1. WTF is Pungra?
2. What is bhangra?
3. The beginning of my journey
4. We want to do bhangra
5. What most people want
6. Qualification
7. Concept of Pungra
8. Break the norm
9. Whaaaat, that's fitness?
10. Exercise to Music Level 2
11. The future of Pungra
12. pungra.fit for updates

As I try to educate people on what bhangra is, or isn't, I often face this barrier, a symptom of closed mindedness. People think bhangra, is a thing. Meaning they think it is one very specific label. Something everyone agrees on. I am here to set that record straight. Bhangra, and also the term dance, are not a thing. The reason you should listen, or watch, this, is to broaden your mind, so that the next time someone asks you, "what is bhangra?", instead of saying something misinformed like "it's a dance style from India". You can say, something more like "well if I ask you, what is dance, do you have a single answer?" To which they will hopefully say no. You can then tell them, "if dance is not one thing, you'll understand why bhangra is also, not one thing".

My dabbling in the health and fitness industry teaches me some important lessons. They are not about "eat less, exercise more". Becoming healthier and fitter is a little more complicated than this, which is why we must rely on those with the passion to dive deep into the subject matter.

One such "deep-diver" is Manjit Singh Dol of Absolutely Fit. With deep experience in martial arts, resistance training and nutrition, Manjit is truly a person of science when it comes to helping people achieve their fitness goals. His recent area of deep research is with obesity management.

Listen to our conversation, in which we only scratched the surface of understanding how health and fitness is more complicated than the media and news outlets will have you believe. Including what are some of the myths that need to be set aside and how you can move forward to work with a no nosense coach like Manjit Singh Dol.

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I spoke to Kavita from about her story and aims to help people prevent or manage Type 2 Diabetes, especially in the South Asian community. She is doing some great work to support Punjabi speakers in Wolverhamption area. Hear about how we are working together to motivate more people to form communities to improve all of our lifestyles, ultimately leading to reducing the probability of contracting Type 2 Diabetes. Connect with Kavita on desidiabetes.co.uk⁠ or desidiabetes@gmail.com or instagram.com/desidiabetes

Let's have some fun with the lyrics of these great Punjabi tracks, that are ace to exercise to.

Listen to the full album, it's awesome. Available on all the great music streaming platforms.

Afsana Khan notoriety seems to have changed since she was caught up in arguments on the TV show Big Boss. Check out my favourite Afsana Khan song called Dhakka. Listen also to two of my favourite tracks by Gurlez Akthar. Meanwhile, find out more about VO2 Max, and how it is considered by many in the fitness industry to be an extremely valuable measurement for rating one's level of fitness.

Listen to my top Punjabi tracks, used for workouts, in 2022.