The Perfect 7 day Routine Stay Fit

MONDAY: COLD SHOWER
Since it’s the beginning of the week, sluggishness is bound to get you down. The best way to deal with Monday blues is to bounce up and stand under cold shower. No matter how uncomfortable it sounds, a cold water bath gets the blood flowing. It stimulates nerve endings that awaken your senses. Also, it induces deep breathing which oxygenates our system and boosts immunity. Research says that a cold water bath energises the body and helps you deal with a hectic day. To double up the results, rub your body vigorously after shower to stimulate skin cells.

TUESDAY: STRETCH IN BED
After deep sleep, you need a good stretch. It relaxes the body, tones muscles and flexes them, especially if you’ve have been sleeping curled up. Follow these steps:
Bend your knees towards the chest. Push your lower back further in the bed. This opens the spine.
Turn your head to the right and press your cheek on the pillow. Feel a slight pull on the neck? Repeat with the left cheek.
Sit up and roll your shoulders six to seven times. Lift them together and hold two to three seconds and drop gently.

WEDNESDAY: GRAB BREAKFAST
Your mother was right when she said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. If you stomach feels full and happy, you will too. Make yourself a power-packed breakfast. Skip the regular chai or coffee, and make an interesting fruit smoothie that will keep you full till lunch time. You could also chomp on dry fruits that stock energy for the body. Other options include milk and muesli, or a broken wheat porridge that is loaded with fibre that eases bowel movement.

THURSDAY: TUNE IN TO MUSIC
Instead of hitting the snooze button, head for your music system’s remote control. Listening to music in the mornings helps you start the day on a positive note. It helps you get rid of mental clutter. This is especially true for people who get stressed by the thought of the day to come. Soft music calms down the heart and breathing rate. Put on Thai instrumental music or lounge music for better result.

FRIDAY: PLAY A SPORT
Playing a high intensity sport, such as squash, badminton, volley ball, etc., the first thing in the morning has many benefits . It provides a full body workout and flexes muscles that stiffen during sleep. It makes you sweat and flushes out the toxins, making your skin glow. It releases endorphins that can keep you pepped up the entire day. And lastly, it pumps up the heart and keeps ailments such as hypertension and high cholesterol away.

SATURDAY: LAUGH OUT LOUD
There has been ample research to prove the benefits of laughter. Experts say that laughing loudly is an internal exercise for the heart and lungs. It stimulates blood circulation, oxygenates the body and relieves stress. If you don’t have a laughter club in your vicinity, subscribe to joke-of-the-day on your e-mail or your cell phone to ensure a daily dose of laughter.

SUNDAY: AROMA THERAPY
Since Sunday is the day to unwind, do it with the help of some aroma therapy. Add a few drops of aromatic oil to your bath water or massage it into your body a few minutes before bath. Fragrances such as mint, lime and orange are known to stimulate the senses and wake you up. On the other hand, oils such as ylang ylang and lavender will calm the mind and prepare you for the afternoon siesta.

8 Innocent ways to make Money

It doesn't matter if you're tall or short, curvy or slim. Any body can make money.

1. Hands on
So you don't have the perfect face or figure. But what you do have at hand is, well, a great pair of hands. So show them off and let all those manicures pay for themselves. Hand models are paid between Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 for a day's shoot. They're used for two reasons, one, when the actual highly paid model/actress doesn't have time for the-icky-bottle-of-oil shot, and two, when all that's needed is a great hand and the brand doesn't want to pay for an expensive model with a great face. Companies likely to need you are the ones advertising matrimonial s (think mehendi and a ring), jewellery, oil and mobile phones.

2. Hair today, on sale tomorrow
Got long, lustrous locks that have been untouched by a perm, tint or iron with not a grey in sight? Modern-day Rapunzel's can earn up to Rs 2,000 for 50 to 100 grams of hair. If all you've got is short and spiky, you're looking at just Rs 250 or less because what you've got won't result in a wig, more likely in an amino acid. Considering it's going to take you an average of 20 months to get back your 40 inches (hair grows just half an inch a month), this is a p-r-e-t-t-y s-l-o-w way of making money.

3. Great egg-spectations
For men, it's Rs 500 a shot, while women get Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000 for donating their eggs. The huge difference in rates is because all a man needs is a clean cup and a lad mag, while women have to undergo a surgical procedure. If you're thinking of turning into a donor, remember you can only donate sperm and eggs a certain number of times. As per national guidelines, sperm can be donated only 75 times in a lifetime and eggs six times in a lifetime. This is to prevent too many mini-mes from walking the earth and causing a potential medical catastrophe. Surrogacy, where you can rent out your womb, will pay up to over a lakh of rupees, but you can only do this thrice.

4. Is that Shah Rukh? Well, almost
Has anyone ever said you look like a superstar Shah Rukh Khan or Rajnikanth? Time to turn those compliments into cash. The amount you make depends on how far you are willing to go, or how close you get to the real thing. If you just look like a star, you're at rock bottom. Looking and dressing like one fetches you a little more cash. And with the whole look, dress, dialogue, and marketing package, you can really rake in the moolah. Down South, local comedian Vadivelu's look-alike books so many laughathons in the US that he's now a millionaire, jetsetting all over the world where ever the rich NRI Tamilian who loves to laugh beckons.
Fringe benefit: Better money and marriage prospects. A matrimonial firm recently launched a feature that finds matches as close in looks as possible to an actor or any other person. So you'll find someone who loves the way you look!

5. Bare, naked ladies
Since there are very few models willing to pose in the nude, posing in the buff can get you upwards of a lakh of rupees. But that's if you're posing privately for an artist. In a school of art such as the ones in Chennai or Mumbai, nude models get paid less than Rs 200 a session – which explains the numerous complaints from students that their nude models are over 40 and have more cellulite than curves. At the JJ School of Arts in Mumbai, students often whine about needing different and younger models for nude study, a course that has been around since 1857.

6. While you were sleeping
Hospitals are often looking for volunteers for their clinical research and if you're in the mood to play guinea pig, you could try this. The pay is not much – usually just transport, food and insurance (in some cases). So if you have abnormally large tonsils or are willing to sleep all day so that scientists can monitor your dreams, give it a shot.
Fringe benefit: You could find out some interesting things about yourself!

7. The hostess with the mostest
Ever wondered about those gorgeous women (and occasionally men) hovering around the million dollar trophy at a cricket prize distribution or striking a pose near a new car at the auto show? They're called hosts and hostesses and they're usually just college students who want to make some dough. You can earn between Rs 2,000 and Rs 5,000 for an event depending on the length of your skirt. But be prepared to smile endlessly.

8. Extra-ordinary
So, you aren't making it as a star. And after watching Luck By Chance , you're probably sure you never will. How about becoming an extra? It's fun, you get to be in the movies, maybe you don't get to sign autographs, but you will get to hang out with – be at least near – the stars. Technically, you're called 'rich boy' or 'rich girl' and you play the characters who are eye candy in a cafe, disco or college scenes. "They're called rich because they look posh and most junior artistes from the industry can't pull off that look," says a casting agent. You'll get paid around Rs 2,000 for a shoot. Enough to make you a little a rich.