Monika Suri

For the last 3-4 years I started noticing that whenever I did jumping jacks in the gym or skipping , few drops of urine would leak . This forced me to go to washroom many times during my exercise time . Many times the situation embarassed me in front of others working out in the gym . This problem is called Urinary Incontinence . It’s basically a bladder control problem . It can be faced both my men and women .  In simple terms , it is involuntary loss of urine from the body . Common types of Urinary Incontinence among women: Stress Incontinence When bladder gets a pressure – may be by coughing , sneezing ,laughing  or doing some high energy exercises .   Urge Incontinence When you feel a sudden urge to urinate followed by involuntary loss of urine . Functional Incontinence This can happen due to some health troubles which don’t give you enough time to reach the washroom. Factors contributing to Urinary Incontinence among women Pregnancy & childbirth This phase of ...

Fitness for women over 40  is a topic of discussion which I notice at my workplace , with my cousins and also on social media . Whatsapp and Facebook are a great source of all the gyan but they become a source of tension too at times . Watching all other posting smart pics or videos of them doing treadmill , may force our minds to go into a comparison mode and we start feeling depressed . Isn’t it ? I am neither  a fitness expert nor a woman with a perfect fitness level . But I can share some practical  tips for you on ‘Fitness for women over 40’ . Kick the idea out of your mind that it’s difficult to maintain fitness over 40 Nothing is impossible . Even health experts say that fitness can be achieved at any age . By fitness you want energy , muscular strength , good metabolism and a body in shape . You may not get a slim figure as the girls of 20s but you can definitely be graceful . So first of all kick the stupid fact that it’s difficult to maintain fi...

Updated on June 28, 2020 Weight-loss is something that can be heard being discussed in almost every group of women. Someone has gained kilos , someone inches . Someone’s thighs have become heavy and someone’s tummy is bulging front outward. Well ! I want to share my weight-loss story today which helped me  reduce from XXL to XL After my pregnancy I  gained too much of weight . My daughter in my tummy had  rewarded me an additional weight of 22 kg ( Ugh that’s too much but you know I was on complete bedrest for all those months ) Actually I was never a slim-n-sleek kind of girl . Even before pregnancy I weighed 67 kg which increased to 89 kg by 9th month of pregnancy.  Within 2-3 years of my daughter’s birth , my body  shed away 10 kg  without much effort, just by the  routine job exertion . And then my weight stood still around 79 kg  and the needle of the weighing  machine  just didn’t seem to be in a mood to displace much .  Most of the dresses had to be ...