Fitness

Runners from Visakhapatnam have been busy concocting the perfect challenge. This December they will host the Ultribe-Paderu — the first ever ultra trail running event of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, set to be held in the Eastern Ghats. An ultra marathon is all about ultimate endurance and regular training; running more than 42.2 kilometres is…

https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 Smartwatches have found a new appeal. Driven by a pandemic-induced shift in consumer awareness about health and fitness, smartwatches are seeing tremendous growth in India. Shipments surged fourfold to a record in the July-September quarter. “The third quarter of 2021 was the biggest quarter for smartwatches,” said Anshika Jain, Senior Research Analyst at Counterpoint….

https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 A treadmill test at AGs Master Healthcare Check Up Centre in Coimbatore “Did you know that every fourth woman in Coimbatore is prone to diabetes?” asks Dr Adityan Guhan, a diabetologist in the city, quoting the National Health Survey report 2021 (fifth edition). “It’s a worrying trend,” he adds. As for the nutritional status…

Caught in a plateauing third wave, Chennai is cautious once more. But this time, the focus is more on deep breathing than turmeric shots. This pivot towards being hyper aware of one’s health began in early 2020, as people began to isolate following the odd, untimely sniffle. If early-2020 saw an unhealthy obsession with immunity…

“Let me confide the best part,” laughs 66-year-old Rita Mathur, her voice ringing with childlike enthusiasm as she describes her first trek to Everest Base Camp (5,364 metres) in October 2021. “A lot of young trekkers stopped to ask my age and take a picture to show their mothers and grandmothers.” Though she may have…

https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 The display on Apple Watch Series 7 has a unique refractive edge that makes full-screen watch faces and apps appear to seamlessly connect with the curvature of the case. | Photo Credit: Apple Inc When Apple launched the Watch Series 7 in October 2021, many expected the smartwatch to have a host of new…

https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 Shormistha Mukherjee | Photo Credit: Special arrangement There’s nothing funny about cancer yet you cannot help but grin while reading Shormistha Mukherjee’s book Cancer, you picked the wrong girl – a true story. The author shares her “no-holds-barred account of her journey navigating a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment”. Despite knowing what is coming,…

Zeenath Shihab learned to cycle when she turned 44. A mother of two 20-year-olds, she overcame family reservations and enrolled in Cochin Corporation’s ‘Cycle With Kochi’ programme.  “I feel thrilled at realising my childhood dreams. Today my family is proud of me and my parents are pleased,” says Zeenath. She is from the first batch…

When fuel prices are on the rise, employees of the Manali plant of Kothari Petrochemicals could not have asked for a better gift from their employer. The company recently surprised its employees by gifting them a bicycle each. The message was loud and clear: stay fit and do your bit for the environment. The…

https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 Members of Tower Twisters togged up in ethnic wear. Photo: Special Arrangement Imagine a Zoom session on pure mathematics by college professors being interspersed every now and again with a raucous recital of the first ten numbers by kindergarteners. Though both exercises deal with maths, throwing them together is an incongruity. Tower Twisters, a…