For long, I never bothered about how I looked or even about being healthy. There was a time I tasted every food and drank almost all kinds of drinks and thus, had a waist size of 42. I was, then, growing every day. Pants I bought six months bak wouldn't fit me.

Then in 2007, I took it as a challenge to reduce weight. I bought a treadmill and I was on it for an hour everyday running 8 kms/hr. Some days I would be on it both morning & evening. In about six months, I lost lot of weight and got a 32 waist.

Once I got weight under control, running in treadmill wasn't so much of a challenge. So I learnt swimming (at the age of 34) and I swam almost everyday.

I did it not so much for keeping fit, but to challenge myself physically.

In Delhi, my commute time is hour and a half and in the early days I was working long hours (not long compared to my life in IT orgs). So I didn't exercise and that started showing. I put on lot of weight.

In August, I stumbled upon an article and an accompanying video about an scientific exercise routine. The routine is only 10 minutes (though it's called 7 min workout) and you can do it at home. There is no need for any fitness equipments; the routine needs just a chair. I started doing it and I felt good. In the initial days my body was painting a lot unlike the days of running on treadmill.

Last week, I got a wacky idea of trying out skipping. I never skipped in my life. Once I tried earlier and I failed. I watched few YouTube videos and practiced step by step. Now I skip around 300-350 daily. Boy, it's so much fun to challenge your mental block and overcome it.

With skipping and 7-min exercise, I feel great. Throughout the day, there is pain in the body – in one part or the other. But it feels good.

Am I loosing weight? I have been working out only for a month. So I can't say with any data. Results matter, but right now I am enjoying the path.