Aarthi Thakur-ex Mrs World lost pregnancy flab!

30 Transformational Inspiring Stories.Story no 6.                               Today its the story of the gorgeous Aarti Thakur,a model,ex Mrs India 2006,an actress and a fitness enthusiast.She looks young and beautiful,easily can be mistaken as a college student.No one can ever make out that Aarti is a hot mom to a 2 year old child.We have heard women crying and grumbling always about pregnancy  weight gain which stays on them for keeps.Aarti defies all that with her extreme motivation to eat right and workout in the right intensity and duration.She lost

16 kgs post pregnancy weight in 9 months.Very sensible and balanced towards her fitness regime.Its very easy for many to cross that line and get into overtraining but never ever for Aarti.She does aerobics and zumba,her sense of music and rhythm is of a professional,weight trains and brisk walks.Light dinners,optimum nutrition and rare indulgences define Aarti's lifestyle.She motivates herself by dressing up well to workout and keeps pushing herself to raise the bar.A trainer's delight having high level of exercise complaince in terms of regularity,cardio and clean eating.Her mantra is eat clean ,do not avoid any nutrient,eat the right amount of carbs and protein.Post workout meal to refuel the muscles is extremely essential.

Indu...variety in fitness is the key!

30 Transformational Inspiring Stories. Story no 5.                                           Indu Jain has been working out with us for nearly a decade.Always looking for a challenge in her fitness routine.55 years old,An enterprising lady,believes the best investment is investing in one's own health and fitness.Extremely concious about her weight.A gain of 1kg can cause her stress and she will not relax till she has shed it.Induji loves variety in her exercise program and says that is the only way to keep her going.Extremely careful about her food choices.Leads a simple lifestyle,working out minimum 4 days a week.She lifts heavy weights unlike many women who fear putting on muscle and believe in the myth..weight training will make them look bulky.She exactly knows the benefits of weight training,understands importance of intensity while doing cardio and why flexibility is essential.Her words are...Aaj kuch naya karao,truly defining her wanting challenges to break comfort zones and defy ageing process.She may come across as a simple lady but her knowledge and keeness to know about pre and post workout nutrition is immense.I love the way she questions and raises her brow when doing isolation exercises,telling me why this time wasters..Enhance my fitness level,let me break my barriers and go beyond.Determination,Dedication and Devotion define Indu Jain.  

Her mantra is do not stay in comfort zones.Get up and get out ..go for a walk.She is constantly motivating her family and friends to lead a fit lifestyle!!

Veena-yum mum!

30 Transformational Inspiring stories. Story No 4.                                                Veena Chawla a yum mum of 2 kids is a role model for many.Some admire her while some are envious for her.Fitness is her passion and she is totally dedicated to it.You do not get anything in this world by just wanting it.It requires hard work and total commitment.Veena is an example of this,really serious and super focussed on her fitness regime.She is a part of Xersize family..a bond which we have shared with her for 13 years.In 2005,she was pregnant for the second time and during these 9 months she worked out till the last day of her pregnancy.She backed her ante natal training with a nutritious diet ensuring a healthy weight gain and  a healthy baby.Her delivery was easy and she gave birth to a healthy baby.Post 6 weeks,she started working out,working on her core muscles,strength and stamina.She was back to her pre pregnancy weight within a few months.It was not easy,managing a new born,her elder one who was 4,her home,doing all errands single handedly and above all eating right and making time for self to exercise.A fit body is a disciplined body away from all temptations and distractions..that is what Veena is.She is fitter and leaner now.She trains with a personal trainer.does serious cardio,goes for long walks and cooks herself to ensure optimum nutrition for her family.The gym is her temple and no excuses ever from her to bunk her regime.Veena prefers home made simple food 6 days a week and indulges once a week on a Sunday only.Being fit is a way of life for her.Her mantra is:Worship your body,be responsible of what you eat and make time to exercise regularly!She is a firm believer that pre natal workouts are a must!

Super Fit at 60 Mena!

30 Transformational Inspiring stories. Story No 3.                                           Today is a real special and very inspiring story of Mena Desai.At an age of 55,most people do not think of joining a gym and start with serious training.Mena is a homemaker,mother of two and grandmom of four.Her life has been  around her family's well being and happiness.She took on getting fit around 10 years ago.She ran her first Marathon at the age of 59 years and completed it a couple of minutes above the 3 hr mark.Next year,she was determined to complete it faster and did so.At 60,she underwent vigourous training and followed an optimum nutrition plan.She is serious about her exercise performance,wants to lift the bar and never ever has reasons not to workout.Menaji,as I call her has given up on late night socialising prior to marathon run.She has been felicitated by several clubs on her achievement.While undergoing a medical stress test at Hinduja hospital,the doctors were surprised with her stamina and her levels of HDL..the good cholestrol being par excellence.She says i run for myself and has a great support from her better half for the same.Ever smiling,focussed and smiling Menaji is not the regular Dadi..A true inspiration!She is a regular gymmer and does yoga for keeping her body flexible and muscles supple.                                Her mantra is:follow your instructor's guidance in full integrity and workout daily..Find your Balance and Go ahead!!

Alpa Jani....living life to the fullest!

30 Transformational Inspiring Stories. Story Number 2.                                       Alpa Jani,one of my favourite people.It would take me several adjectives to describe her.Alpa is different and not run of the mill type of a girl.I know her since a real long time.She started working out with Xersize since 2002-2003.A fresh graduate,was doing her further travel and tourism studies.Travelling has been her passion and a Career too.She now works with South African Tourism.Alpa has been very health concious,maintaining a fit body is important to her.At 36,she looks WoW!Her travel and work schedules are hectic but come what may,she religiously works out.Many a times its 5.30 am and she is ready to train.Alpa has many facets to her personality.i admire her never give up attitude.She seldom eats out and though loves socialising but always has her dinner at home by 7.30 pm latest.She dances,weight trains,runs and does yoga.Not a single adventure sport she has not tried...from sky diving,shark feeding to bungey jumping!Not only she is physically strong but mentally strong too.She manages her home,finances and took full charge of her mom's bypass surgery.Her current passions are to ride a Royal Enfield,get a hot body,do a 10 k run and live life to the fullest.Alpa's health mantra is:work out hard avoid fad diets and

Eat small regular meals

Divya...beating the bulge!Made fitness her career!

 

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30 Transformational Inspiring stories: Story Number 1.                                    My association with Divya is nearly a dozen years old.I met her as a young girl,wanting to shed the excess baggage and she joined Xersize in the hope of attaining the same.A person of few words,she always has been and always willing to go beyond her comfort zone.Her battle with the bulge started right then,working out and eating right.I saw that dedication in her to go the extra mile to attain,the volume in her silence and calmness in her persona.These qualities of her attracted me and my intution told me..here is a Winner and soon i asked her to join team xersize. Her commitment to learn,mould and apply has been tremendous.She lost ...20 kgs,transformed her body and lifestyle totally.Battling with bulge to a superb group exercise leader,a dancer,zumba instructor and personal trainer..The jourrney is motivating.a weight loss of 20 kgs.From loose salwar suits to shorts and dresses,from a shy girl to a confident and self expressed individual.A marathon runner,Certified fitness instructor,Zumba instructor,Belly dancer...much more.                           Divya watches her diet,daily works out keeping her exercise regime challenging and innovative.Her work schedule is long,certain days she works 12 to 13 hours per day.prepares her own nutritious meals,sleeps early and simply sticks to her lifestyle come what may.The compliments keep her going!!!Her mantra is early light dinner and have a cheat meal once a week.Indulge once a week it helps you to stick to your diet!!!!

Benefits of Circuit Training.

Circuit training and why is it for you?The word circuit is derived from the latin word circe meaning one after the other.Circuit workouts are conducted back to back without any rest.Circuit is a series of exercises can be 6 to 8 sets of different exercises done back to back.So why should you opt for circuit workouts?                              1.Burns loads of calories as you are in constant action and rest period is minimal.        

 2.Works both on strength and cardio vascular efficiency.Circuits boost endurance and enhance muscular strength.      

 3.Time saviour.If you are pressed for time,Circuits are the best to opt for.They are short,express way to train and save long hours in the gym. 4.Circuits are a form of high intensity training thereby boosting BMR,calorie expenditure and overall efficiency of the cardiovascular system.                 5.Away from monotonous workouts.Yes circuit training if planned well,can be lot of fun.Adding in agility ladders,bosu,trx and different modalities can keep the enjoyment level high,body challenged and muscles guessing so also an excellent way to break plateaus.     

Circuit training can be done on gym machines,free hand,only strenght,a combo of strength and cardio.We can use different forms of exercise routines.A few surya namaskars,followed by kickboxing and then do some squats,push ups,lunges etc.                                       A sample of gym circuit:Working on full body.                                                 Incline press,Leg press,Lat pulley,Shoulder Press,Tricep Extension,Bicep Curl and Reverse Crunch.Do these exercises for 15 reptitions one after the other.Rest for a minute and repeat again.Beginners can do 1 circuit,whereas people who are intermediate or advance levels can opt for 2 to 3 circuits respectively.                                         Variety is the key in Exercise planning.So get your circuit workouts planned by a fitness professional to get the maximum benefits...                  HAPPY XERSIZING!!