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What You Must Do After Your Next Intense Workout

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By Lexi Petronis Photo by gulgeevideotube Pre-workout, I’ve noticed there are certain things that work for me: a banana with peanut butter, plenty of water the night before (if I do it just before a class, I am way too…you know, sloshy), gentle stretching. But your post-workout ritual is just as important as your pre. Cycle House instructor Brandon Mills has these three very important post-intense workout must-dos that can help prevent soreness, fatigue, and dehydration. Related:  14 Seriously Cute Hairstyles for Curly Hair Stretch! You just spent 30 to 60 minutes working out—and now you have five minutes to focus on those well-worn muscles. “Focus on both static and dynamic stretches from head to toe, making sure to spend time on your hamstrings, quads, and glutes, seeing as they do most of the muscular work. But don’t forget about the core!” he says. Refuel! In other words: Eat something. “Fuel is what keeps you going and what gives you the ability to give it your al

Olivia Wilde's Breastfeeding Photo Causes a Stir

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Photo courtesy of Glamour Gisele Bundchen ,  Jaime King ,  Gwen Stefani , and  Miranda Kerr  are among the celebrity moms who have helped glamorize breastfeeding recently — and now, with her buzz-inducing mom-and-baby photo image included in a spread for  Glamour , cover girl Olivia Wilde has joined their proudly lactating ranks. “Breastfeeding is the most natural thing,” she told the magazine, regarding the pose in which she’s wearing a Roberto Cavalli dress and Prada shoes while nursing her naked infant son. “I don’t know, now it feels like Otis should  always  be on my breast.” Wilde added, ”Being shot with Otis is so perfect because any portrait of me right now isn’t complete without my identity as a mother being a part of that.” It was a fitting message coming from Wilde, film star and former cast member of “The O.C.,” who seems to be a champion of maternal health around the world, judging by her  appearance  at UN Global Moms + Social Good Conference this past spr

Not Signed Sonakshi For Next, Says Director Motwani

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Director Vikramiditya Motwani has cleared the rumoured of him teaming up with actress Sonakshi Singh for the second time. Sonakshi was directed by Motwani in the film  Lootera  which was appreciated by critics. The director said that he has only finalized the male lead of his upcoming film Bhavesh Joshi . Actor Sidharth Malhotra has been singed for the film. However, the female lead is yet to be finalized. The Lootera girl Sonakshi is also having a busy schedule as she is gearing up for her Tamil debut film Lingaa. Sonakshi is paired opposite Tamil superstar Rajinikanth in the film. Apart from that, the actress is also shooting for the film Tevar in which the Sonakshi is paired opposite Arjun kapoor for the first time. Director Motwani said that the shooting for the film Bhavesh Joshi is likely to begin from December. After wrapping up the prior commitments, Sonakshi will start shooting for director AR Murugadoss, who has directed her in the film Holiday: A Soldier Nev

Sonam Kapoor: I Am A Selfish Actor

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Published: Thursday, July 24, 2014, 10:22 [IST] Actress  Sonam Kapoor  who is geared up for her upcoming film  Khoobsurat  feels that she enjoys herself during the shoot and tries to give her best shot. Sonam was quoted saying, "It's just a matter of taking each day and enjoying my work, and saying that I am a selfish actor. I will do the best I can with this role." The actress will be seen playing the role of veteran actress Rekha in the remake of the film Khoobsurat , which was directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Sonam Kapoor's film ( Khoobsurat)  is a tribute to the old film of the same name. Remake is a comedy film directed by Shashanka Ghosh and produced by Rhea Kapoor. The film also mark the debut of the actor Fawad Afzal Khan. Sonam plays the role of a physiotherapist Mili Chakraborty who fell in love with the Rajput boy Prince who is already engaged to someone else. The film is scheduled to release on September 19, 2014.

Priyanka Chopra Sings For Mary Kom

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Published: Thursday, July 24, 2014, 10:09 [IST] Mary Kom , Priyanka Chopra's best film ever in her career will hit the theaters on September 5. She has worked really hard for building up the muscles and body for the film. Priyanka worked for almost two years to attain that desired body. Priyanka chopra goes to any length to get into the character has also sung a song in the film  Mary Kom. "I have sung a lori (lullaby) in the film, which comes in the important part of the film. It's a very intimate conversation between the mother and child and yes, it was fun. It has a good tune," said Priyanka. She was speaking at the trailer launch of  Mary Kom on Wednesday. Director Omung Kumar was all praise for MC Mary Kom who was so supportive and helped him out all through the shoot. Bollywood has seen many sports based films like  Chak De India, Paan Singh Tomar, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag . The films based on sports have become trendy in filmdom, but P

Post Mary Kom, Priyanka Chopra Had To Tone Down For 'Girly Role'

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Actress Priyanka Chopra says director  Zoya Akhtar  wanted her to lose weight for her next film  Dil Dhadakne Do . Priyanka is essaying the role of boxing champion  Mary Kom  in a biopic for which she had to build muscles. Her next is Zoya's  Dil Dhadakne Do . "Zoya had warned me to lose all the muscles. I was not muscular but had acquired bulked-up physique. I had to be in right shape as I was playing a girly role. I had to work for it, go on a crash diet and lose shape," Priyanka said at the trailer launch of  Mary Kom  today. Dil Dhadakne Do  also features  Ranveer Singh , Farhan Akhtar, Anushka Sharma, Anil Kapoor and Shefali Shah among others. The film revolves around a dysfunctional family on a cruise trip and is set to release on June 5 next year. Priyanka even revealed that for her special song in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's  Ram Leela , her  Mary Kom  avatar posed a problem. "He had told me I should not shoot in this shape for the song. I

Randeep Hooda's Rang Rasiya To Clash With Happy New Year!

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Randeep Hooda 's  Rang Rasiya , a period drama based on the life Raja Ravi Varma, will be released on October 23rd, 2014 by Jayantilal Gada of PEN India. Gada recently met with the director of  Rang Rasiya ,  Ketan Mehta  and finalised the date of its release. According to sources close to the film, "It was Ketan's birthday and Gada's thumbs-up to his film was the perfect birthday gift. Ketan has waited six years for the movie to see the light of day." On asking about the clash with Shah Rukh Khan's  Happy New Year , Gada said, "Shah Rukh is a big star and I'm not competing with him. But there is an angle in the film which justifies a Diwali release." When Jayantilal Gada was asked if he was going to use the intimate scenes between Randeep and Nandana in Rang Rasiya to bring in the crowds he added, "No, that's not the plan. Much has been written about the film and people are already aware of what Rang Rasiya is all a

What Ajay Devgn-Kareena Kapoor Can't Resist At Mumbai?

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Published: Thursday, July 24, 2014, 6:04 [IST] Ajay Devgn  and Kareena Kapoor are soon going to be seen in  Rohit Shetty 's  Singham Returns . This 2nd installment will now see Ajay aka Bajirao Singham stationed in Mumbai to eradicate the evil and fight the goons of Mumbai. What we hear is that Ajay Devgn who went on a special diet for the film let go off his diet along with Kareena Kapoor for one particular schedule of  Singham returns shooting when they were in Mumbai as they couldn't resist few local delicacies Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor along with the crew used to order special food from wherever they would be shooting like the famous sandwich ice-cream from Parsi dairy, Jimmy Boy's Patrana Machi, bun-maska, the cutting chai, vada pav, missal pav and many more. A source close to the team said, "Ajay sir and Kareena have been staying in Mumbai from so long and they know each and every place from where you can get the best food. So when we

Salman Khan & Chhota Bheem KICK It Together For POGO

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Published: Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 17:29 [IST] In a first of its kind venture, POGO has partnered with upcoming Bollywood movie  Kick  to create a special TV presentation with Salman Khan and Chhota Bheem. The special titled Bheem aur Salman ki Kick will air on 27 July at 12:00 PM only on POGO. The 90 minute special presentation is an action-packed combination of Salman Khan's antics and never-seen-before episodes of Chhota Bheem. Audiences will be entertained by both superheroes sharing anecdotes on defeating villains and displaying some super cool moves, especially their own unique kick style. Salman had some candid confessions to make about Chhota Bheem. He said, "Mere bare mein itna mat sochna, dil mein aata hu, samajh mein nahin. Lekin Chhota Bheem toh dil mein bhi aata hai aur samajh mein bhi." "Villain Bheem ke peeche, Bheem villain ke peeche", Salman chuckled at this remembering his dialogue from the film and exclaimed, "Too m

Axelle Despiegelaere Was spotted in the Crowd and she was offered a Modelling gig with L'Oréal - Fifa worldcup 2014

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So looks like the World Cup has been good for all kinds of folk not Just the Germans and Argentinians..one Belgium fan has had a life changing experience. Axelle Despiegelaere Was spotted in the Crowd and she was offered a Modelling gig with L'Oréal She was named their star of the day. And it didn't stop there when the 17 year old went home to Belgium from Brazil, Despiegelaere was cast in a promotional video for L'Oreal Professionnel Belgique. Looks like we hacve the Belgian Pam Anderson (Who was discovered at a Lions game in BC) Good for Her! Jimmy James

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes to hit theatres today

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  Genre:   Romantic comedy Cast:  Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Siddharth Shukla Director:  Shashank Khaitan Synopsis:  When Kavya Pratap Singh, a chirpy, feisty girl from Ambala, decides to take a trip to Delhi for her marriage shopping, she meets a carefree Delhi lad, Humpty Sharma. His father is the owner of a campus bookstore, where Humpty and his two best friends, Shonty and Poplu, have grown up together and which remains their hangout spot even now. Kavya and Humpty don't get along with each other, but eventually come together. Read:  Samjhawan Unplugged puts the focus back on Alia Bhatt, the singer But being a Delhi boy, he doesn't give up easily.With some help from his pals, he finds out all about her and through an interesting turn of events, they start growing close to each other. The more time they spend with each other, their love-hate banter grows, but their chemistry is apparent. They are both different, yet very similar. They are young, feisty and

Zohra Sehgal: Doyenne of Indian films who defied stereotypes, preceded our cinema

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The death of legendary actress Zohra Sehgal here on Thursday left the film industry mourning in extreme grief. No sooner had the news of her demise was out, celebrities from Bollywood and friends and admirers of the livewire personality took to social media to pay their tributes to her. Actors, filmmakers, among others shifted between nostalgia and melancholia, in recalling her extraordinary career as actor and choreographer, the twin hats that she wore with equal aplomb. "Zohra Sehgal passes away at 102 yrs... What a journey and what an immensely lovable co-star! Prayer for her blessed soul!," actor  Amitabh Bachchan  tweeted. -

World Cup 2014 : Fifa suspends Nigeria Football Federation for government interference

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Fifa on Wednesday suspended the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) with immediate effect over "government interference". The decision, in the aftermath of Nigeria's World Cup last 16 loss, came after a court sacked the NFF and the government appointed a sole administrator for football in the country, shortly after the Super Eagles returned from Brazil. "The Fifa Emergency Committee has decided to suspend the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) with immediate effect, on account of government interference," a Fifa statement explained. Unless the suspension is lifted Nigeria will not be able to play in the upcoming Fifa Under-20 Women's World Cup scheduled for August 5-24 in Canada. Nigerians on Wednesday expressed shock and disappointment over the suspension. The country's U-17 team, who are the defending world champions, are also in danger of missing out on the African Junior Championship next year in Niger as they have a qualifying match on J

I have tried to address unresolved problems: Arun Jaitley

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Finance minister Arun Jaitley, who presented his first Union Budget on Thursday, said he carefully examined every issue in the 45 days the new government has been in power to ensure he addressed any unresolved problems. "I have not indulged in any form of criticism of the former government I have looked at the unresolved issue and problems and I have tried to address these problems," he said in an interview. Excerpts: On the retrospective tax issue and the Vodafone case: I have tried to look into all the unresolved problems that were left by the previous government and I have tried to address each of them. Now, with regard to retrospective tax issue there are a few questions. First, does the Indian Parliament have the jurisdiction to come out with such a tax structure? The answer is yes; now I cannot change that. The second question is whether this government will rely on the retrospective tax. The answer is no. We will not create any fresh liability based on the retr

Faysal Qureshi: First Pakistani Celebrity To Launch Own Phone Application

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As smartphones gain in popularity around the world, celebrities are taking advantage of their fans being constantly glued to their phones. It is not only international stars that are doing this, as some of our local celebrities are also getting in on the action. In the coming days,  Faysal Qureshi , popular Pakistani television star and host, is about to provide his fans with the opportunity to access any and all information about him at a single touch. Phone applications and games are widely popular with people who own a smartphone and now one can download apps of ones favourite celebrities as well. Ranging from Pope Benedict XVI to Steve Forbes and even Gordon Ramsay, there is an application available for each one of them, allowing fans to receive various words of advice or recipes from their favourite personality. In a few days’ time  Faysal Qureshi’s  fans will be treated to the same opportunity. Soon they will be able to download their very own  Faysal Qureshi  application

Katrina Kaif Rejected Ranbir Kapoor’s Marriage Proposal

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Katrina Kaif Rejected Ranbir Kapoor’s Marriage Proposal Katrina Kaif Rejected ranbir Kapoor’s Marriage Proposal. We all know about Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina kaif have been seeing each other for some time and are considered to be in love with each other. But recently there has been a buzz that Katrina has apparently declined Ranbir’s marriage proposal! Cool and handsome Ranbir who has robbed many a heart of many girls needs a little luck when it comes to convincing her girlfriend Katrina. According to reports, Katrina said no to Ranbir’s marriage proposal as she wants to focus on her career. Katrina Kaif is at a peak of her career and doesn’t want to settle right now. It looks like Ranbir is very serious about his relationship with Katrina. Ranbir’s marriage rumours grew stronger after Ranbir’s cousin Kareena Kapoor spike on ‘Koffee With Karan’ about Kat and even addressed to her as her future sister-in-law.