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One term – Appropriate choices Another aspect of managing Diwali excesses is to make the appropriate choices in what we choose to ingest.Not all sweets / savories are created equal. And it pays to know them a little closely and avoid those that are more harmful than the...

Two words. Portion & Spacing Here’s why. Portions: This is quantity and is pretty simple to understand. Meaning if you eat more you will gain more weight. Not counting the acidity So you must eat less rather than more to keep your weight in control in the festive...

Now that the festive season is upon us and opportunities to indulge in gluttonous behavior will be lurking in every mithai box, here are some tips on how to deal with the temptations. This is a 3 part series. As runners we all want to lose weight. We also know that if we lose...

Tackling Diwali – 4In the concluding series let us touch upon a few miscellaneous points and also how to recover post Diwali. – Drink plenty of water during the day. Most sweets and savories are devoid of water and quite dry. In order to metabolise it, water is drawn...

Tackling Diwali – 3One term – Appropriate choices Another aspect of managing Diwali excesses is to make the appropriate choices in what we choose to ingest. Not all sweets / savories are created equal. And it pays to know them a little closely and avoid those that are...

Tackling Diwali – 2Two words. Portion & Spacing Here’s why. Portions: This is quantity and is pretty simple to understand. Meaning if you eat more you will gain more weight. Not counting the acidity So you must eat less rather than more to keep your weight in...

Tackling Diwali – 1As runners we all want to lose weight. We also know that if we lose weight we will be able to improve our running times. Besides looking svelte in those running shorts But on the other hand we love food and with festivals all coming one after the other,...

We take pleasure in wishing every runner a Happy Diwali. Diwali is a festival of lights / illumination and symbolically signifies the overthrow of evil by good. For us as runners this signifies the overthrow of our health impairments by acquisition of illuminating knowledge....