And how does one get that inspiration? Well, for me it has to be, hands down, my workout playlist! I literally cannot think of working out without my earphones plugged in! I am sure it is pretty much the same for most of you! Am I right?

So since I love making sure that you have as great a time as I do when working out, here is my list of the must-have Workout Playlist! This is essentially a mixed bag of my favorite songs to workout to!

1. Bang Bang- (Bang Bang)
2. Kar Gayi Chull- (Kapoor & Sons)
3. Matargashti – (Tamasha)
4. Saturday Saturday- (Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania)
5. Angreji Beat- (Cocktail)
6. Abhi To Party Shuru Hui Hai- (Khoobsurat)
7. Rock Tha Party- (Rocky Handsome)
8. Afghan Jalebi- (Phantom)
9. Sooraj Dooba Hai- (Roy)
10. Manali Trance- (The Shaukeens)
11. Malhari- (Bajirao Mastani)
12. Party All Night- (Boss)
13. London Thumakda- (Queen)
14. Rum And Whiskey- (Vicky Donor)
15. Hookah Bar- Khiladi 786)
16. Dhoom Machale Dhoom- (Dhoom 3)
17. Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
18. Lose Yourself – Eminem
19. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
20. Till I Collapse – Eminem
21. Good Feeling – Flo Rida
22. No Matter What – T.I.
23. Monster – Skillet
24. Fade To Black – Metallica
25. Fight the Power-Public Enemy
26. Don’t stop the Music-Rihanna
27. Powerman-Kinks
28. Body Movin’ – Bestie Boys
29. Paper Planes – M.I.A
30. Work Hard, Play Hard – Tiesto

Feel free to mix the songs up since I have not put them any particular order! Everything depends on your preferences, and whatever helps you keep going during your workout sessions!

Here’s hoping that you have a blast working out and are get more inspired during the new year!

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1.Boxing:

 Boxing, hands down has to be one of the most fun and intensive workout methods that one can follow. Boxing moves mostly focus on cardio as well as conditioning, thus helping you keep your stamina levels up. It also helps provide an amazing full-body workout, while helping you tone up your muscles instead of bulking up.

 2.Dancing:

Dancing is the ultimate indoor workout that will help you burn a hell lot of calories while making sure that you have a blast! All you need are your best dancing shoes, the most comfortable workout clothes and your laptop. This is ofcourse incase you are not able to find a dance studio near your place or do not have the time to join dances classes on a regular basis. There are a number of Youtube channels as well as DVDs that are available specifically focusing on what sort of dance routine you are looking for. Be it Zumba or plain Cardio, nowadays you can easily take your pick! Sounds tempting, doesn’t it?

3.Pilates

If you are someone who is focused on defining your core or you are looking to increase your flexibility, Pilates could be your answer. The best part about Pilates is that one can modify any pilates move to suit one’s fitness level. Pilates also provides tremendous help when it comes to improving balance. Ask any sports nutritionists in Delhi, and they will agree with us whole-heartedly. So now who would not like to look like a million bucks while also improving your balance and flexibility?

4.Skip

Skipping has been around for quite some time now. We have to acknowledge the fact though, that despite how much we loved to skip when we were kids, we ended up ignoring the rope as we grew up. Well, now its time for you to take that rope out from the back of your closet and get to work. Skipping is one of the best HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) workouts out there and can easily help you burn as much as 1300 calories in an hour! Another plus is that it is one of the most inexpensive forms of exercises with which you can achieve brilliant results! So what is stopping you? Go skip already!

5.Yoga

For yoga all you need is enough floor space, a yoga mat and some comfy clothes, and you are set! Yoga proves to be a great ally when it comes to increasing strength and flexibility whilst also helping you relax and improving your heart health! So many benefits yoga has to offer, but the benefits aren’t only limited to the ones mentioned above. Yoga also helps a great deal in building muscle strength, protecting your spine and also decreasing blood pressure. Now if that doesn’t sound like a multi-tasking workout routine, we don’t know what does.

So which one of these brilliant routines are you willing to try during this winter season? Keep us posted!

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We do know how important your smartphones are to you. We are also sure that you must be extremely confused as to why we have suddenly started talking about your smartphones, but bear with us because we have a reason for suddenly blabbering about these devices. Many smartphone apps have become an essential part of our daily life and we can hardly imagine life without them. So here is something that might inspire you! What would happen if we told you that your phone could be your window to achieving your fitness goal even during the laziest season of the year?

So to let you use the power of your smartphone in the most beneficial way, here is our list of the top 5 apps that will help motivate you during the winters.

1. Workout Trainer: If you are someone who believes in variety being the spice of life, this app is definitely for you. This brilliantly motivating app offers you more than 1000 intense workouts. These workouts range anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes. Every workout also has audio and video that further help in making sure that all the exercises that you are doing, you are doing right. Another great thing about this app is that you are able to choose which area you want to focus on when you workout. From strengthening your core to improving flexibility, this app offers you help in almost every aspect.

   

2. Sworkit: Sworkit, like workout trainer, also helps you concentrate on one aspect of your fitness journey first. Using this app, you can easily choose the basic type of workout that you are looking for. This app offers you a variety of things be it cardio, yoga or stretching. You can also choose the amount of time you want to spend on that particular area/method. Even the timings can fluctuate between 5 minutes to an hour. This proves essentially effective for people who are short on time but want to make the most of what they have got.

   

3. Freeletics: Our list is not complete without the mention of this wonderful app. If you are familiar with the HIIT(High-Intensity Interval Training) method of working out or are someone who wants to give it a go, then the app will prove especially useful for you. The app basically concentrates on 4 main platforms that also happen to be free. These are gym, body-weight workout and training, nutrition and running. So in short, everything! Offering videos of the routines that you need to follow also helps you to know how exactly to carry out the exercises step-by-step.

   

4. The 7 Minute Workout: This app goes one step further in making sure that you remain motivated and are more than willing to sweat it out. The app literally acts like your personal trainer, how cool it that? The name of the app itself says it all. We mean who cannot take out 7 minutes from their busy day to feel healthier and happier about it all? Even a mere 7 minutes with this app will leave you feeling extremely good about yourself post your workout! This too has different categories under what sort of workout you want to do. Makes everything so much easier we tell you!

   

5. Yoga-pedia: Yoga has always been one of the most appreciated forms of exercises that not only helps in shedding those extra kilos but also contributes a great deal to your overall well-being. You have to admit that no workout regime is complete without yoga in it. The app is a great one when it comes to teaching yoga to people who are new to the whole yoga experience. You can choose what asanas you want to learn depending on whether you want to improve your flexibility or help in relaxation. The app offers more than 80 asanas by category and also provides video instructions to the users!

We really hope that these apps prove to be of help to you when it comes to living a healthy, active and fit life. We ourselves are having a blast using these apps and still cannot decide which one we like the best!  And if you want someone to help you on the healthy food front, then we are always available to help you with that!

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This little wonder strapped onto my wrist may seem slightly inconsequential when it comes to it helping me keep a track of my workouts, but just you wait, this does so much more than just that!

But before I begin to tell you how to get this beauty to work in your favour, you need to first install the Fitbit application onto your smart phone. Once you do that you have to sync your app with your Fitbit Alta HR. Once you have finished the syncing you are good to go!

Since the band has a heart rate monitor, my workouts somehow seem more rewarding. Because of the heart rate monitor I am able to measure my calorie burn during my workouts thus helping me find the best workout intensity that will help me in achieving my fitness goals! You could always compare your resting heart patterns to your activity to help you determine how, in the long run, working out more would be beneficial for your health too.

Since I am such a foodie, I also wanted to see how the food I was eating was having an effect on my health. This too is where the band comes to my rescue! With its food logging and calorie counter functions, it helps me determine how many calories I am eating during one single meal itself. This in turn has helped me a tremendous amount in controlling my dietary intake and has made me stick to eating only healthy foods.

It also records my water intake and helps me keep a track on how many glasses/liters of water I am drinking thus making sure that I stay hydrated throughout the day. Isn’t that great? Sounds like the best workout out buddy doesn’t it?

I know a walk down the beach can be a relaxing thing but thanks to the Fitbit Alta HR, I got to know that the walks can be workout in themselves. With its step and distance counter, while walking down the beach I was able to acknowledge how many steps I had taken and how much distance I had ended up covering. So basically this is one of the few health trackers that you can have even when you are on the go!

Last but not the least, I was able to program my little buddy to remind me to get up and walk after every hour so that I stay active and moving throughout the day. It basically ends up vibrating after every hour of me sitting still and flashes a message “Feed me your steps”, making sure that I remember to get up and do the needful!

The Fitbit Alta HR has definitely proven to be a great workout companion and in a way a digital food diary too! It serves so many purposes whilst being so tiny that it has now left me wondering as to how I had been managing without something like this for so long!

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