Samim Rizvi votes for balanced diet

Kolkata, Dec 26 (IBNS) Ace cyclist Samim Rizvi on Monday said a balanced nutritious diet is the first prerequisite for a fit body.

Amway India Enterprises Pvt Ltd, the leading direct selling Health & Wellness FMCG Company, played host to a wellness event Nutrilite-Secret to Optimal Health in Kolkata on Monday.

The objective of the wellness campaign was to create awareness among people about the importance of good health and lifestyle modification through balanced diet, supplementation and physical exercise necessary to achieve optimal health.

The campaign invited Samim Rizvi, ace cyclist and Brand ambassador of Nutrilite to speak on fitness and nutrition and the importance of balanced diet and supplementation to maintain optimal health.

Nutrition trainers from Amway elaborated on different aspects of Nutrition that play key role in achieving optimal health.

"Hectic lifestyle, skipping meals, inadequate rest, pollution and stress leave us exhausted emotionally and physically and make us feel worse than we look. If you are not able to walk half a kilometer without feeling the pull of your muscles, you have not given them enough attention," said Rizvi.

"If you are able to see the glow in your face everyday while looking into the mirror, you have not been eating the right for a long time. Fitness is very important but the balanced nutritious diet is the first prerequisite for a fit body," said Rizvi.

As an ardent fitness freak, he endorsed Nutrilite as he personally consumes Nutrilite, a leading brand of vitamin and minerals, to keep his body fit.

"Nutrilite supplements give me the energy and stamina to practice long hours in tough terrain and help maintain my peak performance," said Rizvi.

Commenting on fitness and its relation with balanced food and supplementation, he said, "A daily dose of Nutrition and calorie burn with ample rest in between workouts is the key fitness. Right Eating habit defines how we burn our calories.

"A well balanced diet, full of variety of fruits and vegetables and right supplementation go hand in hand with fitness workout."

While speaking on supplementation, he said, "Supplementation is very crucial in today's time to maintain a healthy life. We should make supplement a part of our diet."

In a message from company headquarter, William S Pinckney, MD & CEO, Amway India, said: "There has been increasing health awareness in urban India that drives the growth of Indian wellness market.

"With the rise in disposable income, favorable market demographics, consumerism, changing lifestyle and globalization, Indian consumers now evince a strong desire to maintain healthy lifestyle.

"Nutrilite, globally, is more than $ 4.2 billion brand. We believe the Wellness market in India will grow exponentially with the increasing awareness among urban people to embrace healthy lifestyle."

A computer engineer by profession, Rizvi is a multi talented and versatile athelete.

He is an ultra endurance cyclist cum fitness trainer and has completed unheard of distances such as riding 701kms in 24 hours, riding to Mumbai and back from Bangalore in 3.5 days, and climbing Ooty and back to Bangalore, a distance of 600 odd kms in 27 hours.

Rizvi is the only Indian and 3rd Asian to ever qualify for Race Across America (RAAM) and completed the prestigious race with 3000 miles long route, traversing the countries through rugged mountain regions, cold country side in just 12 days and 40 minutes.