While there is so much noise about being in
shape, losing the extra inches, body shaming, overweight and underweight issues,
importance of outer appearance, including innumerable others’, we have a modern
age entrepreneur, a Lady Boss, Bulbeer Gandhi strongly claiming that “Fitting-in
is not Fitness, and that greater than Fitness is ‘Wellness”. The fever of
“Fitting-in” is not just been mushrooming but spreading like a virus across
peoples’ personal and professional space; for over valuing God’s gift of life we
are often engrossed in worrying about meeting society’s parameters of
being perfect, or close to perfect.
In the said situations of chaos today our
society needs more people like Gandhi, who could stand up for “Fitting-in, is
not the judging limit for any society or a body to decide whether one FITS-IN
or not”. Gandhi says it is important to not let craziness of meeting society’s
pressure get on to us; for she believes that the outer world should not get to define
what’s right for you.
Gandhi rather emphasizes on one to realize
that “Balance can't be taken for granted; it must be maintained — both in mind
and body. And that’s exactly where she has derived her principle i.e. “Fitting-in
is not Fitness, and that ‘Wellness’ is greater than Fitness”. Gandhi further
endorses that while it is important to follow general physical fitness and
targeted exercises to improve balance, it is equally, in fact more important to
stay mentally active to maintain brain health. After all a sharp mind helps you
to think — and stay — on your feet.
Whether you are
working or not your schedule will always be unpredictable, says Gandhi. You
will have conflicting responsibilities that pull you in multiple directions at
once. You will travel too much, have late hours and cross time zones: all
things that wreak havoc on your body. Your health - both physical and emotional
- are critically important. Keeping yourself in mentally sound and tip-top
shape is the requirement for being a great leader or a great home-maker.
The regime Gandhi advises everyone to follow
for managing metal health includes regular yoga or meditation, socializing with
loved ones, sleeping for 7-9 hours every night, doing something creative, eating
right and most importantly loving and nurturing ownself. In addition she also
recommends infusing concepts that promote mental and physical health into
special occasions; she believes it is one of the best practices through which
you can pass on good habits to your kids, family and friends. As for her very
recent birthday she was seen celebrating the occasion with her kids, family and
friends doing core-strength training and power yoga.
“Put yourself at the top of your to-do list
every single day and the rest will fall into place”, says Gandhi, in addition
she also stated that her wellness regime not only helps her in her personal
space but professional too.
Gandhi who is known for turning the Lifestyle
arm of ABEC Exhibitions and Conferences Pvt. Ltd into a triumphant and
indispensable corporate chapter says that, being the Director of an exhibition
company isn’t for wimps; atop the said if you are a woman then it is completely
a different story. All the metal that she has proven is considered parallel to
substance by the industry leaders; and what’s impressive is that she has never
hesitated from giving an equal credit to her wellness regime for all her
success.
It is high time
that we get on to living and leading a healthy and quality life than to live
for pleasing others.