When you cannot go to the gym, bring the gym home. The sale of fitness equipment and weights has seen a sharp spike for domestic use in the past few months, according to several retailers in Calcutta...

A teacher with mobility problems. A youth aspiring to be a professional powerlifter. An insurance sector employee who calls himself a fitness freak. A handful of Calcuttans hit the gym on Thursday, w...

My last column emphasised the importance of resistance training for women. Today, I present a tutorial targeting the major muscles responsible for our movements. All exercises can be performed safely ...

Before the Covid pandemic struck, he ran three outlets — in Salt Lake, Nagerbazar and near the Central jail intersection in Dum Dum. The last one is now shut for good. Earlier, Sinha’s fi...

Gyms and yoga centres that open doors for clients from Wednesday would need to adopt multiple precautions such as reserving 4 square metres for each client and spacing equipment six feet apart to curb...

Sir — The year 2020 has been difficult on multiple counts. Not only has India witnessed the spread of the novel coronavirus, but there has been an unprecedented economic crisis and immense rainf...

Action movie buffs will certainly know of Jean Claude Van Damme and his movies based on kickboxing. The most famous one was even called Kickboxer! Kickboxing originated in Japan, but found popularity...

Is it safe to return to the gym? As a growing number of communities ease the stay-at-home mandates they had put in place to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, gyms are beginning to reopen t...

Exercising is a healthy practice that releases endorphins, or happy hormones, leading to improvements in our body type, the way we look, and our psychological well-being. However, when we exercise mor...

Too busy to visit the gym but always eager to keep the body in good shape? If your answer is ‘yes’, it’s time to build an efficient and cost-effective home gym. First things first. At a home gym...