Working out and staying fit is a lifestyle many people desire, but many of them just find the environment of the gym intimidating and boring. An expert suggests that water exercises can be a nice variation to loose weight and stay active.
Cristiana Pipoli, aqua aerobics trainer at Jaypee Vasant Continental, feels that aqua aerobics can work wonders for those who do not believe in "working out" in the conventional way.
"This water workout reduces the weight of a person by up to 90 per cent, thus reducing the stress burden on your body's joints. The water also provides a natural resistance to your movements, making your aerobatics workout intense without you realising it. Aqua Aerobics also provides you with cardiovascular and strength training," Pipoli said in a statement.
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Friday, 25 April 2014
Pope in hot water over 'personal' phone calls
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis's habit of picking up the phone and cold calling people who write to him is landing the Vatican in hot water and spokesman Federico Lombardi has had enough.
Lombardi said on Thursday the calls were part of the pope's "personal pastoral relationships" and "do not in any way form a part of the pope's public activities".
The spokesman said media reports about the phone calls have been "a source of misunderstanding and confusion".
"Consequences relating to the teaching of the Church are not to be inferred from these occurrences," he said.
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Lombardi said on Thursday the calls were part of the pope's "personal pastoral relationships" and "do not in any way form a part of the pope's public activities".
The spokesman said media reports about the phone calls have been "a source of misunderstanding and confusion".
"Consequences relating to the teaching of the Church are not to be inferred from these occurrences," he said.
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Allahabad high court orders inquiry into underground water crisis
ALLAHABAD: Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking preservation of underground water and implementation of the rainwater harvesting system, the Allahabad high court on Wednesday directed the district magistrate, Allahabad and vice chairman of Allahabad Development Authority to set up an inquiry committee and submit a report before the court on May 28. The committee will submit a report on the underground water crisis at Allahabad and also the implementation of rainwater harvesting system.
The above order was passed by a division bench comprising Justice Dilip Gupta and Justice Suneet Kumar on a PIL filed by the team of law interns working with the Human Rights Law Network, Allahabad Adarsh Srivastava and others.
The petitioners' counsel Smriti Kartikeya assisted by Vishal Kashyap argued that underground water is fast going down in the city and as a result, there is going to be a serious problem of underground water in the city in future.
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The above order was passed by a division bench comprising Justice Dilip Gupta and Justice Suneet Kumar on a PIL filed by the team of law interns working with the Human Rights Law Network, Allahabad Adarsh Srivastava and others.
The petitioners' counsel Smriti Kartikeya assisted by Vishal Kashyap argued that underground water is fast going down in the city and as a result, there is going to be a serious problem of underground water in the city in future.
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Severe water crisis grips Imphal
drying up owing to scanty rainfall, Imphal valley is witnessing a mad rush for potable water even as the government is contemplating pumping water from the Loktak lake in Bishnupur district to combat the growing crisis.
Water levels in Singda dam, Imphal and Iril rivers, which provide drinking water to the state capital after being routed through several treatment plants, have drastically decreased, compelling the state public health engineering department (PHED) to cut down on the normal supply rate of drinking water.
Imphal residents are coughing up Rs 1,000 for 5,000 litres of water from private suppliers. Despite paying such exorbitant rates, residents are being forced to wait for a couple of days for the water to reach them, with demand overtaking supply.
"After waiting for two days, I purchased 5,000 litres of water from a private supplier today. But this will last only for a week and I have already booked for the next delivery," said SG Sharma, an Imphal resident on Wednesday.
Earlier this year, Rs 1,000 would have fetched 12,000 litres of water, he added.
Doubts remain about the quality of water being sold by private companies as no government agency has checked whether it is suitable for human consumption.
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Water levels in Singda dam, Imphal and Iril rivers, which provide drinking water to the state capital after being routed through several treatment plants, have drastically decreased, compelling the state public health engineering department (PHED) to cut down on the normal supply rate of drinking water.
Imphal residents are coughing up Rs 1,000 for 5,000 litres of water from private suppliers. Despite paying such exorbitant rates, residents are being forced to wait for a couple of days for the water to reach them, with demand overtaking supply.
"After waiting for two days, I purchased 5,000 litres of water from a private supplier today. But this will last only for a week and I have already booked for the next delivery," said SG Sharma, an Imphal resident on Wednesday.
Earlier this year, Rs 1,000 would have fetched 12,000 litres of water, he added.
Doubts remain about the quality of water being sold by private companies as no government agency has checked whether it is suitable for human consumption.
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