Women Fitness India June July 2019 Issue
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WomenFitnessJune/July 2019 INDIA Self Safety Tricks DIY5 Aloe Vera Lose Masks Baby Weight With These 8 Exercises Shama Healthy Sikander Summer Talks About Finding Her Drinks True Self DIGITAL NOT ENOUGH? Grab A Print Copy! Simply drop an email at [email protected] and instantly get a print issue of our latest magazine delivered to your doorstep! womenfitness.org Contents 06 COVER STORY With her latest web series, Ab Dil Ki Sunn, grabbing a lot of eyeballs, Shama Sikander truly has a lot up on her sleeve. Women Fitness spoke to the actor about her lifestyle and her passion for acting. 18 14 WORKOUT 27 A sandy beach can prove one of Summer Hot Yoga Beverages the best possible surfaces for a barefoot- workout. It can be a great way to stay fit and lose weight while traveling. Try out the best ever workout. 16 Self-defence tricks can assist in combating violent criminals. These tactics and techniques help guard against ATM robbery, street robbery, and workplace crimes. It’s time we all learn it. 18 Hot Yoga, which is usually performed in a room heated to between 80 degrees and 105 degrees Fahrenheit, is one of the most effective forms of yoga that has been known to help you lose weight. 16 Self-defence 21 PREGNANCY Shedding the extra kilos, which you had gained during the pregnancy period can be a struggle for some women. Try these 8 21 moves that will help you lose that Pregnancy extra weight. 24 Anxiety and related disorders affect about 15 percent of pregnant women and 17 percent of women in early postpartum. Here are some tips to handle it. 27 HEALTHY EATING As we welcome summers, let us refresh and replenish our body 21 with some of the best summer Mango beverages in order to beat the heat. Recipes We suggest a bunch of summer drinks that you must not miss out on. 30 We know that organic fruits and vegetables are better for our bodies and the planet, along with the farmers that grow them and the overall food industry. So why not try them? 31 42 Mango has some great benefits as it is July Special high in antioxidants which boosts immunity and improves heart health. Here are some healthy and delicious mango recipes to try out this summer! 34 FASHION & LIFESTYLE With so many skin care hack videos getting popular on the internet and garnering so many views; it really becomes difficult for the viewers to fathom what to follow. There is no denying in the fact that there a plethora of myths lying all over the internet which people continue to follow rigorously unless someone breaks them. 36 Aloe Vera is extensively used in cosmetics and beauty products for all good reasons. It has got anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties which can treat, exfoliate and restore your skin & hair. So let’s share some really easy DIY Aloe Vera gel masks which will make your skin more radiant and soft. 39 Exercising is important for everyone. In fact, health and beauty have a deep relationship with each other. Healthy beauty is, in fact, true beauty. 42 JULY SPECIAL Digangana Suryavanshi, a well-known actress, talks to us about her journey in Bollywood. 51 WEIGHT LOSS GUIDE Bhavna Tokekar shares her weight loss journey, an incredible story of the result of Positive Attitude & Weight Training. 03 | WF INDIA www.womenfitness.org 54 The emergences of FAD diets have created a 57 nuisance in a healthy world. People often do Hot Weather such mistakes when trying to lose fat and even Runs. don’t get the results. Let’s check out some mistakes that people do which needs to be made aware of and changed. 57 Wellness Summer is a great time to run, but hot temperatures can be a challenge. Just because its sizzling and steamy outside, doesn’t mean you need to skip your run. Read this piece to know how you can beat the summer heat and stay cool during your hot weather runs. 60 Shopping Considering the effects of the harmful radiations of the sun, which may even lead to skin cancer, it has become a must to wear a sunscreen everyday, be it winter or summer. Therefore, to help you understand the top contributors in choosing a particular sunscreen, we have the top 10 sunsc reens you can definitely try out this year. Top 10 Sunscreens Follow us on: @womenfitnessindia @womenfitnessorg @womenfitnessorg 04 | WF INDIA www.womenfitness.org Editor's Note Our bodies change our minds and our minds can change our behavior, and our behavior can change our outcomes. -Amy Cuddy, Harvard Business School professor of social psychology Namita Nayyar Editor-In-Chief Tanya Nayyar Creative Editor Rohit Nayyar Chief Business Officer Own your unique type of beauty. You can start letting it shine by standing up straight. The height of the holiday season is on as I wrap up our June/July 2019 edition of Contributing Editors Women Fitness. Both the holidays and the content of our magazine deliver ample dose Kejal Sheth of stress management techniques—that is, hit the floor, the bike, or the weights at the Sneha Sadhwani Sewlani favorite local gym. Exercising as a family is a great way to stay in shape and help manage stress. Even just 30 minutes of running or walking a day can make a big Dhriti Udeshi difference in both physical and mental health. There is the best beach Workout to Manoli Doshi Lose Weight while on vacation and yoga asanas for quick result. One question all of us would like to elude - Would you prefer another body if you Guest Writers only could choose? If anybody heard “No” to this question, drop me a line. The nature's Hanisi A Savla finest creations carry a readily available list of imperfections, starting with their ideal nose: “How come you don't see those pores?” Apparently, the fundamental desire for a Dr. Nirupama Parwanda healthy and beautiful body is second to none. Dr. B. L. Jangid Body frames our mind through many ways; social influences top the list of the least justifiable. Humans' initial acceptance or rejection, triggered by appearances alone, may discourage from achieving or create a room of opportunity in one's mind. Celebrities that shine out in this edition are Shama Sikander & Digangana Suryavanshi talking about their career, diet, fitness & lifestyle. All this and more are on its way for you, Thanks for being a part of Women Fitness family. Namita Nayyar President, Women Fitness 05 | WF INDIA www.womenfitness.org Cover Story hama ikander STalks About Finding TrueHer Self Shama Sikander is an Indian actress who is best remembered for her lead role in the TV series Yeh Meri Life Hai (2003- 2005). She has acted in several television serials and is also known as a TV program host and a reality show contestant. On the big screen, she has appeared in a few Bollywood movies, including the Aamir Khan starrer Mann in 1999. 06 | WF INDIA www.womenfitness.org 07 | WF INDIA www.womenfitness.org THIS YEAR I HAVE DEVOTED MYSELF TO“ NEW LEARNINGS AND ACCEPTING CHANGE WHOLEHEARTEDLY. You had once commented “fitness has always been an integral part of my daily routine You made your debut with … I ensure that I work out the Aamir Khan starrer everyday [sic] for at least an hour Mann in 1999 and are best … [I] eat right and think positive.”. remembered for your lead Define your fitness routine. role in the TV series Yeh Share 3 things that are Meri Life Hai. What factors instrumental in maintaining a fit led to your venture in acting body? ikander is also active scene? Yes I remember saying that I do…. I Sas a fashion model, My father wanted to me to still follow the same. The only and she launched her become an actor. He thought I’d difference is now my awareness has own design company, be good in it as he was aware of increased, so my workouts and my Saisha, in 2010. my activities in drama and foods have changed. I even now With her latest web dance in my school and I was workout everyday for an hour at least series, Ab Dil Ki Sunn, always the centre of attention so and nowadays I have started learning grabbing a lot of when he shifted to Mumbai, he a few new things such as Kathak, hip eyeballs, Shama truly got to meet many film hop dance and some hardcore has a lot up on her personalities and was invited to strengthening exercises to make me sleeve. Women Fitness many big parties and he got stronger so that takes up a lot of my spoke to the actor extremely attracted to the time. This year I have devoted myself about her lifestyle and glamour and glitz and thought I to new learnings and accepting change her passion for acting. could become an actress and wholeheartedly. enjoy the same lifestyle, little The three things that I’d say are did we know about the struggles instrumental to maintaining my body to follow in pursuit of his dream are 1) proper mental health 2) good which became my dream sound sleep 3) meditation, when all because I loved my father and I these three things are in place then wanted to make him proud. rest anything you want to do happens And from that on we started on its own. A good mental health meeting people, going from one gives me clear dreams and desires, a office to another and I landed good sleep gives me focus and energy up in my first feature film Prem to fulfil those dreams and desires and Aggan directed and produced by a good amount of meditation gives me Mr.