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Deanne Panday at India Today Conclave East 2019: At 50 I am the fittest I have ever been – India Today

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Deanne Panday, who is a Fitness Expert, Health Coach, Author & Blogger attended the first day of India Today Conclave East 2019 being held in The Oberoi Grand in Kolkata. The leading expert in the fitness industry spoke at the session titled, Fitness Lessons: How to keep Body and Mind fit?

The Journey

The 51-year-old said, "It has been a long journey. When I was 12, my sister used to practice Jane Fonda, the 30-minute and the 90-minute challenges. The moment my sister used to go to work, we used to steal those cassettes and workout. That is when I developed a liking towards it and that is when my journey started. That led to me working out a lot. At the age of 16, I saved up and got a gym membership because only 5-star hotels used to have gyms at that time. I started picking weights and I used to pick so many weights that men in the gym were embarrassed looking at me. "

She also added, "I started yoga also 25 years ago and people used to tell me that yoga is for old people, but I felt really good after yoga. I started getting offers from magazines to write on fitness. I hadn't studied fitness, it was more about self-educating for me. I started writing, but then I went to study fitness."

Training Miss India Contestants

Deanne said, "When I came back I got Miss India, I was asked if I want to train the Miss India contestants, I was a little hesitant, you know, this is not what I signed up for. But while I was training them, I think for the first time in the history they were doing weight training. They were allowed to eat proper portion sizes and they got the most toned bodies ever and I didn't look back."

Diets

The fitness guru said, "I never went on diet, I never got obsessed, I would never follow a fad or I wouldn't follow a diet that was in fashion. I just started getting better as I started eating right, and started proper training. At the age of 50, I am fitter and stronger than I was at the age of 20, I am stronger than my children. I am stronger than my husband. One day, someone came to my husband and asked how old is your daughter, they thought I was my husband's daughter. You can reverse your age if you stay fit."

Circle of life

Deanne explained the concept of primary foods that have the most effect on your health, "I call them the primary food, secondary food is what people have on their plates and they are obsessed with. Primary foods are the aspects of life and are known to nourish it. Eg relationships, if you are in a bad relationship, it takes a toll on your health. Similarly, finances, people want more money for a nicer bag or a bigger house and it adds stress in your life. It is also about your home environment. It is these primary aspects of your life that you need to fulfill."

She explained what fight of light means, "In response to acute stress the body sympathetic nervous system gets activated due to sudden release of hormones. The stress prepares the body to react to danger mentally and physically, it is good to have this response, this way you can perform better. But in today's time, you are constantly fighting for that light so your body is constantly releasing cortisol, which increases your metabolism so you want to eat food more."

She also explained what does joy exactly means, "People mistake joy for pleasure. Eg you buy an expensive bag or an expensive car, it is an external pleasure but joy is inner peace and happiness that you get when you help a friend in need or your child does good or you do charity work. These things give you peace of mind."

"Similarly, spirituality in your life is also very important, yoga, tai chi are a must for you to not release cortisol. Home cooking is also very important, Vitamin Love goes in the food during home cooking, which makes the home-cooked food better than the restaurant meals any day," she said.

She also gave on advice on how to control your urge to eat sweets. "To reduce your sweet food craving, add sweet vegetables to your diet, like sweet potato, beans, green peas, beetroot, carrot. You add that, it will definitely reduce your cravings."

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Fitness Mantra For People With Regular Lives

Deanne had a very simple answer for people to want to continue their fitness streaks for a longer duration. She said, "Movement is the key, find what you love and love what you do. If you love walking, keep doing that. Try Pilates, find a dance class, do not get obsessed with the gym. You should be able to workout anywhere. But first, complete the circle of life. Find what are the aspects that are missing in your life from the primary foods. Find what is missing from that list and why you are gaining weight. Look at your lifestyle choices."

She ended by giving a few examples, "You have seen yogis, they are so thin because they are really happy, they don't even think about food. Children are so happy, they play all the time, you want to run after them and give them food but they just want to play. Be happy from inside. The actors are paid to look like that but you and I do not need to look like that. I talk about wellness being a broad spectrum thing. People are obsessive, they are taking fat burning pills, not eating food, taking supplements and processed food, which is not correct."

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