10 wellness accounts to follow this month

While the enthusiasm for at-home workouts and clean eating was high in 2020, another year of working from home and gyms being shut has made so many of us wary and even scared to get back to working out. If you have been counting the calories burnt from your walk to the fridge and fussing over your meals, these accounts will inspire you to pick up easy-to-do exercises and guide you to tweak your eating plans to the right, bright side.

If you can’t be bothered with too many ingredients and pots and pans and are diving into the depths of the internet to find inspiring recipes that can help you stay on your fitness journey, you need to follow Minimalist Baker. They share 10-ingredient recipes, one-bowl recipes or dishes that can be prepared in less than 30 minutes that are good enough for your body and your Insta feed.

2) SOHFIT by Sohrab Khushrushahi

Fitness coach Sohrab Khushrushahi is known for his fitness boot camps and training Bollywood stars including Alia Bhatt. Should you be lifting weights? Or is cardio enough to get rid of excess body fat? His Instagram account answers several pressing questions and he also shares quick exercise combinations you could try within your home or when you are outdoors without any gear.

3) Sharath Jois

If you love the rush and the sense of calm that follows a perfectly synchronised set of Ashtanga Yoga, you need to follow Sharath Jois. Also an author belonging to the third generation of the Jois family, and his grandfather, K Pattabhi Jois is credited with popularising the vinayasa style of Ashtanga Yoga.

4) Emi Wong

Doing the same set of exercises every day can be boring. And if you are looking to do something new instead of your usual ab crunching exercises, Emi Wong has a host of simple bodyweight exercises you can follow. From arm workouts, HIIT sessions or even active stretching, Wong regularly uploads exercise routines for her more than four million followers on YouTube.

5) Dr Megan Rossi

Every fitness lover and conscious eater would agree that our wellbeing begins and ends with gut health. And Dr Megan Rossi, who goes by the name @theguthealthdoctor on Instagram has answers to all of your gut issues— from maintaining healthy microbes, the truth about frozen veggies, mineral absorption or how to include more colours in your diet. And if you love healthy recipes that let you eat your favourite ingredients, Dr Rossi even shares recipes for good indulgent treats such as gooey brownies.

6) Dr Hazel Wallace

A medical doctor and a nutritionist, Dr Hazel Wallace will help you get your facts straight about understanding nutrition. Dr Wallace promotes healthy eating habits rather than starving (which is why you won’t see her use words such as beach body), and give great recipes that help you substitute ingredients that will do you more good than just fill you up. Dr Wallace offers handy tips on how you can get more out of your usual ingredients and how you can up your nutritional and fibre intake by adding simple recipes to your diet. We are still hooked to her easy chickpea burgers!

7) Tamanna C

You are doing yourself no favours if you are pushing yourself to do HIIT or go for a run when your mind isn’t ready or is occupied by deadlines. It’s important to maintain your spiritual and mental wellbeing in addition to your physical fitness. And Tamanna C is a psychic and a new age spiritual therapist who is well versed with a host of healing modalities. Tamanna often uploads videos that will help you understand how you can recharge your energies or how you can make most of the lunar cycle for spiritual healing and uplifting.

8) Ayesha Billimoria

An athlete herself, Ayesha Billimoria is a running and movement specialist and even an expert in stick mobility for active stretching. Billimoria uploads easy-to-follow exercises that use your body weight and improve your core strength. Billimoria also actively speaks about caring for your mental health and helms Project Fitgirl, a children’s fitness education programme.

If, like so many others, the pandemic has pushed you to relook at your food choices, nutrition coach, Vinita Contractor is an expert on plant-based lifestyle and gut health. Contractor often conducts workshops on gut health and fermentation and how you can help your body recover with the right nutrition. Be it improving your mental health by changing your diet or how to boost your immunity, her IG posts offer simple solutions to crucial health concerns.

10) Pamela Reif

German fitness influencer Pamela Reif’s YouTube videos make workouts look too easy to be true. Reif is known for her quick 10-minute workouts which can help you focus on different areas, and she also uploads longer routines on weekends. And like no exercise journey is complete without eating right, Reif also runs a food account by the name @pamgoesnuts.

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