Fitness
7 health and longevity secrets to borrow from Amitabh Bachchan – Times of India
Amitabh Bachchan, one of India’s most iconic actors, has maintained his health and vitality well into his 80s. His enduring career and active lifestyle offer valuable insights into maintaining health and longevity. Here are seven health and longevity secrets we can borrow from Amitabh Bachchan.
Consistent exercise routine
Amitabh Bachchan is known for his disciplined approach to fitness. Despite his hectic schedule, he ensures regular physical activity is a part of his daily routine. He incorporates a variety of exercises, including walking, yoga, and light strength training, which help maintain flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular health.
A consistent exercise routine that includes a mix of aerobic activities, strength training, and flexibility exercises is good for longevity. Experts suggest at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity most days of the week.
Always opt for a neat and clean diet
Bachchan follows a balanced diet that emphasizes nutritious, wholesome foods. He focuses on eating fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins. Being a vegetarian, he ensures he gets all necessary nutrients through a well-planned diet, avoiding junk food and maintaining portion control.
Adopt a balanced diet rich in nutrients. Include a variety of foods to ensure you’re getting a wide range of vitamins and minerals. Avoid processed foods and excessive sugar, and pay attention to portion sizes.
The Shehenshah’s breakfast includes coconut water, amla juice, dates, banana, and tulsi leaves or almonds as mid-morning snacks. His lunch menu includes dal, sabzi and chapatis.
Did you know that Amitabh Bachchan is fond of chaats?
Amitabh Bachchan’s love for chaat is known to all. He loves having chaats at Bengali Sweet House in New Delhi’s Bengali Sweet House. Chaat is a popular Indian street food known for its vibrant flavors and diverse textures. It typically includes a mix of crispy fried dough, tangy tamarind chutney, spicy chili, cooling yogurt, and fresh herbs. This savory snack offers a delightful blend of sweet, sour, spicy, and savory tastes.
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The catch here is that you eat to your heart’s content.
Eating to your heart’s content, when done mindfully and healthily, offers numerous benefits. It promotes emotional well-being by allowing enjoyment and satisfaction from meals, reducing stress and feelings of deprivation. Mindful eating encourages better food choices, leading to improved nutrition and digestion. It helps develop a positive relationship with food, preventing overeating and fostering a balanced diet. Savoring meals can enhance social connections during shared dining experiences, further boosting mental health. Embracing this approach supports overall health and happiness, aligning dietary habits with physical and emotional needs.
Make sure to have an adequate amount of water
Staying hydrated is a crucial part of Amitabh Bachchan’s health regimen. He understands the importance of drinking plenty of water throughout the day to maintain optimal bodily functions and energy levels.
Drink at least 8 glasses of water daily. Hydration supports digestion, circulation, and temperature regulation. Carry a water bottle with you to ensure you’re drinking enough throughout the day.
However, he avoids having tea, coffee and caffeinated beverages.
Mental fitness and lifelong learning
Bachchan keeps his mind sharp by engaging in activities that challenge his intellect and creativity. He reads extensively, writes blogs, and is always open to learning new things. This mental stimulation helps keep cognitive functions strong and reduces the risk of age-related mental decline.
Engage in activities that challenge your mind. Read books, solve puzzles, learn new skills, or take up a new hobby. Lifelong learning keeps the brain active and healthy.
Regular health check-ups
Amitabh Bachchan advocates for regular medical check-ups and preventive care. He believes in monitoring his health closely to catch any potential issues early, which is essential for maintaining long-term health.
Schedule regular health check-ups and screenings. Early detection of health issues can lead to more effective management and treatment. Follow your doctor’s advice and stay on top of your health metrics.
Positive attitude and stress management
Bachchan’s positive attitude and ability to manage stress play a significant role in his longevity. He practices mindfulness and remains optimistic, which helps him navigate the challenges of life and maintain mental well-being.
Cultivate a positive attitude and practice stress management techniques such as meditation, deep breathing exercises, and yoga. Mindfulness practices can help reduce stress and improve overall well-being.
Quality sleep
Recognizing the importance of rest, Amitabh Bachchan ensures he gets adequate sleep. Good quality sleep is essential for physical and mental health, helping the body recover and rejuvenate.
Prioritize good sleep hygiene. Aim for 7-8 hours of quality sleep each night. Establish a regular sleep schedule, create a restful environment, and avoid screens before bedtime to improve sleep quality.
It’s important to have goals in mind as you set out on your fitness journey, whether you’re trying to lose weight, gain muscle or train for a race.skynesher/Supplied
January is notoriously the busiest time of year at the gym. A survey from Ipsos reported that a third of Canadians made exercise-based resolutions for the new year, with many folks working out for the first time or returning to fitness after some time away. If you’re new to exercise, the gym can feel like an intimidating place. But it doesn’t need to be. Below we’ve put together a few suggestions to help you get started.
Have a plan going in
For success at the gym, it’s crucial to have a plan. Before you start, it’s important to identify your goals. Are you looking to get stronger? Training for a race or competition? Do you want to improve body composition? While almost any consistent exercise is going to improve your overall health, specific results require specific training.
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Those completely new to working out may want to invest in a few sessions with a personal trainer. A reputable trainer will be able to put together a plan based on your preferences and skill level, while walking you through the proper form for each exercise. If cost is an issue, many gyms offer a free intro training session as a sign-up perk. There are also hundreds of different workout programs you can find online and video tutorials outlining proper form.
If you’re intimidated to exercise on your own, a fitness class allows you to follow along with an instructor while getting some quick pointers on how to properly perform the workout. Many gyms offer discounted or free classes to first-time visitors.
Trying to do too much, too fast will burn you out, leave you injured or both
When you’re motivated by a new year’s resolution, it’s tempting to pencil in long gym sessions multiple times a week. But that kind of regime is rarely sustainable. If you’d like to make exercising a habit beyond January – and you’ll need to for any kind of lasting results – it’s best to think about what you can do in the long term.
“You can either do an hour of weightlifting a few days a week, and actually do it, or you have these imaginary 10-hour training sessions you’ll never actually have time for,” said Dan John, strength coach and author. “I try to focus on [programs that are] doable, repeatable and reasonable.”
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Similarly, trying to immediately push beyond your physical limitations is a great way to get injured. For weightlifting, it’s important to consider proper warm-ups, active mobility exercises and learning the right techniques before trying to lift anything too heavy. For cardio, Canada Running Series offers a Couch to 5K plan that eases newcomers into jogging by starting small and gradually increasing the length/difficulty of each run.
Follow basic gym etiquette
The gym is a shared public space. Everyone there is trying to get in a good workout. That’s harder to do when people are having phone conversations, listening to videos without using headphones and refusing to wipe down their equipment after use.
In March, fitness trainer Paul Landini wrote an article explaining some unofficial rules to follow when going to the gym, including being mindful of other people’s space and making sure you’re not monopolizing equipment during busy hours.
Try to find what you like about the gym
Changes in body composition, strength and overall health take time. They also need upkeep over the long term. Building a consistent fitness habit is something that will help with all those goals. One of the best ways to do that is finding something at the gym you genuinely enjoy doing. That can be working out with a friend to add a social aspect to exercise and accountability to show up. It can entail learning a new fitness-adjacent skill such as boxing or training for a competition like Hyrox. It can be rooted in the sense of accomplishment that comes with getting stronger. Whatever the reason, finding the joy in exercise is going to be key if you want to move beyond short-term motivation.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Finding time to work out as a mom with young kids can be a challenge in itself, especially when you’re new to an area and don’t know where to start. However, a new fitness option strolled into Sioux Falls today. iStroll offers moms the chance to work out and meet other moms all while their kids can play or even join alongside them.
iStroll is a national organization that has more than 35 locations in the country but this is the first time one opened in South Dakota. It’s a full body workout that incorporates dumbbells, body weight, and jogging strollers when the weather’s nice.
“I found iStroll in Oklahoma and fell in love,” said Kelsi Supek who started the affiliate in Sioux Falls. “We made friends. It became our entire social network. The kids loved it and then we moved to Arizona during COVID. And all the moms were stuck at home. They were inside with our kids and lonely, honestly. And we were like, why can’t we start an iStroll and be out at the parks with the kids every day? And it took off.”
When Supek moved to Sioux Falls, she was encouraged by her family to start an affiliate and own it herself.
“Gym daycares did not work out for my children,” said Supek. “I would get 10 minutes into a class and then I’d have that person trying to knock outside the yoga studio going, Can I have Kelsey and her kids screaming in daycare? And it just didn’t work for us. So at iStroll they could be with me or I could be breastfeeding the baby as I was teaching in class.”
Classes are planned to continue each Wednesday and Friday at We Rock the Spectrum and First Presbyterian Church. For a full schedule for January and February, you can look at their Facebook. The first class is also free and memberships are for the whole family.
“Letting the kids see you work out is, it’s similar to homeschooling where like, you know, how are they going to love working out if they don’t see you working out,” said Kelly Jardeleza, a stay-at-home mom of three kids. “Whereas at other gyms they put them in a room and they don’t get to watch you. And how are you going to inspire them if they’re not watching you do it?”
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There’s no bad time to take a more active interest in your health, but the new year, for lots of us, feels like a fresh start. Maybe you’re planning to sign up for a 10k or finally have a go at bouldering, eat a bit better or learn to swing a kettlebell. Maybe you want to keep up with your grandkids — or just be a little bit more physically prepared for whatever life throws at you.
To help things along, Guardian Live invites you to a special event with public health expert Devi Sridhar, journalist and author Mariella Frostrup, and health and fitness columnist Joel Snape. They’ll be joining the Guardian’s Today in Focus presenter Annie Kelly to discuss simple, actionable ways to stay fit and healthy as you move through the second half of life: whether that means staying strong and mobile or stressing less and sleeping better.
To make the whole event as helpful as possible, we’d love to hear from you about what you find most challenging — or confusing — when it comes to health and exercise. What should you actually be eating, and how are you going to find the time to make it? What sort of exercise is best, and how often should you be doing it? Is Pilates worth the effort — and should we really all be drinking mugfuls of piping hot creatine?
Whether your question is about exercise, eating, or general wellness, post it below and we’ll put a selection to our panel on the night.
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