Sohum Sutras

How to burn fat faster without spending longer in the gym... Many people point to a lack of time as the reason why they can't stick to a regular exercise routine. That's why books such as 8 Minutes in the Morning or The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution have become so popular. They promise to help you get in shape in less time and with less effort. One simple way to cut down on the time you spend in the gym is to increase the density of your workout. Workout density is a measure of the amount of work performed in a specific time period. Don't worry if it sounds too complicated. Increasing workout density is actually quite easy when you use supersets. Most weight-training routines require that you perform one set of a given exercise, rest for a minute or two, then return to the same exercise. And it's this rest period between sets that takes up a lot of time. With supersets, you move quickly from one exercise to another, with little or no rest between. In other wor...

This is the cutest love story. Straight out of fairy tales but as real as it can be. Yesterday what I witnessed was truly inspiring. It was the best ever kind of beginning of wedding celebrations. First read the love story and how and where it started here.  Tango brought them together. I have known my friend/client/ lawyer for years now. She is absolutely inspirational in every which way. In fact, the whole family is inspirational. Yesterday, their wedding celebrations began. They took children of two orphanages to a fun park. The whole fun park was booked only for these children from morning till afternoon on Sunday morning. There were more than 1000 children, enjoying unlimited rides, food, cold drinks etc. What an incredible idea. People spend so much on weddings. The kind of pure laughter and joy I witnessed yesterday, I had never seen before. The whole family and their friends were involved. Everyone was taking rides and eating with children. Her dad was keenly looking a...

It was a private milonga and we went together. He was in no mood to dance but we just wanted to spend time together. How is your weekend going? Mine is super busy.

When we talk about injuries, shoes have considerable importance. Why otherwise, would we wear different shoes for different activities. Tennis shoes, Cricket shoes, dance shoes, jazz shoes, running shoes, aerobic shoes, cross training shoes, we have so many different shoes. What is the difference and why do we need so many shoes? How does right workout shoe help in preventing injury? During a good workout, we have impact on our joints- ankles, knees, spine etc. Hence, besides working out on the right surface, we must wear shoes which provide us ample cushioning. These shoes should be light weight and breathable. They should also provide good arch support. In aerobics or studio workout, unlike running, we have lateral movement. Here chances of twisting the ankle are high. Hence, these shoes should also have ankle support. Achilles tendon is the thickest tendon of the human body. It is in ankle and is very prone to injury. To avoid that, choose shoes with good ankle support. When we...

Contrary to popular belief, summers are an ideal time to workout and lose weight, if need be. One can deal with the heat by making educated adjustments and with the proper precautions, one can manage to stay cool and energetic while avoiding heat-related problems.  You sweat more in summers as sweat is the natural cooling system of the body. It needs to be understood that when you sweat, the fluid evaporates from the skin’s surface, carrying away excess body heat. In an indirect way, sweating from hard exercise helps you lose weight and by increasing your BMR (Basal metabolic rate). Its major role is to assist in thermoregulation – to prevent the body from overheating. When you sweat, you lose water weight, and in summers one has to be wary of dehydration especially while excercising. While you may lose as much as 2 kilos during a workout, you will gain it all back as soon as you drink water after the session. Weighing yourself before and after exercising will tell you how much ...

Power workouts are high intensity and sometimes high impact workouts involving propulsion. They help you to burn more calories faster as they escalate the heart rate and make you sweat more. They are full body workout, involving push, pull, leap, hop and jumps. As the name suggests, these are powerful workouts and do require good strength and fitness to do it. In less time, you achieve more. Most of your average bodybuilders know absolutely nothing about  dynamic, or explosive-rep ,  training, ultra-low reps or the proper exercises to use for assistance work.  Power strength training is designed with competitive powerlifters in mind, but it will be equally effective for beginner lifter who needs to use a full body workout or for bodybuilders at any level who have only trained with repetition workouts to this point. The bottom line, however, is that it’s a good all around routine for anyone who wants to focus on strength and power alone. Other power workouts- power y...

Summers are here. Today I want to share a simple, basic, unheard of, unique food that helps to beat the heat in the body. It keeps you cool, helps to get rid of acidity, excessive heat, prickly heat, bleeding nose etc in the summer time. This age old wonder has been told to me by my mom. It is called Gond Katira/Gum Katira Sap . It has high protein, thiamine, folic acid, riboflavin and niacin. Sattu Sattu is a mix of powdered gram and barley mixed with ice cold water and jaggery. Old timers point out that sattu has been regarded as an energy drink and antidote for heat stroke since long. Tukham malanga seeds are soaked in water overnight and consumed the next morning mixed with lassi or milk. Squash made from the bael fruit also helps. The pulp is extracted and soaked in water overnight. It is ready to strain and serve the next morning. Bael is reputed to cool the system, stimulate appetite and prevent or counter stomach upsets due to heat exhaustion. Lime is anot...

Social media has become so powerful. Today, companies and individuals employ companies and individuals specifically for social media marketing. There is facebook, twitter, pinterest, instagram and so many other sites. If you have a company or a even a blog or as an individual, one has to manage so many accounts just so that your presence is felt. I have 3 websites to manage and this blog. www.fitnesolution.com www.delhimilonga.com www.newdelhitango.com I am on  instagram . I have 0 posts and 193 followers currently. I am staying cautiously away from it. Social media has created a new kind of voyeurism — in which you can look into the carefully curated windows of the rich, famous and stylish — and a new kind of lifestyle envy. Everyone's life seems perfect on social media and that is a problem. In fact, sometimes overexposure on social media is only disgusting. Everyone posts only happy moments on social media- the perfect couple, the crazy party, beautiful dresses. Live...

 I liked this understated, simple, cool, chic look in white.  My review: It is from W. It is very nice cotton fabric. I can team it up with leggings of many different colors - Red, pink, grey, green. Today I chose blue. Totally met my expectation. Delivered on time. Packaging was great. I recommend it completely. Chappals are from Clarks. They are so soft and comfortable. They are better than fit flops.

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It was a Tango workshop in Institute Cervantes. It was el dia and there were so many participants to attend this workshop for beginners. See my last year pictures here.  It was interesting to see the enthusiasm of the participants.

Meet my Guru Goura Prema Devi. She teaches me aerial silk. Her company is called  Nataya Nectar . She is divine, diva. If I am ever 1/10th as good as her, I will consider myself to be successful. 

We have both been working very hard. Today, over the weekend, we decided to go for nice, quite, romantic dinner date. He chose Taj Vivanta. My review about the place 10/10. It is excellent place.  Excellent food, great service, fabulous ambience. Lavish spread of buffet- light, delicious, well presented. Price not high at all- Rs.1200/- for a buffet. Considering, it is Taj, the price seemed cheap. We came back really happy.  What I wore: Sheath dress from Ritu Kumar. Previously worn here.

Review of a suit:  It is available on flipcart here. This suit is by Biba It is priced at Rs. 3299/- My review: It is a bad copy of tree of life of Rahul Mishra. It has an uneven hemline which makes it look even more tacky. The silhouette is very unflattering. Overall effect is What the hey! In comparison, if you want the hues of creams and white for summers, my take is the one below. It is from Anita Dongre's collection. Available here.   I find it subtle, chic and classy. The fit and the silhouette are super graceful.

My article in Deccan Herald today. Here is the link