Category: Fitness Articles

Fitness for Golf -Dr. Sonali Talavlikar Although golf is played on manicured greens, it is really a game played between the ears –this means that mental conditioning is one of the top components of fitness ...

Fitness for Motorsports -Dr. Sonali Talavlikar A few years back I was part of a team from Abs Wellness and Fitness Club Pune involved in a training programme for the Volkswagon Polo Cup Drivers. We ...

Physical Literacy -Dr. Sonali Talavlikar Dr Margaret Whitehead is seen as one of the spearheads of the concept of Physical Literacy. She has defined it as the motivation, confidence, physical competence, understanding and knowledge to ...

Female Athlete Triad -Dr. Sonali Talavlikar More and more girls and women are now exercising and participating in sports. Regular exercise and physical activity have multiple benefits for both physical and mental health.   To ...

Physical Activity Pre-Participation Screening -Dr. Sonali Talavlikar Regular and vigorous exercisers are often cautioned “don’t exercise so much, you will hurt yourself!” We also hear anecdotes of exercisers or athletes collapsing suddenly. Scary as this ...

Too Much of a Good Thing 2 -Dr. Sonali Talavlikar In the previous article, we looked at the genesis of overreaching and overtraining. Whenever the exercise overload far exceeds the body’s capacity to regenerate, the ...

Too Much of a Good Thing -Dr. Sonali Talavlikar Without any doubt, being physically active, participating in fitness and sporting activities has multiple benefits. The advantages range from better overall physical and mental health, better ...

High Intensity Interval Training -Dr. Sonali Talavlikar High-intensity interval training (HIIT) includes intervals of activity and rest periods which are interspersed in the workout. The main strategy is to alternate short periods of intense anaerobic ...

Agility Training -Dr. Sonali Talavlikar Agility training has become quite popular in general fitness training. Earlier practised by elite and professional sportspersons, it is now gaining ground with amateur and recreational athletes, fitness enthusiasts and ...