Take a moment. Imagine yourself 25 years from now. Some of u would be retired. Some of u might be visualising urself enjoying at a holiday home with family. Some maybe CEO of a corporate or a high flying entrepreneur. Some as political leader or religious guru. 1/6
Your goals and aspirations may differ but am sure nobody paints themselves as obese, someone who can’t bend to tie their shoes. Someone so frail that getting up from a chair becomes a Herculean task. Yes as you age your hairs will thin, u will have wrinkles,2/6
your steps aren’t quiet springy, but imagine no wheelchairs, no canes. Whatever u r doing, u r doing with the energy of someone half ur age. Your body isn’t standing on your way. How am I so sure? Because I am living, breathing proof..3/6
And neither I was an athlete in my younger days nor am a trainer coach or nutritionist or doctor. I have a body that’s ageing in reverse. At 55, having metabolic age of 38. Isn’t exercising daily better than heart surgery?4/6
Change ur mindset. What is difficult now will be vastly better in future. U save for ur retirement without even knowing that u will live that long. Or will that be even sufficient. U never question savings. Similarly make healthier life choices today to avoid sickness,..5/6
..improve longevity, and decline later on. Take care of ur sleep, nutrition, exercise. Take care of your body. Find your killer confidence. Ping me if u have any question. Happy to help. #fitafter50 6/6
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After years of experiments on my fitness, I have learned one truth: Without mastering the basics, you will never get lasting results. There are no hacks. 99% of people just need to nail the fundamentals.
Here are the 9 principles I live by
Plan, prioritise, prepare. If it’s not planned, it’s left to chance. You will most likely fail. That applies to your meals, your workouts, and your recovery.
Regulate eating habits- How u eat is as important as what you eat. Mindful eating is the foundation of sustainable eating.
Align calories to goals -Align your intake with your goal. Fat loss? Eat slightly below maintenance. Muscle gain? Add a controlled surplus. High training day? More fuel. Rest day? Slightly less.
Choose better-quality foods -Swap fried food for grilled. Replace sugary drinks with water or lime water. Build meals around whole foods: protein, fibre, healthy fats.
Get enough nutrients -Body needs vitamins, minerals, fibre, and healthy fats. Focus on variety: Eat the rainbow - greens, reds, oranges, purples. Include healthy fats (ghee, olive oil, seeds, nuts). Get blood tests. Fill nutritional gaps with food first, supplements if needed.
See someone over 50 who looks young? It’s not a secret. They don’t find miracles. They find a routine.
Here is how they do it:
Weekends = Weekdays. Most people ruin their progress on Friday and try to fix it Monday. Healthy people don’t. They eat, move, and wake up at the same time every day. It’s not perfect. It’s just consistency
They lift and move. No random gym sessions. They lift weights 3x a week for their bones. they get 150 mins of easy cardio for their heart. They add short bursts of anaerobic exercise to stay powerful. Muscle is the fountain of youth.
If I could go back and tell my younger, stressed-out self how to stay sane, I wouldn't suggest a complex meditation routine or a productivity hack. I would offer these three simple, hard-won habits.
The Art of the Empty Seat - Not everyone deserves a seat in your car. Negative people are like potholes; you don't try to fill them in while you’re driving 100 km/h. You simply steer around them. Engaging with someone committed to misunderstanding you is the fastest way to lose your sanity
Forgive and Move On - Resentment is just heavy luggage. And you are the only one carrying it. People u r angry with are carrying on life unbothered while you are the one exhausted from dragging a suitcase of ‘how dare they’.
Four broader lessons I am carrying back from the speakers at Communion - simple ideas, lifelong impact:
1. Value your values. - Traditional wisdom may look old, but it quietly outperforms every ‘new hack’. Character compounds. Integrity is foundation. In everything - never compromise.
2. Keep learning. Invest 2 hours every week in learning something new. Just 2 focused hours. Every week.
Over 10 years, the cumulative edge is more powerful than any degree. Curiosity is the best compound interest.
Life teaches us more through mistakes than successes.
Here are 10 mistakes I don’t want to repeat and the lessons they taught me.
1) Skipping warm-up
I injured myself by jumping straight into workouts.
Lesson: Prepare before you begin : for exercise, work, or conversations. 2) Not spending time alone
I kept myself busy to avoid silence.
Lesson: Time alone gives clarity. Sit with yourself often.
3) Letting emotions control actions
Acting in anger cost me relationships and peace.
Lesson: Feel the emotion, but act only after calming down. 4) Forgetting gratitude
I focused on what was missing.
Lesson: Gratitude turns ‘not enough’ into ‘more than enough.’
The whole house is asleep when I wake up. I walk around lifting the curtains like I do every morning. I open the gate. Breathe all the polluted air. Today I noticed something different.
Every corner of the house is holding stuff. Gadgets. Decor pieces. Random things I/we bought on impulse or saved in cupboards for a perfect moment. At least half of these no one would realise as missing if I trash them.
All of it was money at some point. And that money came from time we spent earning it. Time feels cheap when we think we have plenty. It feels priceless when we realise how little of it is left. Specially at 60.