MS. Namita Nayyar:
Exercise to essential along with healthy eating, how do you go about incorporating it in leading a fit & healthy lifestyle?
MS. Deepa Gandhi:
I completely believe that exercise and healthy eating both are essential for a healthy living. They both go hand in hand and sometimes people ask me that they are eating healthy but they are not losing weight. The reason is that they are not physically active at all. How can you expect to lose weight when you are not even moving around?
It’s not only just about the weight as a lethargic lifestyle can lead to many other lifestyle diseases too. For a healthy and fit lifestyle, it’s very important that one should start some form of physical exercise daily. I go to Zumba twice a week and walk for 30-40 minutes at least 5 times a week.
MS. Namita Nayyar:
You are also a choreographer and have a ladies dance group called dancing moms. Women, in general, have inhibition towards dancing in public. Tell us more about how have you been able to help women overcome this?
MS. Deepa Gandhi:
Through my dancing moms group, I am trying to break this inhibition towards dancing in public. There are a lot of women who love dancing but are afraid to come out and join a class to learn or to perform in front of others. My main aim to start this dancing moms group is to give a platform to moms who love dancing and also to make sure other moms come out of their comfort zone.
Most of the women who join dancing classes, they leave within few days as they are not able to cope up with the choreography or they find the steps difficult. I make sure to keep the whole choreography simple so that everyone can join us easily. Dancing is all about having fun and if you lose some weight with that, it’s like icing on the cake.
MS. Namita Nayyar:
Share 5 tips for a new blogger, who has just started out and wishes to make a mark?
MS. Deepa Gandhi:
- First and foremost, research well before taking a plunge.
- Think of a niche/topics you want to write about.
- Read a lot as reading helps to improve your writing skills.
- Network and connect with other bloggers.
- Share your writings on social media channels as initially it takes time to make a reader base.
Read my tips to new mom bloggers here – http://kreativemommy.com/10-tips-start-mommy-blog/
