujuta, "It was a jam-packed schedule. Kareena had left for Las Vegas on a 21-day shoot for Short Term Shaadi. On her return, she had to shoot for Ra.One's Chammak Challo, where she had to fit in to this sexy white dress. To attain that perfect figure, we had a Mumbai diet charted out on her return to the city, one for her stay in LV another for her 24-hour flight from Mumbai to Las Vegas via London and then back again to Mumbai after the shoot ended. She lost five kilos for the Ra.One song but still ended up loking fit and fabulous." The dietician, who is used to planning controlled diets for Kareena admits that the different diets were difficult to plan out especially the one in Vegas. "We had two diets in place one for 10 days and one for the nights. It ...

That's right! The Surya Namaskara can take you from flab to fab. Here's all you need to know about the 12-set sequence of yoga asanas that can tone your body and free your mind For those of us who complain about not having enough time to squeeze in a daily exercise regime, the surya namaskara or sun salutation could prove the solution. The sequence comprises twelve Hatha yoga asanas designed to stretch the entire body. The result is an increase in flexibility, strength, and a boost to immunity. The best part is that it takes just 12 minutes to do twelve rounds of the exercise. If each asana in the 12-set sequence is done with complete breath awareness, then it works every part of the body. Yogacharya, Shameem Akhtar, trained with the international Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, says, "The arms get toned in the inverted V pose, the legs in all the standing poses. The waist gets slimmer by arching well and deeply in the crescent pose." It exercise also works the thighs,...

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Malaika Arora Khan Gives Diet and Health Tips MALAIKA'S DIET CHART MORNING: One glass of warm water with honey and lime and then One litre of warm water BREAKFAST: One small bowl of seasonal fruit Idli or poha or upma or porridge 12 NOON: A glass of vegetable juice with amla, One egg white with two brown toasts LUNCH: Brown or red Goa rice, 2- 3 vegetables, Chicken or fish and One bowl of sprouts as salad 4 PM: Idli or poha or upma or one peanut butter sandwich DINNER: (have latest by 8 pm) Soups or salad. A light meal but no lentils (daals). NIGHT: If hungry have an orange or carrots or any seasonal fruits or dry fruits like figs, almonds and apricots. MALAIKA'S HEALTH TIPS >> Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dine like a pauper >> NO carbohydrates at night >> Don’t starve — eat healthy and everything but in moderation. >> Avoid fried foods. Have a diet for the week and binge on Sundays >> Cook everything in extra virgin olive...

Malaika Arora Khan Does yoga 3 times a week, Plans on Writing a Book on Health and Fitness. Kareena Kapoor has led many of her friends to follow yoga. Malaika Arora Khan is the latest to be added to the list that includes the likes of Saif Ali Khan, Tusshar Kapoor and Amrita Arora Ladhak. Says Malaika, “ I have been learning yoga for some time. Kareena and Amu (Amrita Arora) introduced me to it. Payal Gidwani has been training me. I do yoga thrice a week at home with Payal’s girl, alternating it between gym and pilates. Now I really look forward to my sessions with Kareena and Amu. We are yoga junkies.” Malaika Arora Khan Meditates and Does Yoga Thrice a Week While Malaika has been introduced to asanas by Kareena, Malaika’s husband Arbaaz has been a ‘ yoga junkie’ for many years.“ Arbaaz is into rituals and holistic healing like yoga and vipassana but stopped completely for more than a year.Once he became a producer with Dabangg, he got caught up in pre and post-production work and sto...

Shilpa Shetty's fragrance is called S2 (aka S squared). Shilpa Shetty S2 is a “semi amber floral” fragrance, and features notes of mandarin, bergamot, peach, cyclamen, jasmine, sandalwood, patchouli, vanilla and musk. Heart notes of jasmine, sandalwood, vetiver and patchouli. Base notes of musk and vanilla. It is available in 100 ml Eau de Toilette, and the bottle comes with a phone charm decorated with Swarovski crystals. S2 is a refined, dignified, elegant and subtle fragrance which reflects Shilpa Shetty's key values. "A scent that comes from my heart and is strongly based around jasmine" says Shilpa. Occasion: Perfect Anytime Scent: Floral Oriental (soft, spicy, sweet) Gender: Female Perfume creator Mark Earnshaw says “Shilpa worked with us on the perfume and it contains all the notes that she's grown up loving. “It's got jasmine and musk but also fruit scents in it so it reflects her Indian heritage and will also appeal to the modern European market.”