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Women place themselves last, goes the story. No longer! Indian women are now willing to prioritise themselves.
Traditionally, women have always been encouraged to prioritise the needs of families and communities, rather than themselves, never mind that women in poor health can’t take care of anybody else, let alone themselves!
This week’s Thursday-Twitter-Chat topic for discussion was importance of ‘Health and Fitness‘ in women’s lives.
We had an engaging and enthusiastic audience who were very emphatic about the importance of fitness in women’s lives.
It was very encouraging to see that more and more women are increasingly becoming conscious about the importance of health in their lives.
Women not only are actively taking control of their health but also amongst various other engagements, making health a priority.
@womensweb A1. Yes it does. It is a part of my everyday life and I invest time & effort in it for my own good.#Womenonthemove — Vinitha (@vinitha) May 12, 2016Never miss real stories from India's women.Register Now
@womensweb A1. Yes it does. It is a part of my everyday life and I invest time & effort in it for my own good.#Womenonthemove
— Vinitha (@vinitha) May 12, 2016
@womensweb A1. Definitely. I have recently joined a yoga class & I go for walks as often as I can. #Womenonthemove — Pallavi Kamat (@Pallavisms) May 12, 2016
@womensweb A1. Definitely. I have recently joined a yoga class & I go for walks as often as I can. #Womenonthemove
— Pallavi Kamat (@Pallavisms) May 12, 2016
@womensweb I am not a fitness freak but if not for anything else a brisk walk for half hour everyday makes me feel fresh. #WomenOnTheMove — Jyotishree Mohanty (@imperialjyoti) May 12, 2016
@womensweb I am not a fitness freak but if not for anything else a brisk walk for half hour everyday makes me feel fresh. #WomenOnTheMove
— Jyotishree Mohanty (@imperialjyoti) May 12, 2016
It was very inspiring to see that so many women are consciously investing in their health and well being. Some took long walks because they acted as segues into ‘Me’ time, whereas for others remaining fit meant beating the bulge.
@womensweb yes long walks alone early morning… Sets my mood and also lets me plan the day well.. — Bored Hermit (@anushree_das) May 12, 2016
@womensweb yes long walks alone early morning… Sets my mood and also lets me plan the day well..
— Bored Hermit (@anushree_das) May 12, 2016
@womensweb #womenonthemove as a plump person have always felt the looks-pressure. As a mom I want to be healthy and around 😃 — Kidslens (@funnyimpregnant) May 12, 2016
@womensweb #womenonthemove as a plump person have always felt the looks-pressure. As a mom I want to be healthy and around 😃
— Kidslens (@funnyimpregnant) May 12, 2016
And almost everyone chose health over appearance.
@womensweb Depends on the age, Once youve hit 40, it’s more health than looks, coz we are forced to change priority. #WomenOnTheMove — rads (@rads) May 12, 2016
@womensweb Depends on the age, Once youve hit 40, it’s more health than looks, coz we are forced to change priority. #WomenOnTheMove
— rads (@rads) May 12, 2016
While walking, yoga, jogging swept away the maximum votes, we also had some other interesting suggestions.
Start with life chores. Sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, toilet cleaning and move on to yard work. https://t.co/RqBdoUba5S — santasow (@santasow) May 12, 2016
Start with life chores. Sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, toilet cleaning and move on to yard work. https://t.co/RqBdoUba5S
— santasow (@santasow) May 12, 2016
Lastly, we concluded with the note that
step by step is the way to go. small goals = achievable goals. #womenonthemove https://t.co/RW4YmUHOmy — Womensweb.in (@womensweb) May 12, 2016
step by step is the way to go. small goals = achievable goals. #womenonthemove https://t.co/RW4YmUHOmy
— Womensweb.in (@womensweb) May 12, 2016
This Saturday, 14th May, 2016 we will be having fun with Zumba moves at #FitnessOnYourMind along with some great fitness advice from Dr. Aparna Santhanam, leading dermatologist and best selling author of Jelly Belly.
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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