Ever since my childhood, I have always been an obese child due to which I was highly underconfident throughout my childhood, especially with respect to public speaking. There was a lack of awareness and knowledge about health back in the ’90s and the early 2000s.…

Small disciplines repeated with consistency everyday lead to great achievements – John 

Truly said, if we focused on one day at a time, it acts up to big results.

Sharing about my journey, I was a healthy kid during my childhood until my teenage.…

I am a woman and I love being one. The lipsticks, the shopping, the pregnancy bump, but also what comes along with it is the body shamming, the menstruation pain, and the innumerous responsibilities on our shoulders. 

With the responsibilities, and the sole purpose of life being taking care of the house, children, husband, work, etc.…

I am Ria Murjani, an INFS certified fitness scholar, fitness and nutrition consultant, and the founder of Encore Fitness by Ria. My fitness journey is sweet, short, and simple. You will find traces of both sweet and spicy elements. If you had met me when I was young, you would have realized I was an active, fit, and highly confident girl!…

“If you listen to your body when it whispers, you won’t have to hear it scream.”

-Unknown

Since childhood, I am a normal built with optimum body weight, as my mother ensured to feed me highly nutritious stuff. Yet, I was called “motti” during school/college days, indeed hurting moments!!  …

I recently saw a video of Prof. BM Hegde associated with Health, and I so greatly agree with his thoughts that I seriously wanted to share his thoughts. Thanks to the Institute of Nutrition and Fitness Sciences for this opportunity to write a blog on it.…

This is a story of one of the problems that entered my life when I changed school in the 11th grade. I studied in the same school from junior till 10th standard. The school campus was like my home, I was acquainted with all the teachers there, I had lots of chaddi-buddies and above all a bag full of memories- bad, good, best.…

“Be with your Breathe”, resonate the priceless four words of my Meditation Teacher who almost liltingly sang them into our minds. And as I reflect on these repeatedly, I feel the journey towards Mindfulness may begin (and it usually does), in an unpleasant, chaotic situations, with internal struggles aplenty, but where it culminates, I think I now know – is at the Breathe, and you do end up becoming a more “mindfully fitter” person in the journey.…

Early years!

From childhood, I was very obese and never confident of my body. I was more into studies, long hours of sitting, and with very less interest in sports or any fitness activities I piled up kgs. Blame it on my genetics, I felt it was ok to be fat as people around admired me for my charming face.…