INFS was established with the intent of providing comprehensive and practical knowledge in Health and Fitness.
Gluten is a protein that you will find in grains like wheat, rye, barley, and triticale. A gluten-free diet recommends avoiding these grains and suggests alternatives to make your diet healthier. Unlike other fad diets that aim for weight loss or weight gain, this diet is primarily designed for those who are highly sensitive to gluten or are suffering from celiac disease.…
When you start out on a weight loss journey, being told by your coach or nutritionist that ‘you can have a cheat meal once in a while’ can sound like music to your ears. Usually on a calorie deficit, it becomes a challenge to include your favourite meals every day and therefore, the concept of a cheat meal is to basically allow you a window of flexibility which in turn helps you stay on track.…
Emotional eating is a tendency to uplift negative mood conditions by unhealthy food intake. It is like a coping mechanism to regulate emotions. In such a condition, food is not consumed to satiate hunger but is used as a means to manage a stressful emotional state and to uplift the mood.…
It is a long-accepted paradigm that exercise not only results in better physical health but also positively impacts our mental health. Regular physical exercise has been known to be almost therapeutic and has been linked to help with psychological disorders like depression & anxiety and certain psychiatric illnesses as well.…
The Paleo Diet is also known as the Paleolithic diet, caveman diet, Stone Age diet, as well as the hunter-gatherer diet. Now, you might wonder why does this diet sound so “periodic”? Well, that’s because its dietary plan is largely based on foods that might have been eaten around the Paleolithic era.…
A balanced diet is your key to leading a healthy life. Not only will it help you in attaining your ideal weight and that perfect body, but it will also leave you feeling energized.…
A common conception among people is that Fitness and Psychology are subject matters that have little or no relation to each other. Though there are discussions around the psychological benefits of exercise, there is not enough said in mainstream media and academia about how the basic application of psychology can benefit the fitness coaching industry.
Author: Dr. Akshay Alawani, INFS Faculty Head
The ketogenic diet, fondly known as the ‘Keto diet’, has gained immense popularity in recent
years. Originally used to treat complicated epilepsy cases, now keto diet has established itself as a proven weight-loss tactic.…
From Asthma to improper advice, from failing to achieving, from seeking help to now being of help, Hitesh‘s journey has truly been a battle against the odds. Add to this, the pressure of running a business, he mustered the courage to turn his first unsuccessful attempt to an opportunity to learn and grow.…
