Gym Workouts

Morning vs evening workouts: Which one helps you shed kilos faster?

Is there really a 'best time' to work out for weight loss? A cardiologist breaks down how your body's internal clock, hormones, and energy levels respond to morning vs evening exercise

Gym bros and home chores: What keeps Indian women from working out

Only 1 in 25 young Indian women exercise daily, as safety, social norms, and domestic expectations hold them back from building lasting fitness habits

Sweating it out in luxury and style: Tracking India's rise of elite gyms

Places offer high-tech services and exclusive amenities to transform fitness into a premium social experience

Think your gym injury is covered? Your health insurance may say no

Gym-related injuries are usually covered under health insurance, but exclusions around steroids, unsafe practices, and hazardous sports may lead to claim rejections

Delhi Gym Association issues advisory after man using treadmill dies

A Delhi-based gym owners' association on Thursday advised its members to ensure that there are no loose wires at their establishments after a 24-year-old man died of electrocution while using a treadmill at a fitness centre here. Saksham Purthi, an MNC employee in Gurugarm, was electrocuted while using a treadmill at Gymplex Fitness Zone in Rohini Sector 15, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Tuesday, they said, adding that the gym owner has been apprehended. According to the advisory issued by the Delhi Gym Association, members have been instructed to "get the earthing connection at their gyms checked immediately". They have been advised to ensure that no loose wires are hanging around the area where people exercise, it stated. All electrical points should be checked by electricians and other necessary measures need to be taken to prevent such incidents in the future. Chirag Sethi, the association's vice-president, claimed that the "unfortunate incident" took plac

Jog, dance, lift weights: Your guide to what to do at neighbourhood gym

The fitness centres have the equipment and professionals you need to get in shape, safely

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Gyms open after six months but the road to recovery looks painful

For months, gym owners in Delhi had been urging the Centre to allow them to resume business

Laughter therapy not allowed in norms for opening gyms and yoga centres

Guidelines stipulate use of visors instead of masks, gyms off limits for elderly, those with co-morbidities, pregnant women and kids below 10

Setting up the home gym to keep the workouts going in the time of Covid-19

With gyms and fitness centres shut and unlikely to open soon, health freaks are buying stationary bikes, treadmills, weights and a whole lot of other equipment to keep their exercise regimen going

How weightlifting changes the brain

The study finds that weight training, accomplished in rodents with ladders and tiny, taped-on weights, can reduce or even reverse aspects of age-related memory loss

How to pick up the most suitable gear for your daily fitness regime

Products in this segment are designed to cater to specific activities. Marathon shoes, for instance, are very different from the kind you'd use for zumba

The great push that jaunty music can give your high-intensity workout

High-intensity interval workouts are quite popular at the moment

Gym rat? Don't work out sans proper training guidance

Some experts rue gyms lack certified trainers and flexible client-specific fitness module