Kiran Sawhney

I was sent this over email by a friend. I thought I can share it with my readers. Attire and Grooming Dance Shoes Its recommend to purchase dance shoes if you plan to make dancing your hobby. They are specifically designed for flexibility, comfort, balance and movement, not to mention that they are kind to our wood floors. Attire As with your shoes, you want to wear something comfortable, but keep the comfort of your partner in mind as well. Avoid heavy clothing that will make you sweat, as well as baggy clothing or strappy outfits that can swing and hit your partner. Breath You will be dancing in close quarters with a lot of new people. You may want to chew gum or bring breath mints (Listerine Pocket Paks are popular, but bring enough to share!). Some dancers avoid eating certain foods (garlic or onions, for example) on dance days. Be prepared to sweat! Don't forget to wear deodorant, but if you wear cologne, use it sparingly if at all. Your partner may not appreciate it if you us...

So there is another fitness blog that is worth mentioning on my blog here. I have a funny relation with this blog . I first came across, this blog through indiblogger , where I was searching for my fellow Indian bloggers who write on fitness. ( Of course I am curious to know who else writes on health and fitness from India). I was quite fascinated to see the contents of fitho . I read further and found mention of my city- New Delhi and the places I also frequent to. This got me more intrigued. The writer was from my city, fitness enthusiast and we wrote on many common topics. We exchanged few emails and pleasantries, till the time, I told the writer that I am 39 years. Ha ha. No more emails. Finished there and then. Still the credit must be given to the blog. It is quite original and worth checking. I have disagreed with him in couple of posts where I did leave my comments. You must read them here . Second time, in another blog post , he said that Bikram Yoga is not done anywhere in D...

It has been a very happening day of my life. I ran Airtel Half Marathon Delhi today morning. I finished my 21 kms in 1.50 mins but I was also cheering a group of my friends along. Ethiopia's Deriba Merga won the Airtel Delhi half marathon with the fastest time of the year of 59 minutes and 15 seconds here Sunday. Fellow-Ethiopian Aselefech Mergia won the women's race, clocking, 60:08:17. Sandeep Kumar and Kavita Raut recorded the best timings among the Indians and pocketed $4,000 each. It was an African sweep in the open event, with silver and bronze medals in the men's category going to Kenyans Wilson Kipsang (59:16:0)and Wilson Chebet (59:34:0), receiving $15,000 and $10,000 respectively. Ethiopian Gelet Getent (1:08:18) and Kenyan Peninah Arusei (1:08:20) finished second and third respectively among women. Defending champion Rwanda's Dieuone Disi, who came in 1:43:0 minutes in the 2007 edition, finished seventh here with 1:00:47. Merga who recorded his personal best...

Can you spot me in the above pictures? Past full week, I have been partying hard. And I am loving it. There is a whole group of people in Delhi who have formed various salsa clubs. They are fun loving and die hard salsa fans. The lights are dim, the music is pulsing and couples are circling the dance floor. Besides Salsa , we also do Merengue . There are two more awesome dance forms that need mention here- Bachata and Zouk . These are very close and sensual dance forms. Salsa is a fantastic way of keeping fit because, the movements of the dance require the use of various muscles in the body. Like swimming, you naturally start to tone up as you dance. You will also find that your stamina increases and gets better the more you dance, which is perfect if you hate exercise or going to the gym. Salsa is so much fun, elegant and sexy, and the sound of the music and atmosphere in Salsa clubs is electric. So much so that you are generally oblivious to the fact that you are excercising while d...

In my previous post , I have demonstrated a video for Ardh matsyendra asana . or the Half Spinal Twist Pose Due to the repetitive strain caused by cyclical exercises such as walking, jogging, biking and spinning, as well as due to the unnatural act of long duration sitting, many people suffer piriformis syndrome. My clients often complain of a nagging ache under the glutes and even pins and needles associated with sciatica. The piriformis originates in the sacral spine and attaches to the greater trochanter – that large boney “can-opener” where your femur attaches to your pelvis on your hip. The sciatic nerve runs underneath it, though in 15% of the population it runs through the piriformis. So, when you strain the piriformis, you can impinge the sciatic nerve. A strained piriformis muscle can irritate the sciatic nerve. This causes pain underneath the glute often refers down the back of the thigh and/or into the lower back, called sciatica. The piriformis muscle assists in the abdu...

I came across a very interesting fitness blog of Achal Dua. The blog is relatively new and does not have many posts. But the guy talks sense and in very few words, hits bang on the subject matter. I even spoke to him and he seems very knowledgeable. He shares same passion of health and fitness as me and is planning to launch his own DVD. He is also an Indian who is now settled in US. He told me that as a kid, he was really fat and worked towards his fitness. What surprised me are his recent pictures, which you all must see at this link . His hard work shows. Good Luck Achal.

India has an answer to Evian now. Evian is mineral water from the French Alps. Now India has launched Qua , which is natural mineral water from Himalayan foothills. It has beautiful bottle. And it is targeting the premium segment. This bottle is priced at Rs.40/- Some say you are what you eat. I would also say that you are what you drink. After all 75% of human body is water . Qua is 100% natural and well balanced with minerals. Better still, it is bottled at source using advanced French expertise. The water in your body renews itself every six weeks. I suggest you replenish it with something full of minerals.