Television star Sarah Khan took to social media to share her pregnancy diet and workout secrets with her fans and followers. The Alvida actor believes that working out amidst pregnancy is like eating ‘Kale on a cheat day’.
On the work front, Sarah can be seen in Khizer Idrees’ Laapata co-starring Ali Rehman Khan, Ayeza Khan and Gohar Rasheed.
If there is someone who truly knows how to stay in the headlines without even trying, it is Kamran Akmal.
The cricketer, who was recently “shocked and disappointed” with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for ignoring him, has been sharing videos of himself training and working out at the gym to demonstrate his fitness.
All was going well for Kamran until he posted a video of himself doing hip thrusts while his trainer Zeeshan stood on him. Soon after the video was posted, Twitter couldn’t get enough of Kami Bhai and his workout. Check out some of the reactions below:
Some social media users couldn’t help poking fun at senior journalist Ansar Abbasi by tagging him and asking him to take action. Abbasi had earlier been criticised for urging Prime Minister Imran Khan and Federal Minister for Information Shibli Faraz to take notice of a woman exercising on state-owned Pakistan Television (PTV) News.
Meanwhile, don’t forget to check out The Current‘s exclusive interview with Kami Bhai. You will not regret watching this video. Promise.
All adults should do a minimum of 150 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week, even more, for well-being and mental health in the COVID-19 era, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
WHO also recommended that children and adolescents have an average of one hour of daily physical exercise and limit time in front of electronic screens.
People of all ages must compensate for growing sedentary behaviour with physical activity to ward off disease and add years to their lives, it added.
“Increasing physical activity not only helps prevent and manage heart disease, type-2 diabetes and cancer, it also reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety, reduces cognitive decline including Alzheimer’s and improves memory,” Ruediger Krech, WHO director for health promotion said.
Yet one in four adults and a “staggering” four out of five adolescents do not get enough physical activity, which can include walking, cycling, gardening and cleaning, the WHO said.
“These guidelines emphasise what many are experiencing during the COVID restrictions that are applied all over the world. And that is that being active every day is good not only our bodies but also our mental health,” said Fiona Bull, head of WHO’s physical activity unit.
“Phone a friend and do classes online together, help your family members, do it as a family. And when you can, get outside,” she said.
Read more – Workout at home with Katrina Kaif’s routine
Research into the ill-effects of sedentary behaviour has grown in the past decade, leading to the new advice, Bull said.
“That is limit sedentary time, and do more activity to offset sedentary time, particularly for those who do long hours of sedentary, which includes a lot of people who have got office-based work environments,” she said. “For children we also recommend they limit sedentary time, particularly screen time.”
Pregnant women and postpartum mothers are now included in the recommendations of 150 to 300 minutes of moderate to vigorous aerobic activity per week for adults.
This brings health benefits for both the mother and baby, according to Juana Willumsen, a WHO technical officer.
“For example there is a 30% reduction in gestational diabetes amongst women who are physically active during pregnancy,” she said.
Adults above 65 are advised to add muscle strengthening and activities focusing on balance and coordination to help prevent falls later.
Devices worn on the wrist or hip that track physical activity are helpful for all, Bull said.
“Monitoring how active you are is very good feedback,” she said. “That is important because we tend to think we might be more active. We tend to underestimate how much time we spend sedentary.”
Two weeks into self-isolation/quarantine, we all seem to have one common complaint: our clothes are getting tighter due to all the food we are consuming. Not only that, but gyms across the country have also been closed which means that we’ve all essentially become couch potatoes.
Katrina Kaif, who is possibly one of Bollywood’s fittest actors, has shared her at-home workout routine. While it looks fun and easy, let us tell you that it’s not. Be prepared for a heavy-duty sweat sesh and burn all those extra calories you have been consuming.
This workout has even been endorsed by Zainab Abbas.
A few days later, she shared an even more intense workout. To be honest, we couldn’t manage more than 2 rounds.
Read more – No time to hit the gym? Check out these Youtube workouts for the busy woman
If these seem a little too intense for you, check out videos by our local fitness instructors.
Let us know which one of these workout videos you tried and liked.
Shaniera Akram has a great sense of humour and she doesn’t shy away from cracking a joke or poking fun at her husband whenever she gets the chance.
This morning, Wasim Akram posted a picture of himself working out at the gym. It is no secret that the former cricketer and his wife are fitness freaks.
Under the picture, Shaniera commented that she thought that the picture was for her only.
In response to Wasim’s photo, Shaniera posted a picture of herself in which she showed off her muscles after cleaning the bathroom. Shaniera wrote how she didn’t have time to hit the gym but got her workout done by cleaning. We’re pretty sure every Mom will be able to relate to this.
When Wasim expressed that he was impressed with her workout, Shaniera remarked, “You should be.” Gotta agree with her.
Let’s be honest. We all began the year with the intention to hit the gym to bring out the healthiest version of us. But then January hit hard and we couldn’t muster up the energy to hit the gym every day. When February came along, we renewed our resolution and resolved to be more active. The truth is that our overworked schedules usually leave us with little time to pay attention to our bodies.
Lucky for you, The Current has put together a list of workout videos that you can do in the comfort of your home and without any equipment.
Level – Beginners
Leslie Sanson’s workout at home videos are immensely popular across the globe and people swear by it for effective weight loss. Though these videos appear easy to do, they really are not as simple and really work the leg and arm muscles.
Level – Moderate
Who wouldn’t like to groove to the beat of Bollywood songs while getting their workout done at the same time? Bipasha’s aerobic dance workout effectively works all the muscles in the body, leaving you sweating buckets.
Difficulty Level – Hard
This HIIT workout is super challenging and intense, but fun at the same time as you have to do each exercise just once. It also shows the number of calories you have burnt with each exercise.
Difficulty Level – Moderate
Pop Sugar has some of the best available workouts on YouTube and this one tops the list because it has an easy to follow routine but at the same time really works the muscles and gets your heart rate going.
Difficulty Level – Beginners
A combination of yoga and cardio truly sounds like the best post-work stress release. Sardine’s high-intensity workout stretches your body and works those muscles in such a way that they become stronger yet relaxed and more flexible.
Ladies (and gentlemen), it time to ditch those excuses and get moving because exercise not only leads to a healthy body, it also releases toxins for a healthier and fresher mind as well. That endorphin kick is like nothing else!