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D E C E M B E R 6 , 2 0 1 6 A Times of India publication

w w w . f e m i n a . i n K A R N A T A K A SPECIAL FREE W I T H M A I N ISSUE

COLOUR PALETTE ROSE GOLD Love lessons to unbreak your heart

WINTER COCKTAILS SEASON'S SPIRITS

THE NEWCOMER WITH THE

MIDASTOUCH

X ' M A S ECSTASY

H A N D -P I C K E D

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THE BIG STORY

COMMITTED T Fitness There 's never been a t i m e like now w h e n people

w a n t t o be f i t . Meet fou r w o m e n w h o have not only reached t h a t goal but are dedicated t o m a k i n g o the rs f i t t oo . By Ruth Dsouza Prabhu

P O O J A B H A T I A A R O R A Aqua Aerobics instructor

Fo r P o o j a , h e r t r y s t w i t h f i t n e s s c a m e f r o m a n e e d t h a t s t e m m e d f r o m p e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e . " A s a n o b e s e c h i l d , I w a s p u s h e d b y b o d y s h a m i n g

a n d s o c i e t y t o t r y a n d f i t i n t o a n a c c e p t e d b o d y s i z e . I t r i e d e v e r y t h i n g i r o m i a d d i e t s t o e n d l e s s Y i o u r s i n f h e g y m . I e v e n t r i e d t o l o s e w e i g h t t h e w r o n g w a y a n d t h i s n e g a t i v e f y i m p a c t e d m y h e a l t h , " r e c a f f s P o o j a .

F o l l o w i n g t h e b i r t h o f h e r c h i l d , s h e p u t o n a l o t o f w e i g h t , b u t w a n t e d t o l e a r n t h e b e s t a n d h e a l t h i e s t w a y t o g e t t i n g f i t t e r , a n d n o t j u s t l e a n e r . " I t r i e d v a r i o u s f o r m s o f w o r k o u t s a n d u n d e r s t o o d h o w t h e b o d y r e s p o n d s t o a h e a l t h y b a l a n c e d m e a l p l a n a n d o n c e I g o t f i t t h e ' h e a l t h y ' w a y , I d e c i d e d t o m a k e m y p a s s i o n , m y w o r k . T o d a y , I a m a c e r t i f i e d h e a l t h c o a c h ( w e i g h t m a n a g e m e n t ) f r o m A C E ( A m e r i c a n c o u n c i l o n e x e r c i s e ) , a C r o s s F i t L I c o a c h a n d a F I S A F S i n g a p o r e - c e r t i f i e d A q u a a e r o b i c s i n s t r u c t o r .

A l e a n i n g t o w a r d s A q u a A e r o b i c s w a s t h e r e s u l t o f t i m e s p e n t i n w a t e r t h a n k s t o a n i n j u r y . P o o j a f o u n d t h e a q u a t i c e n v i r o n m e n t t o b e a t o u g h o n e t o e x e r c i s e i n , y e t i t d i d n o t i m p a c t j o i n t s a n d t h e r e w a s n e v e r a f e a r o f a d d i t i o n a l i n j u r y . " B e t t e r y e t w a s t h e t h e r a p e u t i c n a t u r e o f w a t e r . A n h o u r s p e n t i n w a t e r i s s u c h a g o o d m o o d e n h a n c e r . I c o u l d h a v e a p r e g n a n t w o m a n , s o m e o n e w i t h a j o i n t i n j u r y , a s e n i o r c i t i z e n o r a v e r y f i t p e r s o n i n c l a s s , a n d t h e y a l l c a n g e t a g r e a t w o r k o u t i n w a t e r . "

H e r p e r s o n a l f i t n e s s m a n t r a i s s i m p l e : e x e r c i s e t o c h a l l e n g e y o u r b o d y e v e r y d a y a n d m a k e e a c h m e a l a h e a l t h y o n e . H y d r a t e w e l l a n d s l e e p w e l l . " O u r b o d i e s a r e a r e f l e c t i o n o f o u r t h o u g h t s a n d m i n d , s o t o s t a y c e n t r e d t o y o u r b e i n g , a n d a t p e a c e , i s a l s o a w a y o f s t a y i n g f i t . "

A s a n i n s t r u c t o r s h e w a n t s o t h e r s t o k n o w t h a t fitness i s n o t a b o u t s i z e , i t ' s a b o u t s t r e n g t h ; n o t a b o u t r e s u l t s b u t a b o u t t h e e f f o r t p u t i n ; a n d n o t a b o u t t h e a e s t h e t i c s , b u t a b o u t i m p r o v i n g t h e q u a l i t y o f l i f e .

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being, a n d at peace, is also way of staying f i t . 9 9

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"My fitness philosophy is based o n a n a p p r o a c h that t h e r e is no

one perfect workout o r fitness p r o g r a m . Fitness should not be a b o u t wanting to p r o m o t e only

ones o w n offering to the e x c l u s i o n of all o t h e r p r o g r a m s . "

A N J A L I S A R E E N Fitness awl Pilates E d u c a t o r

Pi l a t e s focuses o n m o v i n g e f f i c i e n t l y a n d e f f e c t i v e l y w h i l e m i n i m i s i n g s t r e s s e s a n d r i s k o f i n j u r i e s i n t h e s h o r t a n d l o n g t e r m .

T h u s , w h a t e v e r o n e ' s c h o i c e o f w o r k o u t , P i l a t e s as a m o v e m e n t m e t h o d o l o g y a d d r e s s e s t h i s v e r y c o m p r e h e n s i v e l y . F o r A n j a l i S a r e e n , P i l a t e s i s m u c h m o r e t h a n j u s t t h e m a t - b a s e d r o u t i n e s t h a t a r e c o m m o n l y , t h o u g h n o t n e c e s s a r i l y c o r r e c t l y , t a u g h t . " M y s p e c i f i c f o c u s i s f u n c t i o n a l a n d e f f e c t i v e m o v e m e n t i n a w i d e s p e c t r u m c o v e r i n g a t h l e t i c p e r f o r m a n c e , r e h a b i l i t a t i o n , a g e -s p e c i f i c p r o g r a m s , g e n e r a l fitness, a n d s p e c i a l p o p u l a t i o n s s u c h as c a n c e r , s t r o k e , o s t e o p o r o s i s , h e a r t , a u t i s m . I u s e P i l a t e s as t h e m e t h o d o l o g y t o b u i l d t h e f o u n d a t i o n o r m a i n s t a y f o r a l l t h e s e p r o g r a m s . "

A n j a l i s a y s s h e e n j o y s m o v e m e n t a n d w h a t s t a r t e d f r o m a p e r s o n a l i n t e r e s t i n f i t n e s s d e v e l o p e d i n t o a v e r y d e f i n i t e t h o u g h t p r o c e s s t h r o u g h h e r e x p e r i e n c e s i n v a r i o u s f i t n e s s g y m s a n d c e n t r e s , i n I n d i a a n d a b r o a d . ' ' I h a v e b e e n i n t h e f i t n e s s a n d m o v e m e n t field f o r o v e r t w o d e c a d e s . D u r i n g t h i s t i m e I h a v e w o r k e d t o d i r e c t l y t r a i n p e o p l e , a n d b e a n e d u c a t o r i n fitness a n d m o v e m e n t t o t r a i n i n s t r u c t o r s . "

A n j a l i ' s fitness p h i l o s o p h y i s b a s e d o n a n a p p r o a c h t h a t t h e r e i s n o o n e p e r f e c t , i d e a l w o r k o u t o r fitness p r o g r a m . s " I t s h o u l d n o t b e a b o u t w a n t i n g t o p r o m o t e o n l y o n e ' s o w n o f f e r i n g t o t h e e x c l u s i o n o f a l l o t h e r p r o g r a m s , " s h e s a y s .

A l l h e r t e a c h i n g , s h e s a y s , h a s a s i n g u l a r f u n d a m e n t a l focus w h i c h m a y n o t b e n e w o r p a t h - b r e a k i n g b u t w h a t s h e b e l i e v e s i n v e r y s t r o n g l y . " I t i s a s i m p l e c o n c e p t r e l a t i n g t o t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t w e a r e n o t a ' o n e - s i z e - f i t s - a i r w h e n i t c o m e s t o fitness a n d h e a l t h , " s a y s A n j a l i .

P e r s o n a l l y A n j a l i b e l i e v e s t h a t ' Y o u a r e a w o r k i n p r o g r e s s . ' I t i s n o t a b o u t h a v i n g m a s t e r e d i t a n d r e a c h i n g t h e e n d ; t h e r e w i l l b e g o o d d a y s a n d n o t - s o - g o o d d a y s . A n d t h e r e l i e s t h e c h a l l e n g e a n d t h e f u n ! >

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THE BIG STORY

A A S T H A G U L A T I Aerial Yoga teacher a n d praetioner

Fo r A a s t h a , d a n c e w a s a p a s s i o n s h e p u r s u e d r i g h t f r o m s c h o o l . S o o n a f t e r c o l l e g e , s h e w a s i n t r o d u c e d t o Z u m b a a n d P i l a t e s ,

w h e n i n D e l h i . " T h a t ' s w h e n I r e a l i z e d t h a t f i t n e s s c o m p l e m e n t e d m e as a d a n c e r , b e c a u s e i t i n c r e a s e d m y s t a m i n a . M y flexibility i m p r o v e d w i t h P i l a t e s a n d Z u m b a h e l p e d s t r e n g t h e n m y c o r e , w h i c h w o r k e d w o n d e r s f o r t h e c o n t e m p o r a r y d a n c e I w a s d o i n g , " s a y s A a s t h a . S o o n a f t e r , A a s t h a s t a r t e d l e a r n i n g H a t h a Y o g a , A s t h a t a n g a a n d V i n y a s a Y o g a , a m o n g o t h e r f o r m s . B e f o r e m o v i n g t o B a n g a l o r e , h e r p a r t n e r S a h i b a S i n g h a n d s h e d e c i d e d t o t r a v e l t o o t h e r c o u n t r i e s t o l e a r n A e r i a l Y o g a a n d b r i n g i t t o t h e c o u n t r y . W h i l e A a s t h a w e n t t o t h e U S A , h e r p a r t n e r w e n t t o T h a i l a n d .

A a s t h a b e l i e v e s t h a t p e o p l e t e n d t o l o o k a t f i t n e s s f r o m a n e x t e r n a l p e r s p e c t i v e . " T h e y l i k e t h e i d e a o f l o o k i n g f i t , d e v e l o p i n g a b s a n d c u t s , w h i c h i s a l r i g h t . T h e a w a r e n e s s o f i n n e r s t r e n g t h - b e i n g a b l e t o s u s t a i n a l o n g d a y w i t h o u t c r a m p i n g a n d t h e l i k e , i s n o t y e t h e r e , b u t w e a r e g e t t i n g t h e r e . T h i s a w a r e n e s s i s m o r e a m o n g t h e o l d e r c r o w d i n t h e i r 4 0 s w h o r e a l i z e i t i s n o t j u s t a b o u t m u s c l e b u t a b o u t p o s t u r e , a b o u t w h a t i s k n o t t i n g u p w h e n o n e s i t s f o r t o o l o n g , e t c . T h i s i n n e r a w a r e n e s s i s i n t h e m a k i n g , " s a y s A a s t h a .

I f t h e r e i s o n e f i t n e s s i d e a t h a t s h e w o u l d l i k e t o p r o p a g a t e , i t i s t h e i d e a o f k n o w i n g o n e ' s o w n b o d y .

Y o u n e e d t o k n o w w h a t y o u r b o d y w a n t s - t h e k i n d o f f o o d , k i n d o f w o r k , h o w i t m a k e s y o u f e e l . . . T h e i n n e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f y o u r b o d y w i l l t a k e y o u a l o n g w a y , e l s e y o u r i s k b u r n i n g o u t , " s a y s A a s t h a .

H e r f i t n e s s m a n t r a i s a b o u t l o v i n g h e r s e l f . s W h e n t h e r e i s s u c h a d e s i r e , t h i n g s a u t o m a t i c a l l y f a l l i n p l a c e . T h e b e s t w a y t o k e e p e v o l v i n g as a t e a c h e r i s t o c o n s t a n t l y b e a s t u d e n t . I c o n s t a n t l y l o o k a t a v e n u e s t o i m p r o v e m y s k i l l s a n d m y t r a i n i n g . N e v e r a l l o w y o u r s e l f t o g e t i n t o a c o m f o r t z o n e . T h e m o m e n t y o u s t o p p u s h i n g y o u r s e l f , i t w i l l s h o w . I t i s a l s o i m p o r t a n t t o p u t y o u r c l a s s b e f o r e y o u . T e a c h i n g h a s t o s t o p b e i n g a b o u t y o u , a n d b e c o m e a b o u t t a k i n g y o u r s t u d e n t s f o r w a r d . "

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Yoga Gukle a n d teacher

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as y o u g r o w older, to j u n c t i o n like y o u d i d i n y o u r 20s."

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" F o r a n y p r a c t i t i o n e r o f Y o g a , i t i s a p r a c t i c e o f w e l l n e s s a n d n o t j u s t a b o u t f i t n e s s . I t i s a t r a n s f o r m a t i o n a l j o u r n e y t h a t i s u n i q u e t o e v e r y p e r s o n a n d t h a t i s h o w i t c a m e i n t o m y l i f e , " s a y s N a m r a t a . " O v e r t h e y e a r s o f p r a c t i s i n g i t , I h a v e n o t i c e d h o w i t h a s s e e p e d i n t o t h e o t h e r p a r t s o f m y l i f e , b e i t h o w I e a t , h o w I d e a l w i t h e m o t i o n , h o w I a m m o r e m i n d f u l o f d e c i s i o n s a n d c h o i c e s t h a t I m a k e , a n d h o w i t t r a n s f o r m e d m y l i f e . I t h a d s u c h a l a s t i n g i m p a c t o n m e . O n c e m y t e a c h e r l e f t , I w e n t o n t o l e a r n m o r e a b o u t y o g a f o r m y s e l f a n d h a v e b e e n t e a c h i n g e v e r s i n c e . "

N a m r a t a ' s t r a i n e d i n H a t h a Y o g a f r o m t h e B i h a r S c h o o l . S h e i s c e r t i f i e d f r o m n u m e r o u s p l a c e s i n c l u d i n g S V y a s a f r o m t h e V i v e k a n a n d a I n s t i t u t e i n J i g n i , a d v a n c e d t r a i n i n g i n H a t h a Y o g a f r o m B h a r a t S h e t t y i n M y s o r e a n d S t r a l a t r a i n i n g i n N e w Y o r k . S h e h a s t r a i n e d w i t h s e v e r a l i n t e r n a t i o n a l t e a c h e r s i n H r i s h i k e s h , d u r i n g h e r y e a r l y v i s i t s . S h e h a s b e e n i n t h e f i e l d f o r 1 4 y e a r s a n d b e e n t e a c h i n g f o r 1 2 .

N a m r a t a b e l i e v e s t h a t t h e a p p r o a c h t o w e l l n e s s a n d f i t n e s s h a s c h a n g e d a n d t h a t i t h a s g r o w n a n d e v o l v e d . " W e h a v e a p o p u l a t i o n t h a t i s m o r e a w a r e e v e n t h o u g h t h i s i s o n a s u p e r f i c i a l a n d a e s t h e t i c l e v e l . T h e r e i s a g r o w i n g a w a r e n e s s o n t h e n e e d t o b e h e a l t h y a n d h a v e e n e r g y as y o u g r o w o l d e r , t o f u n c t i o n l i k e y o u d i d i n y o u r 2 0 s . S t a y i n g p h y s i c a l l y a c t i v e i s v i t a l t o b e i n g a b l e t o h a v e s u c h e n e r g y . "

P e r s o n a l l y N a m r a t a i s a l l a b o u t m o d e r a t i o n a n d b a l a n c e . A n a v i d t r a v e l l e r , s h e b e l i e v e s t h a t i t k e e p s y o u r m i n d o p e n , t e a c h e s y o u l e s s o n s a n d w i t h a l l t h a t y o u b r i n g b a c k - y o u r s i t u a t i o n m a y n o t c h a n g e , b u t y o u r p e r s p e c t i v e w i l l .

" I a m a l w a y s g o i n g t o b e as m u c h a s t u d e n t as a t e a c h e r - I l e a r n f r o m m y s t u d e n t s , f r o m m y p e e r s i n t h e f i e l d , t h e y c o n s t a n t l y i n s p i r e a n d c h a l l e n g i n g t o m e . S t a y i n g c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e m i s w h a t p u s h e s m e t o w o r k h a r d i n m y f i e l d . " Q