Dumbbells and Drama

You Are More Than A Dress Size

Each one of us wants to change our appearance. Someone wants to be thinner, someone wants bigger muscles, someone wants a nice butt, someone wants to gain weight, someone wants bigger calves…the list is endless. But from what I’ve seen online and offline, there seems to be a certain obsession about getting smaller. Everyone wants […]

4 Ways We Lived ‘The Fit Life’ While Traveling #TravelFit

Travel often means a break in your fitness routine; you’re on your feet, pacing around dodging traffic, tourists and trying your best to eat everything that a new place has to offer. Normal routines are completely thrown out of the window. If you have been going to the gym, you suddenly land yourself in a […]

What Is The Big Deal About A Sports Bra? by Miss Lingerista

It has got to be a sign from the universe when you’re thinking of asking one of your favorite Instagram accounts for a collaboration, and they get in touch with you at the exact same time you thought of the idea. Not going to say much except “Hey guys, you need to check out Miss Lingerista […]

Pune’s tryst with Bokwa

This article was first published here.  The city is bursting with health clubs and fitness studios fighting for your attention, helping you with new and innovative ways to tone your tummy (and your thighs and arms). While these fitness brands swear to revolutionise the way you work out, it all boils down to whether you […]

The Guilt After Diwali- HIIT Workouts

After a whole bunch of weddings and Diwali I’m feeling guilty about all the carbs that I have stuffed myself with. Which is probably why you’d see me at the gym for over 2 hours 4 times a week (those following me on Snapchat (@dumbbellsndrama) know what I mean) Plus I have less than 20 days to […]

Work It Out!

Hello there! I’m back with some fitness gyaan. I found this particular HIIT exercise on Pinterest, and have made no changes to it whatsoever. It looks difficult, which is why I wanted to try it in the first place (have had to increase the intensity of workouts after the obstacle race I completed 2 weeks ago […]

The 7 Minute Fix- Home Work Out

And I’m back with a work-out post! Since it was a Sunday and I didn’t particularly feel like working too hard today, this is what I decided to do. It’s fun, it charges you up, and the soreness gives a high ebtter than alcohol. Check it out!       80 jumping jacks 20 push […]

The 20 Minute Fix- Home Workout

And I’m back with another work-out post! If I’m making you add on pounds, I should be doing something about keeping you healthy too, it’s only fair. Thank me later.     Here’s something I do when I haven’t worked out for 2-3 days at a stretch. It gets a little tiring, but the numb-sore […]

The 15 Minute Fix- Health and Fitness

Hey there! Happy New Year to all of you. Sorry for being MIA, the holiday season got me a little lazy. I’m back to a fixed schedule (finally!) and have some great things planned out for my website this year. For starters, I’m foraying into the field of health and fitness, and will be sharing […]

7 minute HIIT at home

It’s been a hectic week, and to be honest life has been absolutely disrupted. Point is I haven’t had the time to go to the gym since after 13th September. And for the longest time I was feeling pretty terrible about it. But then these HIIT exercises I read in Pune Mirror (16th September) came […]