Eating on the go, being chained to the desk while fighting deadlines, bingeing as well as travel among others can stealthily pile on the kilos to modern office goers, says wellness writer Namita Jain.
Namita, a certified trainer and fitness consultant offers handy tips to guide a working person towards knocking off stubborn office fat, look great and perform better in her just launched book "9 to 5 Fit" brought out by Penguin India.
"If you have been working for a few years, you will be familiar with stress, anxiety, pressure, and deadlines. And if you travel on work, you know what it means to have skewed schedules, disrupted sleep patterns and a hectic and extreme lifestyle. It's hard to stay fit with a nine to five job," says Namita.
The author targets a specific audience of corporates and office goers "who as they make their way up the corporate rung end up making a wreck of their bodies."
"Offices are minefields of bad diets... In the 20 years of working as a weight management and fitness specialist I have seen people going from a size small to extra large," says Namita, who conducts sessions on exercise, lifestyle and weight management.
The author, who practises at Bombay Hospital says it is never too late to make simple yet effective lifestyle changes, alter food habits and thinking.
"If you are overweight, reducing your weight by 5 to 10 per cent is proven to decrease your chance of developing a heart disease," says Namita who had successfully battled the weight monster herself.
Eating well and working within a diet plan is how Namita plans to help readers bounce back to their slimmer and healthier selves.
Unlike her previous bestseller "The Four Week Countdown Diet" Namita in her latest guide has focused on specifics like how to tackle food while flying and what to do if you are addicted to eating out.
"Frequent flying, especially overseas, has a telling effect on your weight and digestive system. It's to do with eating and doing nothing but sitting for anywhere between seven and 20 hours," says the author who says airline food is usually high in fat, salt and sugar.
