Fitness experts shed light on lifestyle practices celebrities adhere to

Vocal for localLuke Coutinho and Dr Vishwanath PrabhuA host of actors source food items like ghee and berries from different Indian states and countries in a bid to source organic products But Luke Coutinho integrative lifestyle expert says there is the need to go ldquovocal for localrdquo ldquoWe donrsquot need berries from other countries We should first choose our local berries We have amla Indian gooseberries and strawberries that are grown in our own country Pure ghee exists in our own country We donrsquot need to buy it from abroad because mostly itrsquos exported from India to other places Of course our food products and Indian brands have a lot of adulteration which is why itrsquos extremely important for the FSSAI Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to verify brands that make tall claims There are great upcoming traditional brands that are learning to do things the right wayrdquoThe sooner the better indeedBobby DeolHaving adopted regimented fitness programmes at a later stage in life both actor Bobby Deol and host Mini Mathur stated that they were certain they would be in better shape had they begun training decades earlier When we ask Dr Prabhu if individuals who do not train from a young age ldquomiss the busrdquo when it comes to achieving athletic superiority he says ldquoYes if you start young you can develop skill sets that you can subsequently polish as you age Even if your skill sets are challenged as you grow older you can still practise them Having said that I will not discourage somebody from taking up a routine or learning new skills as they grow older There are hurdles that one needs to be aware of if yoursquore trying to replicate the skills that someone who started training from a young age has But in a country like ours where movement is zilch itrsquos crucial to lay emphasis on its importance Motion is lotion Developing a fitness regimen at any age helpsrdquoMarathons not for everyoneMilind SomanEasily among the most admired physical training formats marathons and other forms of longdistance races have found favour among a large number of Bollywood celebrities with artistes like Milind Soman and Saiyami Kher being the faces of the style regimenHowever running a marathon when one is untrained or undernourished can do more harm than good Dr Vishwanath Prabhu DeanExercise Science Academy FacultyAmerican College Of Sports Medicine India Chapter agrees that a large chunk of the Indian population may not be meeting their protein intake making an activity like a marathon less favourable to participate in ldquoA lot of people have taken a shine to marathons When you run there is a surplus of energy that your body needs to provide The engine that is being deployed is the muscular system which is predominantly composed of protein One must be cognisant of the amount of protein that one consumes Our modernday culture has made us more carborientated That puts things into a negative protein balance In this scenario when you take up a sport like a marathon which requires the consumption of a good amount of protein so that muscle mass can be retained the balance goes awry You start steering towards depletion of muscle mass because the input and output ratio is not favourablerdquo he saysDr Prabhu highlights that individuals would benefit by categorising marathons as a ldquosportrdquo instead of perceiving it as an activity that can be easily adopted by the masses ldquoTechnically therersquos nothing wrong in practising a sport But not everybody is cut out to run Marathon training has a lot of boundaries Injuries suffered during marathons are not generally acute but chronic they happen over a period of timerdquo1200calorie dietsSunidhi ChauhanIn past interviews celebrities like Sunidhi Chauhan and those who have lost weight for film projects in a short span of time have admitted to adhering to diets comprising as little as 1200 calories Coutinho says ldquoThe fact is that adhering to a 1200calorie diet can be detrimental for someonersquos health metabolism and muscle mass if itrsquos not done the right way Calories are always calculated according to a patientrsquos height and weight and the amount of exercise they do in a day We also consider any comorbidities that they may have No one should blindly adopt a 1200calorie diet because most people would be starving Losing weight through starvation is the wrong way to do it It messes up onersquos hormonal profile and muscle mass and can also be detrimental to the heart and brainrdquo