Womens’s Health Issues– 8 Fitness and Diet Tips every woman should follow

Women’s health is a separate niche and has been tackled differently by experts. Hormonal changes since the teenage years, multitasking and taking care of family and children; the stress that comes with it. Working women have to deal with work-life balance, reducing energy, hormonal imbalance, fat accumulation, vitamin deficiency, anxiety and many other issues.

PCOD, Thyroid, Hormonal imbalance, diabetes and not to mention the odd kind of cancer diseases lurking in the background.

Sangeeta Gaikwad, a solopreneur from Pune says, “There’s very little time left to take care of ourselves. I never had to time to workout, learn Yoga or go to a gym.’ Post pregnancy women put on weight and for many it stays on.

Women constitute more than half of the world’s population and mostly they make the decisions to buy things at home and also decide what the family eats. We at Yogfit think, it is never too late and it is better to educate women, and help them to start their fitness journey.

In your 20s

*Make sure to include at least half an hour of a workout. Take care of what you eat. Hormonal changes begin in the 20s, so have enough sunlight and try to build your muscle mass.  This is the time when you might be planning to start a family so educate yourself on the right food choices.

Right eating begins at home so your child too will pick up from you. Restrict the junk food, ice-cream, colas, and burgers for your child.

*Metabolism is the rate at which our body burns calories. Depending on your lifestyle, body type and eating habits, your metabolism takes shape. Middle age is the time when your metabolism slows down. Try to lift weight and include sustainable protein in your diet, with optimal intake of iron and working out regularly to keep up your metabolism.

Manage your Stress

*Stress is a part of our life. When under serious stress body releases cortisol and if there is something playing havoc with your brain and emotional life; then you need to take professional help for it.  Simply because stress has been the reason for various hormonal diseases, autoimmune disorders and unhealthy weight gain in women.

*Job loss, marriage issues, in-laws or children issues and life is full of all this. Have your metime, cultivate a hobby and take some personal time off to detox yourself

Yoga for Women

We at yogfit.in strongly recommend Yoga for women as it helps you distress. It connects your mind and body and helps you take charge of your thoughts. The inner chatter can slow down with regular practice of Pranayama and meditation.

Mindful Eating

*Mindful eating helps you stay away from Emotional and Binge eating. Indian food or plate is mostly carb heavy.  Broccoli, lentils, soybeans, asparagus, Low-fat dairy and spinach are some protein-rich foods. Try to replace wheat roti with Ragi, Bajra, Jowar, multi grain, soya atta or multi grain atta for three days in a week.

*Add green leafy veggies to the diet. They are a rich source of iron, proteins, calcium and fibre.

Have a balance of fruits, vegetables, liquids and superfoods in your diet.

Don’t Overeat. Be mindful of your portions

Though we hate to calculate calories on a regular basis. Most people don’t chew the good properly, or gulp their food while on the phone or watching television.  Sometimes, when we are out at a party or office gatherings we end up overeating. Though the stomach might be full, the brain signals to eat more, and you eventually end up overeating.

Many women also have a fetish for certain foods like mithai, ladoos, gulab jamuns, jalebis and we can go overboard with it. Watch your portion size and measure your food.

 If you focus only on the food, then you’ll eat only as much as your body requires, and hence better not to have any other activity while eating food