India, Sept. 16 -- When you're on a fitness journey, it's easy to get caught up in the details. From obsessively tracking protein and worrying about when you eat dinner to cutting out carbs in the hope of losing weight faster, there's no shortage of rules and trends telling you what you should and shouldn't do. But fitness doesn't have to be a rigid checklist. Often, sticking to the basics, finding an approach you can actually maintain and staying consistent can take you much further than stressing over every little detail.

Chennai-based fitness coach Raj Ganpath, who has more than 18 years of experience, is the founder of the Slow Burn Method, co-founder and head coach at Quad Fitness, and author of Simple, Not Easy, is breaking down th...