International Yoga Day brings our collective back focus on holistic healthcare, mental well-being, and stress management. However long before Yoga landed in trending reels, it existed as a profound physical, mental, and spiritual discipline in ancient India. And till date, continues to rejuvenate bodies and spirits around the world. Many Hindi film celebrities are also shifting from intense gym workouts to breath work, oxygenating stretches, mindful movements and meditation mornings.
Rekha: The Ultimate Wellness Pioneer
Much before actors like Shilpa Shetty and Bipasha Basu brought out Yoga DVDs, it was Rekha who in the late seventies, mainstreamed Yoga as a fitness regime of choice. Under the guidance of her guru Rama Bans, she began practicing Yoga and achieved a sensational transformation that is now the stuff of film lore. In the early eighties, she also launched her ‘Mind and Body Temple’ audio series to guide new learners. Today, at the age of 71, Rekha seems to have defied time and is fitter than many actors half her age.
Malaika Arora: Turning Consistency Into Power
At 52, Malaika Arora radiates energy, power and joy. She is passionately devoted to Yoga and often shares moments from her daily regimen with insights about different asanas. Though she mixes up her fitness practice with strength training, cardio workouts, pilates, dynamic movement and more, she turns to meditation and Yoga to ground herself. In 2018, she also co-founded Diva Yoga, a chain specialising in women-centric fitness, offering over 25 forms of yoga, pilates, and functional training. Arora, 52 years, is very particular about her fitness
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Kareena Kapoor Khan: Mind over Matter
In 2008, Kareena Kapoor Khan relied on an intensive Power Yoga routine and a tailored diet to achieve a size-zero look for the action thriller ‘Tashan.’ Since then, she has allowed her body to gain and lose weight naturally through two pregnancies and at 45 continues to pursue holistic well-being rather than drastic weight loss. With a fitness regimen that includes power yoga, pilates, and heart-rate-based strength training, she continues to balance a demanding career with motherhood.
Milind Soman: The Eternal Fitness Icon
At 60, Milind Soman is the truly ‘Made in India’ fitness icon. From a male supermodel, music video star, television and film actor, he has evolved into an ultra-endurance athlete and a passionate advocate of Yoga. His wife Ankita Konwar is a certified Yoga instructor and together the two shatter stereotypes about age and demonstrate how to achieve sustainable, lifelong fitness. He has also launched his own yoga line, Deivee, featuring mats made from sustainable, eco-friendly materials.
Amitabh Bachchan: The Tireless Disciplinarian
At 81, Amitabh Bachchan belies his age with a busy routine brimming with work opportunities. His straight posture, agile walk and commendable fitness is the result of lifelong discipline. In ‘Coolie’ (1983), he stunned viewers with a perfect lotus asana and a ‘shirshasana’. Even today, no matter how busy he is, Bachchan makes time for restorative breathwork, pranayama and Yoga stretches. A vocal advocate for the Ministry of Ayush, he regularly emphasizes that the ancient practice builds a strong body and mind.
Anand Pandit: The Ageless Yogi
At 63, film producer Anand Pandit is a picture of health. An avid cross-country cyclist, Pandit also swears by Yoga as the perfect antidote to stress in his busy life. Pandit who runs a full-fledged production house as well as a real-estate company makes time every morning for Yoga and meditation and then begins his day, on a centred, joyful note. Rather than gruelling and extreme gym workouts, he chooses consistency, movement, and a balanced lifestyle.
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