Fitness after 40

SUSTAINABLE FITNESS It is a great time to be fit, forty has become the new twenty and sixty has become the new forty . The age of social media along with it has ushered a plethora of influencers, who have successfully altered our thinking, redefining in our minds the concept of fitness. Is it just having a good body, washboard abs, bulging biceps, good looks that defy your biological age, or running a gruelling long-distance marathon? For some fitness is an end in itself, for some, it is a means to an end, that being better athletes, better performing professionals. It can also be a means to feed your own narcissism. I am no one to judge, to each his own I would say. The definition for each individual is subjective and it cannot be answered objectively.   So how are you going to go about achieving your own defined and desired level of fitness? I am sure that this is a no brainer. Regular exercise and nutrition. This along with healthy lifestyle choices like adequate sleep, re...

Fitness in quarantine Well here we are locked in our homes as the country and the world battles the dreaded COVID 19 virus. The news is full of statistical data with new cases coming up daily, as I write India has a total of 1965 cases with 50 deaths. Some of us like me are fortunate that we do not have to worry about the daily needs, in fact, if something worries me is running out of my stash of liquor and cigarettes. I guess I have stock, for a few days so we will cross that bridge when the time comes. Recently there have been a lot of posts, where people had posted their home workouts, just as this was going overboard there was another section of the public who had strong words to say against posting home workouts in social media. Personally, I think we need a middle path. Of course, things are bad; people are suffering and if someone feels strongly, and has a sense of social responsibility then there are means to contribute towards the cause of the needy. The system is d...