What is one thing that our entire population is struggling with? Weight! Either lack of it or too much of it. It is one problem that can be easily deemed an epidemic in today’s times- obesity. India is a developing country and with the good, the bad always comes along, like the two sides of a coin.
Obesity is one disease that has hit the human race hard! Perilous lifestyle and poor eating habits have largely contributed to an unhealthy body. Nevertheless, there has been a sea change in the way people have come to accept obesity as a major hiccup on the path to mental, physical, emotional and social well-being.
One of the most popular new year resolutions,
Health is Wealth! A quote that all of us would have heard umpteen number of times. And it sounds lame when you are hale and hearty, and when you don’t have nagging aches and pains. But the truth in this saying comes out only when the pain is peeping out from under the covers. Or when walking becomes difficult with an overweight body or when while jumping the ankle hurts and it reminds you of an old injury.
What generally tops everyone’s New Year resolution? To hit the gym, or to join that yoga class, or start doing Zumba again, get that fit body again, fit into my college denim and the list is endless. And how many of us go beyond January? Now c’mon we cannot generalize. There are many who push themselves out of their comfort zones and achieve the body they dreamt of.
Who doesn’t desire a picture perfect body? An awe-inspiring physique that is exuding oodles of vigour, fitness and beauty? We all do. A body that is only abs, no flab, is everyone’s desire! We often find ourselves staring in disbelief at the perfectly toned bodies of the celebrities belonging to the glamour world and somewhere,
Each one of us, at some point in our life, has been determined enough to take the serious pledge of walking on the path of fitness. For reasons that may be related to health or aesthetics, the urge for being slim and fit is overwhelming at times. For most people, the beginning of this journey towards fitness begins with the need of losing some weight.