BOLLYFIT Newsletter, Nov 2010 - Top 8 Nutrition Mistakes that Active People Make and 5 Useful Fitness Tips!

Dear BOLLYFIT Members,
Welcome to the November edition of the BOLLYFIT newsletter, wherein you will find some useful tips on ‘correct eating’ and to get great results from your fitness regime.
Those of us who work out may still need help with our diets, as many of us have been known to make any of the following mistakes?
1. Jumping on new starvation diets leading to weakness

2. Not staying hydrated

3. Believing that exercise means you can eat whatever you want.

4. Trusting the claims on supplement labels. Since dietary supplements are not regulated, you should avoid taking anything that you have not discussed with a physician or registered dietitian.

5. Eating too much protein and too few carbohydrates—don’t forget that carbohydrates fuel exercise!

6. Replacing meals with energy bars and drinks, which cannot offer all the benefits of whole foods.

7. Waiting too long after exercise to eat—be sure to have a snack within two hours of working out.

8. And the number one mistake that active people are likely to make is… Skipping breakfast—it starts your metabolism off on the wrong foot and is likely to leave you hungrier later, and in a position where you’re more likely to make bad food choices.
Variety and moderation is the key to healthy eating. Healthy eating is not about strict nutrition philosophy, staying unrealistically thin, or depriving yourself of the foods you love. Rather, it’s about having more energy, keeping yourself healthy and hearty – all these can be achieved by following these simple tips:
· Eat a variety of nutrient-rich foods. Your daily food selection should include bread and other whole-grain products; fruits; vegetables; dairy products; and meat, poultry, fish and other protein foods.
· Eat moderate portions. If you keep portion sizes reasonable, it's easier to eat the foods you want and stay healthy.
· Eat regular meals. Skipping meals can lead to out-of-control hunger, often resulting in overeating. Also, when you're very hungry, it's also tempting to forget about good nutrition. Snacking between meals can help curb hunger, but don't eat so much that your snack becomes an entire meal.
· Reduce, don't eliminate certain foods. Most people eat for pleasure as well as nutrition. If your favorite foods are high in fat, salt or sugar, the key is moderating how much of these foods you eat and how often you eat them. Choose skim or low-fat dairy products and white meats like Chicken and Fish.
You’ve certainly heard of the Food Pyramid…but did you know that there is also an Activity Pyramid? Here’s how it shapes up, from bottom to top:
Every day: Find extra ways to be active—take the stairs instead of the elevator, park further away, walk the dog, play with your kids, hide the remote control, etc.
Three to five times per week: Accumulate a total of 30 minutes of aerobic exercise—walking, jogging, biking, etc.
Two to three times per week: Light leisure activities such as golf, bowling, gardening, etc.
Two to three times per week: Strength and flexibility training activities such as weightlifting, yoga, Pilates, etc.
Cut down on: Sitting for more than 30 minutes at a time—watching TV, surfing the Internet, etc.
Bear in mind that the Activity Pyramid is designed to promote general health, and not weight loss. However, it is a great guideline for adding more activity to your lifestyle and limiting your sedentary activities.

Fitness takes a new form with BOLLYFIT!

BOLLYFIT girl, Reema Sarin launched her new show reel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2uXX9N8HTo

BOLLYFIT is vigorous dance exercise in a fusion of scintillating and sophisticated bollywood dance and fitness moves, which are carefully synchronized to popular bollywood music. It’s the only one of its kind fitness dance choreography which gives you the amazing thrill of bollywood dancing along with the fun combination of international dance aerobics, step dance aerobics and cardio kick boxing moves to your favorite fast paced bollywood music at 140 beats per minute (bpms)!
BOLLYFIT has glamorized fitness to make it more fun and it is the first fitness dance workout to be taught without feeling the burden of exercise. BOLLYFIT is a sure shot calorie burner. The fitness dance moves work out each and every muscle in your body in a very distinct way, all very addictive and help you actually de-stress and unwind as you workout .

Regards,
Reema Sarin
Actor, Model, Anchor & Dancer/Choreographer
BOLLYFIT
Email: r_sarin@hotmail.com
New BOLLYFIT Dance Music Video:
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BOLLYFIT Newsletter - Design Your Own Workout and Get Your Diet Right!

Dear Friends,
Welcome to the Spring 2010 edition of the BOLLYFIT Newsletter.
You know you should start exercising. But what if, like so many people, you just hate the Gym or are short on time and motivation? Or maybe you're so far out of shape that you don't know where to start?

There is hope! All you have to do is focus on exercising in a way that suits your personality, lifestyle, and fitness level. It all has to do with what you are going to stick with, and you will stick with is what you enjoy the most.

If You can't get to a Gym - Take a walk, ride a bike, or go for a hike or, perform an exercise routine outdoors at a park using your own body weight. Exercises include pushups, squats, squat jumps, crunches, and planks. Beginners should start with 10-minute walks – five minutes out and five minutes back – then gradually increase that by two or three minutes each week. The next thing you know, you'll be walking 30 minutes a day!
Group fitness activities are yet another option to get into shape. Dance classes, Aerobics, Yoga are some of the most popular group activities. Others, like Spinning (Spin Cycling) is another good option which gives you a really intense workout.

Remember, exercise doesn't have to come in a traditional package of cardio and weights. The options are endless! Go Dancing, Ice-skating, Roller-skating, play Golf, Hike your local Trails or even just run around playing Frisbee! All these activities will give you a Workout.
And don’t forget to set a realistic goal for yourself, whether it's a 2-5 K Run or swimming 20 lengths or even just a 20 min bike ride!

What is the best thing to eat before exercising for energy and endurance?
Fueling exercise requires quality carbohydrates, lean protein, heart-healthy fats, and fluids. Your muscles rely on carbohydrate foods like breads, cereals, pasta, rice, fruits, and vegetables for a quick energy source. Protein is needed to build and maintain muscles and for healthy blood cells. Blood cells deliver nutrients and oxygen to working muscles.

Keep Away from White Foods!
White food generally refers to foods that are white in color and that have been processed and refined, like flour, rice, pasta, bread, crackers, cereal, and simple sugars like table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup. Natural, unprocessed white foods, such as onions, cauliflower, turnips, white beans, and white potatoes don't fall into the same category. (Of course, these should not be deep-fried!)
The difference between refined white foods and their healthier counterparts is processing and fiber. Most White Carbs start with flour that has been ground and refined by stripping off the outer layer, where the fiber is located. Vitamins and/or minerals are frequently added back to enrich the refined product.

'Bad Carbs' Are Less Satisfying!
In addition to being easy to overeat, refined carbs are less satisfying than ‘Good Carbs. The body absorbs processed grains and simple sugars relatively quickly. Increased blood sugar triggers a release of insulin, and, in an hour or two after eating, hunger returns.
Further, many refined-carb foods -- particularly sweetened beverages like sodas -- provide little nutritional value other than calories.
Less-processed Good Carbs are higher in volume and tend to be more filling than refined ones. And controlling portions -- and ultimately, your weight -- is easier when you choose foods that are filling.

So KEEP FIT and more soon….!

Cheers,
Regards,
Reema Sarin
Actor, Model, Anchor & Dancer/Choreographer
BOLLYFIT
Cell: (Delhi) 987 169 8894
Email: r_sarin@hotmail.com
New BOLLYFIT Dance Music Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2uXX9N8HTo
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BOLLYFIT Newsletter April 2009 - Summer fitness is here!

Dear Friends,

Welcome to our April 2009 BOLLYFIT Newsletter!

In the last issue, we spoke about how we have incorporated the latest 'bollywood remix'
and other popular types of music for doing intense calorie burning workouts, popularly
called for 'BOLLYFIT' workouts, which is the latest craze in the world of fitness.
In this issue, we want to quickly bring you up to speed with ‘What’s in and working well’

in the world of Fitness, which is - Changing the way you Work out and Keep Fit!
It Summer time and working out is an effort – right!
Well, it really helps if you vary your exercise routine which will keep you interested as well as work out all your muscle groups. Which means you should alternate between different fitness activities like Swimming, Running, Biking, Weight training and other forms of cardio exercises like doing dance aerobics, using the Cross Trainer, Treadmill, etc.
As far the diet is concerned, ‘Calories In’ have to be less than ‘Calories Out’. So be conscious of what you eat, without going on crash diets. Summer months are a good time to eat lots of cooling foods like high water content Fruits (Watermelon), Salads, low fat Yoghurt, amongst others.
And to get the maximum out of your workouts, choose your 3 or 4 of your favorite songs,

with fast beats and good rhythm (at least 120 beats per minute). Fantastic upbeat music

is a true energy booster and believe me it will simply do wonders to motivate you and

make you workout to your optimum potential.


So folks, enjoy your work-outs with lots of good music as you sweat it out in the coming

summer months! Keep the ‘Fitness is Fun’ spirit alive!

Write to us for any queries at: reema@reemafitness.com. For the latest fitness trends and

on BOLLYFIT, log onto http://reemafitness.blogspot.com/

See you next month and until then – Keep FIT!

Check out some of the latest choreography on this on the show reel on YouTube
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=KC0YnFLbDVg

Regards,
Reema Sarin
Fitness Dancer & Choreographer
Bollyfit Program
Cell: 984 964 7772
Email: r_sarin@hotmail.com
www.reemafitness.com
http://in.youtube.com/reemafitness

BOLLYFIT Showreels on You-tube

The BOLLYFIT program is really the first of its kind to have glamourized fitness as it involves choreographed fitness dance moves ti bollywood remix music.

http://in.youtube.com/reemafitness

More popularly known as the ‘Bollyfit Program’, this vigorous exercise routine consists of scintillating and sophisticated dance American aerobics steps, which are carefully synchronized to popular bollywood remix numbers.

This was further explained by Reema, who said that “My classes are fun, high energy and fast paced. Hence, each song that I use for my classes, is carefully, chosen and tested at increased speeds of 130 -140 beats per minute (bpms), which is the average speed of my fun Aerobic classes. For my Step Aerobic classes, I use songs remixed at 110 bpms, as this exercise routine requires songs at slightly slower beats per minutes”.

Reema said that “As fitness professionals, the Bollyfit program is certainly the next big innovative thing in fitness, which is already helping to popularize dance aerobic classes and hence is a big motivator for people to exercise. Reema says the moves are easily followed by both men and women, as these are classic aerobic moves, with a mix of interesting dance choreography, making them distinct from all other aerobic classes.

These special ‘Bollyfit classes’ are currently being taught in Hyderabad, as that is where Reema is currently based. Over the past couple of years, Reema has many organized Fitness Dance Shows all over the country. Subsequently, Reema made a ‘Bollyfit’ music video, which is available for your viewing on www.reemafitness.com.

In addition, Reema is also the first Indian Aerobic choreographer to launch her own Aerobic Fitness Blog - http://reemafitness.blogspot.com/

And where do we go from here? “Well’, adds Reema that “All I can say is that, Aerobics has certainly come a long way from being taught to the typical aerobic music, to ‘bollywood remixes’ and other popular kinds of music. Today, I teach ‘Rock Aerobic’, ‘Pop Aerobic’ and marathon advanced ‘Trance Aerobic classes’, which are all very addictive, as you just de-stress and unwind as you workout. With my high energy level and flexibility, maybe the next big thing for me could be performing in a ‘music video’! But for now, it’s Long Live Bollywood Aerobics!

To watch the BOLLYFIT showreels, please click here:
http://in.youtube.com/reemafitness


Regards,
Reema Sarin
Fitness Dancer & Choreographer
Bollyfit Program
Cell: 984 964 7772
Email: r_sarin@hotmail.com
www.reemafitness.com

Bollyfit Show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC0YnFLbDVg&feature=channel_page

http://in.youtube.com/reemafitness

http://reemafitness.blogspot.com/

American School BOLLYFIT Workshop

The American School BOLLYFIT Workshop
The American School BOLLYFIT Program had a great response as the aerobic dancers did the BOLLYFIT choreogrpahy and some typical American aerobic moves to the popular bollywood remix music!
There was excellent coordination and great energy in the BOLLYFIT dance workouts!

BOLLYFIT on Fashioncurry.com

Fitness…the Bollywood Way

Reema, a leading fitness dancer has introduced the “Bollyfit Program”, a vigorous exercise routine that consists of American Aerobics Steps synchronized to popular Bollywood remix numbers at very high BPMs or beats per minute.

Explaining the concept, Reema said “These classes are not just fun…each song number that I use is carefully selected and tested at increased speeds of 130 -140 BPMs.

B’bye Gym, It’s the time to DiscoThe Bollyfit classes are taught in a discotheque as the lights, sound, and the whole ambience elevate the mood of the dancers.
Bollywood Aerobics really seems to be the next big thing in fitness, which is popularizing dance aerobic classes and is a big motivator for people to exercise. Aerobics has certainly come a long way!

It’s not just fun but also easy, feels Reema. The moves are easily followed by both men and women. You can choose between “Rock Aerobics”, “Pop Aerobics”, and marathon-advanced “Trance Aerobics”.
The Bollyfit classes are currently being taught in Hyderabad. Reema has also made a Bollyfit music video, which is available for viewing on www.reemafitness.com.


Wondering who would go for Bollyfit? You’ld be surprised that some of the major Indian corporations are finding it interesting: AppLabs, IBM, CSC (Computer Science Corporation), the Women's Club, ITC Hotels are just some of the big names who have enrolled for Bollyfit.Reema has also taught models, actors (like Anuj Sawhney), mainstream businessmen, teenagers, and college students.

These classes are excellent for total body fitness as well as weight loss. They are known for increasing stamina, flexibility, and dancing style. Reema also gives diet counseling along with Bollyfit classes. Certainly worth a check out!

The IBM BOLLYFIT Workshop

The IBM BOLLYFIT Workshop, conducted on Women's International Day!

All the participants danced with amazing energy and stamina to keep up with the scintillating BOLLYFIT moves and REMIX music!

Client Appreciation Note:

Dear Reema,
Thanks ever so much for your commitment and involvement for our session on 10th March.
You are an inspiration for many of us.
I wish to place on record my sincere appreciation for your efforts and time and hope to have you back very soon here as requested by many employees.
Keep smiling !
Thanks,
Uma

copy to Geetha:thanks formaking this session happen.Deepa kept at this and made it happen for us and a big thanks to her too!

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Uma G Rao
Leadership Development - Growth Markets
IBM India Pvt Ltd