Walking is one of the baseline activities to keep you away from a sedentary lifestyle . Hitting the daily step count is one of the prerequisites for staying active. But it should not be the only exercise, in fact, Rujuta Diwekar, the celebrity nutritionist who worked with Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor for many years, dispelled the popular belief of walking being an ‘exercise.
' Let's see her take on exercise and what other alternatives she shared that actually qualify as ‘actual exercise.’ ALSO READ: Feel sleepy in afternoon? Kareena Kapoor's nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar shares 2 things to include in your lunch 'Walking is not an exercise' A post shared by Rujuta Diwekar (@rujuta.diwekar) For many walking may be the only exercise, meeting their daily quota of steps and calling it a day.
But Rujuta Diwakar shattered this popular belief by putting forth the argument of walking being an activity, not an exercise. Rujuta added that it's one of the best activities to get the body moving. But walking doesn't fit the parameters of true exercise.
What constitutes an exercise? Rujuta cleared the air and shared the criteria of what falls within the exercise category. One of the overarching components is that the exercise should be challenging. Further, Rujuta provided a framework for what constitutes an exercise, sharing 4S: Strength Stamina Stability Stretching Whatever exercise you do, should demand one of the above-mentioned qualities.
Exercise is all about, as Rujuta added, sh.