Starting a business is a risky yet thrilling journey, but it often comes with reduced chances of a healthy lifestyle, followed by long working hours, high stress, and endless to-do lists that come with unexplained anxiety, distress, and risks that often take many sleepless nights. Though every professional life comes with some sort of stress and tensions but being an entrepreneur needs some extra efforts. For entrepreneurs, maintaining fitness is as important as maintaining their startup. To be very exact, fitness sometimes feels like just another never-ending task on our to-do list.
Today, we have come up with another such story of an entrepreneur, and not just an entrepreneur, a successful entrepreneur, Dev Garg, who is the Vice President of the Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) & Director of Shri Lal Mahal Group. In his recent interview, Dev Garg shared his tips on how to stay healthy and shared his scientific approach to being healthy, and the importance of exercise and diet for a healthy lifestyle.
How Can Exercise Help in Entrepreneurial Performance?
Dev Garg, the Vice President of the Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) & Director of Shri Lal Mahal Group, emphasized on the importance of extra care for mental and physical health. He further added that an entrepreneur is always expected to manage a successful business while handling almost everything on their own. From busy schedules to challenging situations, an entrepreneur, though not working under any boss, is still not allowed to take leave for rest.
He said that to perform at a higher level and under a tensed situation in this era of cut-throat situation everyone needs to indulge themselves in daily act of physical exercise. If we are unable to meet our own needs of healthy body it’s useless to expect that we can take care of our clients, customers, and even our staffs. The Vice President of IREF further said that regular exercise not only helps us in maintaining good physique but also plays a pivotal role in maintaining hormonal balance, which is very crucial for overall well-being. Exercise helps in regulating the levels of various hormones that include insulin, Estrogen, and cortisol that impacts energy, mood, and weight management.
Entrepreneurs often spend hours thinking of how to manage time more efficiently trying to find out any talisman that will give them some extra hours in a day, But what they miss out is to find out the exact method of efficiency in time and work. We often ignore that only a healthy mind and body can efficiently manage the work and deliver amidst the stressful working hours. And how can we achieve a healthy body and mind? Through diet, through exercise, or though both? A healthy body can be achieved through exercise that need to be practised regular rather than just focusing on intense exercising. And with exercise what we need is a healthy diet that can be either vegetarian or non-vegetarian, but it should be in accordance with our daily requirements.
Count Your Calories
Dev Garg, the Vice President of Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) who possess a handsome look with six pack abs workout and with diet, stressed on keeping a regular check on our calorie intake. Mr. Garg further added that “We can have a or two cheat days for exercise, but we strictly need to follow diet plan”. To bring a noticeable change in our physical appearance we need to give dedicated 6 months for diet management. The Director of Shri Lal Mahal Group one of the best basmati rice exporters and manufacturers, Dev Garg, said that though reducing belly fat is very important, but it is not the only point to look after for a healthy body. People need to focus on their calorie intake, their Body Mass Index (BMI), Body Fat Percentage which is 10-31% for women and 2-24% for men.
For Dev Garg, the simple algorithm to Calorie intake is “take calorie only as many as you burn”. Eat mindfully rather than eating anything anywhere on any seat just to pass the day in your office is one of the most dangerous eating habit entrepreneurs and people in office develop.
Make Complete Use of Technology
Gen Y and Gen Z is all about the technology and making proper use of technology. Young generation is not only using the technology to expand their business but also to keep themselves healthy. And a successful entrepreneur like Mr. Dev Garg is no different from others. Mr. Garg also stressed on making proper utilization of technology and apps to monitor their health. He further added that there are numerous apps and gadgets where we can track our fitness goals. To help people monitor their calorie intake he even suggested on using AI tools like ChatGPT to determine the required amount of nutrients their body need, and to help them judge their diet. Wearable technology like smartwatches can remind you to move, track your activity levels, and monitor your heart rate. Leveraging technology can make staying fit more accessible and engaging.
Are Steroids and Health-Supplements Bad for You?
While addressing one of the most sophisticated issues on the use of steroids and health supplements for body. The Vice President of IREF said that Steroids are complete NO for our body as they have both long-term and short-term side effects can are sometimes life-threatening. Steroids are used to increase muscle strength and power beyond the natural limit causing harmful effects to body.
However, on the use of health supplements, Dev Garg said that health supplements can be taken under proper guidance to cover up the lack of important dietary or nutritional supplements that may be lacking in an individuals’ diets. Some supplements like Vitamin D and Calcium are important for bone health whereas Omega-3s is important for heart health.
Rice for Weight Loss
Before his concluded his interview Dev Garg shared a pro tip for health-conscious individuals though he ensured they don’t have to compromise with taste. Director of Shri Lal Mahal Group one of the best manufacturers and exporters of basmati rice, Mr. Garg said that Shrilal Mahal Empire Basmati Rice is a rice developed especially for health-conscious people who are often confused with proper diet management and weight loss.
Shrilal Mahal Empire Basmati Rice has higher water retention than the normal rice, which helps in weight management. Consumption of Shrilal Mahal Empire Basmati Rice reduce appetite and calorie intake.
Conclusion
What you eat and how you live are the two most important factors that define our health. The Vice President of Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) and Director of Shri Lal Mahal Group, Dev Garg, an entrepreneur, stressed on taking care of yourself if you dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur. To keep yourself healthy, don’t just say health is your top priority; act like it. Exercise every day before you check your emails and missed calls.