Regular Exercise extends your Life Span

A new research study revealed that as little as 15 minutes of exercise daily can extend your life span by as much as three years

Taiwanese researchers surveyed more than 400,000 study applicants in a 12-year period, where patients self-reported their weekly workout routine and were then categorized in one of the five groups: inactive, low, medium, high or very high exercise routine. 

The research revealed that individuals in the low-exercise group, who spent minimum of 15 minutes on fitness per day, reduced their risk of dying by 10 per cent and had a three-year longer life expectancy than the inactive group. More exercise led to greater life gains. Every added 15 minutes of daily exercise further reduced all-cause death rates by 4%. 

Exercise reduces disease and death dramatically for all major progressive diseases. According to a study involving over 13,000 participants cited by Ray Kurzweil in The Future of Aging, the overall death rate for moderate exercisers was 60% less than the sedentary group–and the high fitness group scored much better. Yet some 70% of Americans do not participate in any type of physical activity.

Exercise is critical to help dodge or reduce diabetes as well as most other diseases. According to the American Diabetes Association, exercising moderately for only thirty minutes a day coupled with a 5-10% reduction in body weight resulted in an astonishing 58% reduction in diabetes.

News Source: Times of India, & Xango

Stay Fit & Healthy – Even in your Office

‘Health & Fitness at place of work' is the newest trend in the corporate sphere. Establishments have recognized that regular exercise lifts employee confidence, increases efficiency, decreases absenteeism and other work related problems.

A recent study from World Health Organization, Indians could suffer sicknesses like diabetes, stroke and cancer, because of unhealthy offices.

We share some easy tips for you to stay fit & healthy even in your office:

Drink Enough Water while at work:  Water aids your body with ingestion and purification of your internal body parts. Always keep a water bottle at your desk for your ease & convenience. Drink water at regular intervals as it will ease tension and preserve your dynamism all through the day.  Fresh lime water is also good sometimes to refresh your frame of mind.

Move around your desk to stretch those legs: Get up every 45 minutes & just walk around a bit. Merely getting up and moving around for a few minutes can keep you attentive and will eliminate all your drowsiness.

Time to get those Stairs: At any time possible, get going and take the stairs rather than the elevator. Stairs will keep you fit and active.

Participate in office outdoor events: Go show your active side & participate in all office events such as soccer & volleyball. Sports will keep you energetic. These sports not only keep your vitality high but also maintain your body in good shape.

Exercise Pilates for a Fit Body

Pilates is a new fitness trend round the globe and is catching up fast in our country.  Research has proved that a Pilates exercise improves the body fitness as well as the thoughts. We thought of sharing some insights with you so you can start early and earn yourself a fit body along with a healthy mind.

So what is Pilates?

Pilates fitness system was established in the 20th century by Joseph Pilates from Germany and it was initially used to recover bedbound soldiers during World War I.

Pilates is a physique training routine that pursues to form flexibility, stamina, and fitness without accumulating muscle. Moreover, the exercises help increase blood circulation and develop your overall health.

Learn the Difference:

Every so often people get confused between Yoga and Pilates. Both have similarities along with their differences.  Pilates has the base of Yoga asanas, but it is merely a physical exercise apart from Yoga which is a complete system.

Pilates exercise mainly tries to reinforce the fundamental stability forces of our body to develop the way we function in our day-to-day lives.

Benefits of Pilates –  Lets discuss some of the Benefits we gain by Pilates Exercises. 

• Provides attentiveness of your position.
• Tones and helps you build lean muscles without adding excess bulk.
• Toughens deep intestinal muscles.
• Reduces stress, relieves you from any form of anxiety.
• Upholds recovery from strain or injury and boosts up internal energy.
• Offers aid from muscle pain and body stress.
• Stabilizes your mind and helps you relax.
• Enhances the whole body movement and improves flexibility.

Happiness?

You have heard this word so many times. Every time your mother calls you when you are away from home, you will always hear those words, “Khush to hai na?”(Are you happy?) Every third self help book promises you the formula for attaining eternal happiness. Even the Bob Marley song encourages you to not worry, and just be happy.

But what exactly is this happiness they are all talking about? Wikipedia defines happiness as a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, love, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. Buddhism says that Ultimate happiness can only be achieved by overcoming craving in all forms. In Christianity, the ultimate end of human existence consists in felicity, or "blessed happiness".  For Aristotle, happiness is "the virtuous activity of the soul in accordance with reason”, that is, happiness is the practice of virtue.
Which of these definitions is right? Are any of them wrong? Surely not, these are great ideas by some of the greatest people to have walked the earth. Then why do all of them describe the simple feeling of happiness with such diversity. Why is everybody’s definition of happiness so different?

Truth is, therein lies the beauty of happiness. Each one has his/her own special path to attaining happiness. His/her personal “Stairway to Heaven”, as Led Zeppelin put it. A workaholic may be happy with a promotion, while a social worker would find happiness in serving a nutritious meal to a bunch of poor children. A rocker will be as happy at an Iron Maiden concert, as an animal lover will be in the forest, with the chirping of sparrows for company.
One common thread runs through each of these definitions, though. And this is the only definition which is universal. Universally, Happiness always lies in the fine print. Happiness is not complicated. Rather, it is the simplest feeling which can be felt. It lies in the small moments that make up our lives, and in the smallest goals we achieve.
So, live each moment to the fullest, and help your family and friends live each one too. Remember the words of the great British poet W.H.Davies:
“What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?”