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This week?s column focuses on seniors, who are often neglected when it comes to fitness sports. Fitness is important at any age and your golden years are no exception. In fact, neglecting the body?s health at this stage of life has a huge impact on the quality of life.

Age is always to blame for everything that your body cannot do on the other side of 50, isn?t it? You feel tired easily, you can?t walk as fast, let alone break into a run and it?s frustrating to face this frequent and permanent lack of energy.

As Dhananjay Yellurkar (45) huffed past his 17th kilometre in the winding roads of Lonavala last Sunday, he couldn?t help but marvel at how far he?d come. And he wasn?t just thinking about the distance he and his running group, ?Top Gear MIG?, had covered. As he ran the last mile Yellurkar thought only of the days that had followed his bypass surgery. Barely six months ago, he was diagnosed with no less than five arterial blockages. In the weeks after his discharge from the hospital, Yellurkar could barely stand and was, in his own words, ?an emotional mess?. Yet, here he was, jogging to his goal without pain or stress, knowing that he had the upcoming Mumbai Half Marathon well under control.

It?s something that ought to have pride of place in all home bars, but it?s curiously absent from most ? the triple sec, an orange-flavoured liqueur that is essential to classic cocktails like the Cosmopolitan and Long Island Iced Tea, as well as an infinite variety of new age ones. Just a splash imparts distinct bitter-sweet orange notes to a drink. Top-of-the line triple secs serve as delicious aperitifs and digestifs. And you can even use the liqueur in cooking ? Cointreau-doused crepes or triple sec ice cream, anyone?

What The silver jubilee celebrations of Tamana, a non-profit voluntary organisation.

Sakshi, the girl playing Rakhi Sawant and Elesh Parujanwala?s daughter, has been having serious issues with Sawant, who?s always trying to preach.

Central Delhi came to a standstill when thousands of farmers from North India took to the streets on Thursday to protest against the new regime of pricing and procurement of sugarcane, as announced by the government.

This year Shilpa Shetty marks the season of big fat wedding, tying the knot with her businessman boyfriend Raj Kundra. Well! You may not be upbeat about what all gifts she would receive, but you can for sure tab the trend when it comes to gifting your dear ones on his/her D-day.

The basic principles of feng shui are the same in business as they are at home. But there are several additional things one needs to consider to create a harmonious and prosperous work space, to maximise your success and your earning potential.

Delhi will play host to an international fashion week with 12 designers like Andres Aquino, USA; Mustafa Hassan Ali, Tanzania; Ramon Gurillo, Spain; Mona Pali from India and others. Sanjay Kapur, Managing Director, Riya communications, who is heading Oxybleach India International Fashion Week ?09 says, ?OIIFW has also entered into partnership agreement with Couture Fashion Week, New York and NOVA Fashion Week, Virginia to exchange fashion industry professionals, including designers, models etc ? at their respective fashion events.? He says, ?It will be a great business opportunity for Indian exporters and for international designers.