Friday, November 30, 2007

Happy Birthday, Fitness!

We finished one year of aerobics classes yesterday.

Here are some benefits of aerobics that I discovered while googling:

1. The heart increases its blood stroke volume

2. Oxygen is used more efficiently resulting in increased fat burning during exercise

3. More available energy due to greater amounts of ATP and PC for immediate power needs

4. Increased endurance

5. Lower blood pressure

6. Reduced risks in developing diabetes and other diseases

7. Increase in good cholesterol, decrease in bad cholesterol

8. Faster recovery after exercise

9. More efficient cardiovascular system

10. A positive body composition change, more muscle less fat

11. Better chance of maintaining healthy weight later in life

12. Helps in coping with all emotional and psychological stress

13. Enhanced good moods and self-esteem

14. Decreased shortness of breath

15. Decreased fatigue

And there are visible ‘positive’ changes in the regulars of the batch (including your truly) to speak for the benefits they have gotten out of the programme.

The 3 day sessions weekly are something to really look forward to especially since our instructor, Mukund, is a bundle of energy and positivity, that he transmits to the entire batch.

Here’s looking forward to celebrating the second birthday of my fitness programme next November end, with a year full of high-energy aerobics lessons with Mukund, in between!

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

My Virtual Remains?

I watched a play called ‘Creeper’ this Sunday at Ranga Shankara. I loved everything about the play – from its humour to thepoignant bits, to the very interesting narrative style adopted to tell the story that ‘will have a happy ending’.

The one take home for me from the play was a thought provoking statement by the sutradhaar ‘What happens to my orkut profile after I am gone? What happens to my mail id? What happens to my blog? My mail id will get inactivated sooner or later but what about my orkut profile and my blog?’

Still trying to find an answer to this question….

Monday, November 19, 2007

From 'O-SO?' to 'Oh Wow!' in 2.5 hours!

I finally watched Om Shanti Om yesterday! I had promised myself that I would watch the movie and evaluate it myself, unswayed by ‘oh-its-such-aboring-movie’, ‘no-storyline’,’a-waste-of-my-money’ kind of comments।

And O Boy! Did I love it or what! I was completely entertained for every minute of the 21/2 hours I spent in the theatre!

I loved the spoofs, the songs, the special effects, the costumes and yes the storyline too as corny as it might have seemed to some!

But what I loved the most was the red carpet sequence at the end of the movie where every contributor to the movie (right from the Producer to the spot boys) was acknowledged, not just with a you-shut-your-eyes-and-its-gone list of names but their 15 secs of fame in front of the camera! Its not very often that film makers acknowledge the role and contribution of those who toil behind the cameras for months together to create the end product! Way to go,Farah!