Prathima's Miles & Milestones

Scientifically it takes 21 days for both the body and mind to get habituated for a new change in the routine. If you are motivated enough to jump out of the bed at 5:00 am, no matter what time you go to bed the previous night then, I am one among you. Yesterday is past. So what time I go to bed didn’t matter even if insomnia hit me until 3:00 am.

I always prefer to work on myself before I work for others. My day is blessed when I start with intense workouts. When you begin your day with the toughest task, I can conquer and defeat anything during the day. That’s my analogy. When you see the results, its pretty much is an addiction. As the quote goes, “Respect your body — that’s where you live for the next 30 years”.

The group workouts at Cult majorly focus on improving range of motion, full body strength, and core activation. It surely pushes everyone away from their comfort zone. I love partner workouts where you push yourself harder. It is always fun to workout together. The best part is to make friends with people of various age groups. I have friends who are 60 as well as 18. Age is just a number. I get my morning dose of inspiration from these set of people. I love listening to their day to day life and fitness tips delivered to me daily when we are out of classes and sweating like a pig. ☺ It’s a soothing bond. We don’t compare each other since each one of us are at different levels. Whereas we push each other and motivate to be our best. I love the “ Don’t give up. You can do it” slogans by the trainers. It resonates in my ears throughout the day whenever I feel something is complex and I feel like giving up. The happy moment is when my friends achieve the move and demonstrate it to us. The feeling is out of the world since we would have been then from zero to master a move. I am someone who loves to see the progress of other people. That’s why maybe I lead a team at work.

I feel the pinch of missing classes and conversing with them when I miss my classes. It makes me angry when my body doesn’t obey my commands. But, that’s the challenge one should be up to. At times, physical control can be gained over a period of time but emotional control is a new ball game altogether.

Some of the indoor classes at Cult are S&C, HRX, Yoga, Kettlebell, Body Pump, Zumba, Advanced S&C, Boxing, and Prowl. Outdoor classes are more intense and arduous. They are Outdoor Run, Sports Conditioning.

The classes at Cult have helped me gained my confidence in weight training. The barbel curls with additional bumper plates helped me achieve the impossible where I can lift half my body weight with several reps starting with ZMR counts. Adding ZMR counts to any form of weight training increases the intensity and makes it more challenging. All the workouts consist of primal movements, ZMR, compound movements and conditioning routines designed to challenge the human body and accelerate growth.

ZMR (Zero Momentum Repetitions/Reps) was discovered by Hrithik Roshan for joint strength through all his injuries. ZMR count is a form of exercise that involves handling the lighter weight with absolutely no momentum in the repetitions, focusing greatly on the muscle being worked out. These counts are a slower pace than the normal counts.

Strength & Conditioning is the practical application of sports science. The study of human performance provides the opportunity to maximise an athlete’s physical qualities for their sport. The primary strength and conditioning objective is injury prevention, improve speed, power, strength, followed by athletic performance enhancement. It is a high-intensity interval training that provides lasting fitness and enhanced endurance. Once you start training, every step will throw up a new surprise of what your body is capable of. I love the kettlebell swings. That’s the best invention ever! Dumbbells are dumb for a certain reason!

HRX workout is strength and conditioning program designed to help people become a better version of themselves through a combination of various movement modules. This module makes sure that the right muscles are engaged during the workout and everyone is at their optimum relative intensity level.

Prowl is a high-intensity exercise. Its been defined by Tiger Shroff. Its a mixture of combat moves, dancing. The average calorie burn is close to 1000. The best part is that the combat moves are a combination of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) and Boxing. The self-defense skills are for a lifetime. How to attack the opponents, defend ourselves are needed by everybody. A cherry on top of it is that since the moves are intense, they are clubbed with fast and slow moves which go hand in hand with the music. I love the science behind how the brain works in sync with the energy of the moves.

Cult Outdoors is at another level. Being amidst nature and working out is bliss. The fresh breeze in the morning away from the traffic noise, the voices in the head which says — Do Not Give-up! The relay of workouts, team spirit in football , the endurance training is pure bliss. The routines are modelled for strength and endurance sessions.

Yoga classes are infused with an array of breathing techniques, a variety of postures and meditation techniques. This helps in improving self-confidence, balance and gain the flexibility to avoid injuries. After each class, I feel relaxed and makes me appreciate living in the present and drives my stress away. It has helped me progress for longer breathe holds during my swimming sessions.

At times when I take up back to back classes, you push yourself in spite of the pain and then I don’t feel the muscle at all. I love being sore at times. But the happiness of working hard on yourself releases the happy hormones. Apart from these, I love to run in Cubbon park and enjoy the fresh breeze in the early morning. I prefer to skate there and perform animal movement as well one day. I love participating in marathons, cyclothons once every 6 months. The best part is meeting people with the same interest as yours who motivate you to get going. We always try to beat our yesterday’s performance to be at a better fitness level today.

I hope my words motivate you to get started on your fitness journey. Be the better version of yourself.