The biggest challenge for any individual to become fit is to understand where to start from. Many people suffer from obesity, PCOS, diabetes and other health issues which are major concerns. Amidst such health issues, Natasha Kanade, a fitness expert is bringing a wave of change with her health and fitness centre, Transform With Natasha. It has helped many people with insane body transformation.

She says, Everyones body reacts differently and therefore my programs are customized according to the requirements of the clients. Laying more emphasis on diet, she believes that the perfect diet exists.

With proper guidance about diet and nutrition, Natasha has given everyone a new meaning on how to live a healthy lifestyle. Many of her clients are praising the health expert for her incredible work. Heres what her clients have to say after following the guidance given by TWN.

Manish Mehta

A doctor by profession, he suffered from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and was overweight. Under Natashas guidance and proper diet, he lost 15 kgs in 4 months.

He says, Due to diet, exercise and weight loss, I think my thought process has become completely different. Now I try to see the positive side of everything before coming to any conclusion. I have become very calm and confident and small adversities dont disappoint or even bother me. Thanks to Natasha for her support and great guidance. I am still able to maintain my weight and feel confident and more energetic.

Seetha Narayan

Seetha who has been a corporate employee had a very hectic job with no time to focus on her health. It led to a lot of weight gain. However at TWN, she started her journey with mild cardio and resistance training and 6 months down, she has shed 15 kgs.

Seetha was all praises for Natasha and she said, I am going to lean towards you for any advice and guidance I would require in future as well. You have helped me with a very big lifestyle change this diet for the last 6 months has not only resulted in weight loss but it has helped me to get healthier, gain confidence and slay it! I cant express how much you have been incredibly supportive during this process.

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A BMM student in Mumbai, Grusha most of the time ate junk food from the college canteen as she stayed away from home. She suddenly started gaining weight until she realized that she has PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). It started to take a toll on her health and soon she joined TWN after which she lost 10 kgs in 3 months.

Speaking about how Natasha Kanade changed her life, she said, Months after I went back to my home, my family members were surprised and happy to see my transformation. I can manage my diet even after juggling between shoots, college and personal life which worked for me. Of course, tough times are there but I can maintain my diet. A big thank you to Natasha for bringing a huge change in my life.

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Across New Hampshire, the COVID-19 virus has taken a heavy toll on a wide variety of businesses, but at the same time created fresh opportunities for some and prompted others to refine their operations in ways that may enhance their futures.

Hardest hit have been the restaurants and bars ordered to close by Gov. Chris Sununu. Other businesses, providing personal services incompatible with social distancing, have followed suit.

Heather Brownell chose to close Salon H. in Gilford.

I have a lot of older clients, she said, and I got nervous.

She said hairdressing is not a necessity, and although some of her regular patrons called for appointments, I closed down to be safe for myself, my family and my clients. Brownell said that social distancing and hairdressing are a bad fit and everybodys health is most important. Questioning why hairdressers and tattoo artists had not yet been ordered to close as of last week, she said Im very shocked.

With like motives, Brooke Swanson also closed Salon 603 in Gilford. She explained that her husband works at Lakes Region General Hospital, and she could not risk exposing herself to the virus and placing him at risk as well.

Closing wont hurt me for two weeks, she said, and after that I will reevaluate.

Like Brownell, she stressed that doing her part in preventing the spread of the virus was her foremost concern.

Although most retailers have continued to operate as the number of customers has dwindled, many have taken steps, especially expanding their use of e-commerce, to continue trading across the widening divide of social distancing.

At the Gilford Country Store, which stocks clothing and novelties evocative of the Lakes Region, Kathy Tognacci, who also operates outlets in Meredith and Wolfeboro, said this is definitely tough.

She said that she has closed her store to walk-in traffic and turned her energy to increasing online sales. Her inventory features the work of some 40 local and regional artisans, whose earnings have also dwindled with the slump in sales. And she regrets having to let go or reduce the hours of employees.

Tognacci said the only positive aspect of her situation was the timing of the dislocation.

For us, March and April are down times, she said, explaining that the bulk of her sales occur in the Christmas season and between May and October, when the population swells with seasonal residents. She said if the crisis stretches into the summer, were in trouble, but there is nothing more I can do.

Michael Hermann, owner of Gibsons Bookstore in Concord, said after cutting his hours of business and the hours of his employees, he closed the store to the public. He said he applied to the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security to supplement the wages of employees through the WorkShare program, which provides unemployment compensation to those whose hours have been reduced by between 10 and 50 percent.

The plan is intended to enable employers to avert layoffs and retain employees. In addition, shifts have been adjusted to enable employees to work from home. We want to keep people healthy, in reserve and our team intact, Hermann said.

Hermann said the store is taking orders by phone and online and filling them by mail and offering curbside pickup.

The virus has solved Concords parking problem for the time being, he remarked, adding, were doing between 50 and 100 mailings a day and seem less like a retail store than a distribution warehouse.

The American Booksellers Association provides a platform for booksellers to post their stock online, he said. Weve filled orders from Washington state, Texas and Massachusetts.

At the Innisfree Bookstore in Meredith, Casey Gerken said she is following much the same strategy.

Were at Mill Falls Marketplace, which has shut down, she said, so no one is coming in. She said she has tailored her shifts to limit the exposure of her employees and, like Gibsons, is taking orders by phone and online. But, along with curbside pickup and mailing, Gerken has put a twist on the bookmobile by providing what she called free front porch delivery within a handful of zip codes.

In Manchester, Fortitude, a health club and fitness center, operated since 1990 by Lisa Maria-Booth, is like several similar facilities that have reached outside the bricks and mortar to provide virtual exercise regimens.

Were live-streaming classes with Zoom, she said, explaining that members sign into the meeting through the app. We had 200 people in the first two days and offer 14 classes a week, Maria-Booth said. Were sitting sweaty and happy.

Since the classes are virtual, she said anyone can join in, no matter where they are. Weve had a guy from Colorado and another from Rhode Island, she said.

The service is free to members and available for a small fee to others.

Maria-Booth said she renamed the business Fortitude eight years ago and now has reinvented it, fulfilling the promise of the christening. The COVID-19 crisis is my time to make sure the community remains healthy in mind, body and spirit, she said.

Streaming live has enabled her to keep her staff employed and her membership engaged.

Well come out of this stronger on the other side, she said.

Mark Guerringue is the publisher of The Conway Daily Sun and among the owners of The Laconia Daily Sun as well as The Berlin Sun, which publishes twice a week.

All three papers are free, generating their revenue exclusively from advertising sales, and altogether profitable. He described the newspaper business as an industry in decline, with lots of marginal properties and anticipated a shock like this accelerates the trend.

The migration of advertising, especially classified ads, Guerringue said, has steadily migrated from print to digital media, sapping the revenue of traditional newspapers.

Its tele this and tele that, he said, suggesting that the pace of migration may quicken in a soft economy and some of the advertisers wont ever come back.

At the same time, he said that from an editorial perspective, newspapers enjoyed more credibility than much of the digital media.

The COVID-19 crisis, Guerringue said, could further erode advertising revenue, as businesses trim advertising budgets to reduce operating costs, fail to pay their bills or turn to digital media. Newspapers, in turn, could find themselves choosing between a print medium with its known, if flagging, revenue stream and a digital platform where the advertising fees are relatively lower. These are big decisions with big risks, he said.

As for manufacturers, at Graphicast, a producer of precision metal components for original equipment manufacturers, Val Zanchuks highest priority is keeping his 25 highly skilled employees in sound health and on the job.

Were booming, he said, running flat out making essential stuff for medical equipment and seeing no sign of stopping. Everyone wants more stuff sooner.

Zanchuk said the firm serves a niche in the product universe by making precision parts in low volumes between 3,000 and 5,000 is our sweet spot for some 10 to 15 customers, and they are all manufacturers of medical equipment and appliances, for which Graphicast is the sole supplier.

He said that while one metal supplier had shut down there are no problems with our supply chain and only a little bit of uncertainty.

Zanchuk said he reconfigured the shop floor to keep his employees eight to 10 feet apart.

Were following all the protocols, he said. We sent one elderly employee home, and were taking everyones temperature.

The shop is currently operating four days a week, 10 hours a day, with a voluntary overtime program. We want to ensure our people and their families stay healthy, he said.

Shortly after Andrew White of Comptus Inc., a maker of environmental sensors and transmitters, was named New Hampshires Exporter of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration, COVID-19 set the world on its heels, knocking his plans for the year for a loop.

Speaking from his garage in Thornton, where the company operates, he said that the year began well as the first quarters financial performance topped the same period a year ago. But, with the appearance of the virus, sales flattened and supply chains were backlogged.

China is a large market for us, White said.

The firms products measure and transmit weather and climatic conditions air temperature, barometric pressure, solar radiation, rainfall and wind speed with a number of commercial and industrial applications. However White stressed that the company was exploring developing markets in countries where both fragile environments and economies are most vulnerable to extreme weather and climate change.

White said the company had planned to mount an expansive marketing initiative in 2020, highlighted by appearances at trade shows in Hong Kong, Canada, Central America, London, Nigeria and the Cook Islands, halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand in the South Pacific.

We booked and paid for the travel, White said, and there are six to nine month delays. Were at dead standstill for the time being.

For the moment White is not alone.

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You have worked hard all your life and you are looking to have a healthy retirement. You do everything you feel necessary to make sure you are as stable as possible for retirement. You have a financial planner, you go to your doctor for your regular checkups and exams, you exercise and eat healthy. Is that enough? Why dont you get regular bodywork? Many feel massages are a luxury.

I have many of my regular clients who often disclose to me, If I didnt have regular massage, I cant imagine how awful my body would feel. Another said to me, just the other day, My motorcycle buddies give me a hard time for getting a weekly massage, but they have no idea how good they would feel if they did it. Yet another disclosed that she gets regular massage to keep calm during her normally stressful workdays.

There are four Characteristics of a muscle:

Massage works with the muscles to make sure these characteristics are working properly. Pulled muscles, sprains and tears often happen with these characteristics are not working properly.

Why wouldnt they be working properly? There are many factors, including:

Massage works with your muscles to keep these characteristics working, which helps to prevent injuries and keeps muscles flexible and increases your range of motion. In addition, massage helps with high blood pressure, decreases pain and stress, helps detox the body, increases body awareness and increases mobility just to name a few other benefits.

If you are interested in a therapeutic massage, please call MEND Therapeutic Massage and Restorative Skincare for an appointment at (520) 771-1514. Visit our website at http://www.mymendingplace.com. We are located 15920 North Oracle Rd., Ste 170 Tucson, AZ 85739. (We are in the plaza next to the Golden Goose.)

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Leading players of the Health and Fitness Club market are analyzed taking into account their market share, recent developments, new product launches, partnerships, mergers or acquisitions, and markets served. We also provide an exhaustive analysis of their product portfolios to explore the products and applications they concentrate on when operating in the Health and Fitness Club market. Furthermore, the report offers two separate market forecasts one for the production side and another for the consumption side of the Health and Fitness Club market. It also provides useful recommendations for new as well as established players of the Health and Fitness Club market.

Health and Fitness Club Market by Regional Segments:

The chapter on regional segmentation describes the regional aspects of the Health and Fitness Club market. This chapter explains the regulatory framework that is expected to affect the entire market. It illuminates the political scenario of the market and anticipates its impact on the market for Health and Fitness Club.

Analysts who have authored the report have segmented the market for Health and Fitness Club by product, application and region. All segments are the subject of extensive research, with a focus on CAGR, market size, growth potential, market share and other important factors. The segment study provided in the report will help players focus on the lucrative areas of the Health and Fitness Club market. The regional analysis will help the actors to strengthen their position in the most important regional markets. It shows unused growth opportunities in regional markets and how they can be used in the forecast period.

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Product Segments: This part of the report shows the growth of the market for various types of products sold by the largest companies.

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Geographic Segments: Each regional market is carefully examined to understand its current and future growth scenarios.

Company Profiles: The top players in the Health and Fitness Club market are detailed in the report based on their market share, served market, products, applications, regional growth and other factors.

The report also includes specific sections on production and consumption analysis, key results, key suggestions and recommendations, and other issues. Overall, it offers a complete analysis and research study of the Health and Fitness Club market to help players ensure strong growth in the coming years.

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More COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Washington, Sarpy, Cass, Madison and Douglas counties Monday.

Two residents in Washington County were diagnosed with the disease, The Three Rivers Public Health Department said. Three individuals in Sarpy County and one in Cass County also have tested positive, in addition to a woman in her 30s in Madison County. Four more cases were confirmed in Douglas County, as well.

The two cases in Washington County are a man and a woman both in their 60s, and they are travel-related, the health department said.

The two people have been self-isolating at home since Wednesday, and the department also said all of their known close contacts have been notified and are in self-quarantine.

The department also announced two dates and locations where low-risk exposure may have occurred. They are the Family Fare store in Blair on March 15 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Missouri Valley, Iowa, on March 16 from 1:30-3:00 p.m.

The Sarpy/Cass Health Department said late Monday it is investigating contacts of its four new cases and assessing potential exposure. All close contacts will self-quarantine and will be monitored twice daily, the department said.

The Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department said the individual who tested positive in Madison County the county's first case has an underlying medical condition. She has not left her home since she developed symptoms Wednesday, according to a news release.

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It may be tempting to curl up on the couch and turn on the television to unwind, but research indicates that reading is one of the best workouts for the brain. The World Health Organization says that doctors diagnose nearly 10 million new cases of dementia each year. With so many people understandably concerned about any and all cognitive issues related to aging, the search is continually on to find ways to strengthen the mind's muscle. It may be as simple as picking up a book.

According to the online health and wellness resource The Healthy (www.thehealthy.com), reading has been associated with language reception in the left temporal cortex of the brain. When this part of the brain processes written material, neurons begin working hard to transmit information. Research conducted by Stanford University indicated that MRI scans of people who are deep into a Jane Austen novel showed an increase in blood flowing to areas of the brain that control both cognitive and executive function.

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When the brain is working efficiently, it may be less prone to some of the issues that can cause a decline in memory and brain function. Research published in the journal Neurology found frequent brain exercise through reading lowered mental decline by 32 percent.

Of course, the benefits of reading extend beyond the physical. Literary fiction can help people be more empathetic. Getting lost in a book and the characters' stories makes others more relatable. Reading has the potential to help a person understand what people are thinking, offers research published in the journal Science.

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CLEVELAND While gyms and fitness studios throughout the state have closed, theres still a lot of ways to get up and move.

Mary Sorma, the head trainer at Tremont Athletic Club, said since Governor DeWine ordered them to close their doors, theyve received a lot of inquiries about at-home workouts.

We've had a lot of people reach out you know, just cabin fever, and dealing with anxiety right now, she said. Knowing that exercising is an amazing way to boost their immune system, so they're saying I want to keep up with my routine and I want to maybe even start exercising more now that I have this time at home.

Sorma and other trainers have been holding daily online classes for people via Tremont Athletic Clubs website and on the gyms Instagram account @tremontathletic

Movements that you can do at any level and anywhere, she said.

Theyre joining a slew of other fitness studios offering virtual classes and workouts.

Orange Theory Fitness posts an at-home workout every morning on its website and on its instagram @orangetheory

You dont need to be a member to access it.

If yoga is your thing, Core Power Yoga adds new classes weekly to its website

They will be free until, at least, the end of March.

Peloton has started offering a free 90 day subscription trial of its at home workout app

FItOn is another app that is free offering workouts like dance, HIIT, and yoga.

The Freeletics app offers body weight workouts for free.

Sorma said you dont need a gym to get a good workout in, you just have to be creative.

You can use your counter top in your kitchen, put your hands on there, do some incline push ups. You can use your body weight. You can use your couch, find a step, a table, do some step ups do a squat going down to it, she said. Use things around your house. If you don't have weights, use gallons of water, gallons of bleach, a broomstick to do some mobility or do some stretches for yourself, as well.

Or, just get outside and get some fresh air.

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SAN FRANCISCO, March 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Down Dog, the highest-rated app for practicing yoga at home, announced that it is offering free and total access to all its health and fitness apps to students and teachers until July 1, 2020.

The company is currently working hand in hand with teachers, schools, and communities to provide educational materials designed for students of all ages and looks forward to working with more organizations to foster free access to health and wellness through its set of apps.

"With the recent shutdown of schools and physical workout spaces, we've seen a huge increase in usage of our apps. We've already provided over 300,000 free membershipsand we are planning to continue as long as we can," said Carlos Ormachea, co-founder of Down Dog.

Over 30,000 students and teachers signed up for the school program in the first two days, with over 4,300 individual schools registered. Students and teachers from all around the world (K-12 and universities) are eligible. To receive the free membership, please register your school's domain athttp://downdogapp.com/schools.

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Exercise and maintaining social connections is necessary to help reduce stress and anxiety in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic, Hawaiis mental health and fitness experts say.

As government officials remind the public of hand-washing, avoiding crowds and social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19, mental health and fitness experts say exercise and staying socially connected are just as crucial to keeping peoples minds and bodies healthy during this precarious time.

Were social creatures The more we isolate, the more anxiety we have, said Sondra Leiggi Brandon, systems director of behavioral health services at The Queens Medical Center.

There are ways to stay socially connected with family and friends while staying at home, she said, such as communicating face-to-face via Skype as well as Facetime for iPhone users.

Google Duo and WhatsApp are also available for both iPhone and Android users.

For those seeking services, health care providers offer therapy via telemedicine. Leiggi Brandon said telemedicine has long been used, especially for residents on the neighbor islands.

Another resource is an online emotional support website, 7 Cups of Tea, where volunteers actively listen and chat with individuals who need someone to talk to.

Subscription-based apps such as Headspace and Personal Zen are also available to help individuals manage high stress and anxiety.

Dr. William Bill Haning, professor of psychiatry at the University of Hawaiis John A. Burns School of Medicine, also said telephone therapy as well as electronic communication are ways to ease anxiety by checking in one another.

It could simply be a quick phone call to say hello or a conversation to vent any frustrations. Sometimes thats all it takes, Haning said.

Dr. Garrett Halweg, a psychiatrist in downtown Honolulu, said there has been an increase in people seeking services to cope with coronavirus-related concerns.

Stress is triggered when people feel they have no control, he said. A pandemic presents a very unique circumstance that there is some unforeseen force that is facing humanity.

Staying socially connected aids in emotional and physical health by boosting oxytocin, a hormone that promotes social bonds and well-being. (Oxytocin) is the natural counter to cortisol, the stress hormone, Halweg said.

With temporary gym closures at 24 Hour Fitness and UFC Gym, experts say fitness enthusiasts may turn to exercise videos on YouTube and Facebook.

Dawn Kattengell, a fitness instructor at UFC Gym in Honolulu, advised people to ensure that exercise formats are led by licensed or certified instructors who are knowledgeable about proper form.

Kattengell and Tahia Lang, area group manager for all UFC Gyms on Oahu, suggest people can also go back to the basics with running and walking outside while maintaining social distancing of 6 feet from other people.

Kattengell, who has taught group fitness class for 36 years at various gyms, has been taking longer walks with her dog around her Waialae-Kahala neighborhood for exercise. She also maintains a daily routine that include practicing choreography for her dance party classes and chores.

Lang said implementing a daily routine is important during this time of uncertainty.

Nutrition and hydration are also essential, she said. Water is the most common nutritional deficiency in the American population as well as the most important nutrient in the body. Water makes up 55-60% of our total body mass.

Dehydration can lead to fatigue, anxiety, irritability, depression, cramps, cravings and headaches.

Proper hydration is necessary to improve oxygen delivery to cells, transport nutrients, moisten oxygen for easier breathing and regulate body temperature, Lang added. It also helps flush toxins, lubricates joints and empowers the bodys natural healing process.

Egan Inoue, a retired mixed martial artist fighter and renowned jiu-jitsu champion who owns a fitness company that holds popular bootcamp classes, has also temporarily closed his gyms in Kailua, Aiea and Honolulu. During the closure, he plans to livestream classes on Facebook for gym members and is considering posting videos on YouTube that would be accessible to everyone.

Exercise is the number one thing to keep your immune system high, Inoue said.

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HOW TO COPE

Hawaiis mental health and fitness experts offer the following recommendations to help alleviate stress and anxiety:

>> Exercise 30 minutes a day.

>> Stay hydrated.

>> Sleep for 7 to 8 hours a night.

>> Eat fruits, vegetables and protein.

>> Avoid alcohol and drugs.

>> Listen to soothing music.

>> Meditate.

>> Dance.

>> Laugh.

>> Help and support one another, especially kupuna.

>> Show compassion.

>> Start a gratitude journal.

>> Limit your time on social media.

>> Visit trusted websites for information.

>> If you are healthy and not a part of the high-risk population, go outside and get some fresh air and sun while maintaining social distancing of six feet from other people.

For more information on how to manage stress and anxiety, visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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