Bollywood Star Bipasha Basu in Workout Gear Shares Weight Loss Journey

Bollywood star Bipasha Basu is getting back into shape after having a baby, and reminding fans it’s a marathon, not a sprint. Basu, 45, shared video of herself wearing black leggings and a matching shirt, working out with trainer Yasmin Karachiwala. “Mamma’s weight loss journey!!! The struggle is real!!! But nothing is impossible …slow and steady and in the most healthy way 🙏I am loving myself and my body in every stage of my life … trying to be kind to myself. Reminding myself I have just given birth to another human being … it’s like a superpower on its own. Proud to be a healthy happy mamma ❤️,” she captioned the post. Here’s what Basu’s diet, fitness, and beauty routine looks like.

1. Be Active

Basu recommends finding an activity you enjoy and sticking to it. “The only goal which such people should have is to be active. Jobs these days are very stressful,” she told the Economic Times. “They involve sitting in front of a computer for long durations. People should basically start loving themselves and participate in some physical activity of their choice. It can be any sport, say cycling, swimming, jogging or working out in a gym. The cardio boost is very essential. Also, you must have a good diet, sleep for eight hours and basically be honest to your body. It’s a temple and you should start worshiping it by keeping fit.”

2. No Silly Diets

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Basu knows how important it is to fuel workouts with good quality food—but she also makes space for treats, which means a more sustainable routine long-term. “I always say, please do not starve for a good toned body,” she told the Economic Times. “For example, my vice is mithais and I cannot say no to a good laddoo. But I balance it well with a good exercise and abstaining from having more sweets for sometime. Censorship on food is a must.

3. Beauty Diet

Basu credits her beautiful hair and skin with a nutritious diet. “I eat everything except red meat and rice,” she told Vogue India. “Lots of greens, chicken, dal, roti and vegetables form a part of my daily diet. For beautiful skin, I recommend fish, barley, nuts, seeds, sprouts, yogurt, fruits and vegetables—especially the leafy, green variety. Fish and nuts are rich in Omega 3 fatty acids that help with glowing skin.”

4. Oily Hair Tricks

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Basu uses hair oils to keep her hair and scalp healthy. “My hair is my biggest beauty asset, and I believe a good conditioner helps hair looking healthy, shiny and full of life,” she told Vogue India. “I invest in regular oil massages to keep my locks looking good. Whether it’s voluminous curls, sleek-straight or beach waves, I like to experiment with my hairstyles and resort a lot to styling. I have naturally black hair, but I like to have some colour in the form of streaks and highlights. Wella Kolestint is my go-to hair color.”

5. Inspired By Shilpa Shetty

Basu was inspired by her fellow Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty to create an exercise video for fans to follow. “Shilpa did the yoga video for the UK market at a time when there were people willing to listen to her because of her success in Big Brother,” she told the Economic Times. “It is a good marketing ploy and if people today are willing to listen, then more such videos should be made.”

Bollywood star Alia Bhatt is showing off the results of her intense gym routine and diet. Bhatt, 30, shared several beautiful photos of herself wearing a variety of outfits, including one snap of her in gray pants and a tank top, posing next to weights in a gym. “Many moods & a million mirror selfies 💫,” she captioned the post. Bhatt is known for her strong physique and boundless energy—here’s how she does it, according to the actress, her trainer, and her nutritionist.

1. Strength, Cardio, Yoga

Bhatt works out with trainer Sohrab Khushrushahi, who keeps the actress on her toes. She also enjoys regular yoga sessions. “Alia's workout routine is a mix of strength, functional and high-intensity work," Khushrushahi told Vogue India. “On the days we can't meet, I'll send her a cardio routine to do which she follows diligently. She loves running and working on her legs. I've always believed routine is boring. And while you need to be boring at times to see results, I love mixing up the workouts. So Alia's routine is always changing."

2. Small Meals All Day

Bhatt’s nutritionist Angie Kassabie makes sure the actress gets all the nutrients she needs with several smaller meals spaced out throughout the day. “Alia's diet started off with clean food—mainly seafood and vegetables, a little bit of carbs in rice and a bit of protein pasta,” she told Vogue India. “Of course, we're having all the fibers in the morning with proteins. We're also giving her desserts on a regular basis—low in carbs, fats, cholesterol and very low in calories—where every piece contains between 160-260 calories.”

3. Barely-There Makeup

Bhatt loves a natural look when it comes to her skincare and makeup. "I’m very into glowy make-up, which is barely-there skin, where you just see luminous skin,” she told Harper’s Bazaar. “I like to find that in-between where the skin just looks great. Even when you have make-up on it doesn’t look like you're wearing make-up. It just looks like good skin...with just a bit of make-up on.”

4. Postpartum Confidence

Bhatt gained a new appreciation for her body since having a baby. "I think what I would tell my younger self is that you have so many years ahead of you to worry about things that will actually be worrisome,” she told Harper’s Bazaar. “Do not worry about the way your body is looking or where you feel like there's a little bit of tubbiness, or if you feel like you have jiggly and wiggly arms. I think I always felt very conscious about those things."

5. Diet For Energy

Bhatt’s diet was designed to keep her full of energy during her filming schedule. “Alia is in good shape. She is someone who works out often and tries to stay fit as much as she can,” Kassabie told Vogue India. “The goal of every good diet plan and meal is weight loss and having enough energy so you can take all the hours of work, especially in very low temperatures. The body needs a lot of energy in the winter in Bulgaria, which is approximately minus 14 to 15 degrees. We basically gave her all the nutrients to meet her goals, to keep her body fit and drop the couple of kilos she wants to drop.”

Indian actress and model Neha Dhupia is opening up about her 50 pound weight loss in a new social media post. Dhupia, 43, shared before and after pictures of herself to highlight the change, with the ‘after’ picture showing her sitting on a yoga mat in blue workout gear. “Let me start by saying it wasn't easy... living with the weight or trying to shed it. Post both my pregnancies the weight gain or living in a larger body that I wasn’t used to was extremely tough to come to terms with. To say that I have reached my optimum best , I’d say I’m far far away but to say I have given my best till now… I sure have. I feel better, fitter and far more confident than I ever did. As a mother of two and an actor, entrepreneur and runner I couldn’t be happier sharing this with everyone.” she captioned the post. Here’s how the star stays fit, happy, and healthy.

1. Daily Workouts

Dhupia arranges her workouts around her children’s schedule. “My fitness routine post motherhood is more scheduled,” she told Indian Express. “Earlier, I used to enjoy very early morning walks or a late night run, but now I cannot do that as I have to finish my yoga or run before my little one wakes up, and she usually wakes up around 8. So, I have to wake up a little earlier to finish my exercises. If I must squeeze in another workout, it is usually in the afternoon, so I time it around her nap time.”

2. Overhauled Diet

Dhupia cut out sugar and gluten, and started eating an early dinner to lose weight. “I believe in a combination of home-cooked meals and healthy snacks,” she told Indian Express. “I stick to healthy home-cooked meals. I look at food differently now. For me, it’s nutrition first and then the taste factor. We are what we eat and how healthy we feel after all!”

3. Two Trainers

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Dhupia used two personal trainers to kickstart her weight loss. “Day 1 of my journey started over a year and a few months ago with a sense of belief and self love that hey… come on you can do it too. I called two of my most favorite trainers … my run coach @mirandabrinston and my yoga sir @rohitflowyoga and without any questions asked a day later I was training with both alternatively and somewhere I say hope,” she says in her caption.

4. Travel Workouts

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Dhupia tries to squeeze in a workout even on busy days. “It would be a quick online yoga session, and if I do not have time at all, I usually pack in stairs, I go up and down the stairs for 40 minutes wherever I am staying,” she told Indian Express. “And if I don’t have time for that as well, so just quick 2,000 skips, side leg raises, and some ab crunches.”

5. Working Through the Pain

Dhupia says the weight loss was not easy but she couldn’t be happier with the results. “I felt the aches, the pains the need to show up, the inability in my body to reach the optimum I had left it at, the fatigue which is hard to put down in words between two babies, work, a home that needs you 24 x 7 and of course no shift in the way I looked. The truth is there are no shortcuts, there is no easy way around it , there is also no rocket science … stay consistent, work hard and show up especially on the days you don’t feel like it at all! If you are feeling like I was a year and a half ago and feel you need to do something about it… please do! Get up, get out, work out and love yourself! Cause there’s just one you!” she captioned the post.

Monalisa is hitting the gym in her workout clothes. In a new social media post the Bigg Boss star shows off her slimmed down figure during an exercise session. “Rehearsal vibes,” she captioned one of the Instagram Stories. How does the Indian actress, 41, approach health and wellness? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. When Her Career Got Busy, She Gained Weight

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"I was extremely slim when I first entered the industry. I would always maintain myself and regularly go to the gym,” she said, per The Sun. "But I had work commitments and outdoor shoots, for which I had to shoot daily when I was doing Bhojpuri films. I couldn't properly maintain my diet."

2. She Slimmed Down After Leaving Bigg Boss House

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After leaving the Bigg Boss house Monalisa lost a whopping 22 pounds. "When I did Bigg Boss 10, I lost 10 kg after coming out of the house. That was superb. I wonder how I lost so much weight,” she said. "It was an experience of a lifetime being in the Bigg Boss house. After doing that reality show, I got a lot of love and became popular all over India. I got name and fame. It was such a happy moment for me."

3. She Works Out with Her Husband

Monalisa lost another 15 pounds by working out with her husband Vikrant. "I did planks, I watched videos on the internet and did cardio for 45 minutes to 1 hour regularly,” she said. "We would workout every day.”

4. She Also Did Yoga and Meditation

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"I did yoga, meditation regularly,” she added. Harvard Health explains why you should consider doing yoga. “Researchers found that people who practiced yoga for at least 30 minutes once a week for at least four years, gained less weight during middle adulthood,” they said. “People who were overweight actually lost weight. Overall, those who practiced yoga had lower body mass indexes (BMIs) compared with those who did not practice yoga. Researchers attributed this to mindfulness. Mindful eating can lead to a more positive relationship with food and eating.”

5. She Followed a “Strict Diet"

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“I followed a strict diet to keep my immunity strong and lose weight also,” she added. One of her main tactics is cooking meals at home. “I am still continuing my diet, and haven't stopped. I feel 70 percent of it is diet and 30 percent exercise."

Bollywood star Disha Patani is showing fans and followers exactly how she uses the weight room at the gym to get her enviably strong and toned physique. Patani, 31, shared a video of herself wearing purple shorts and a cream hoodie, doing barbell squats (and making it look easy). “Leg day,” she captioned the post. “Inspirational,” a fan commented. Patani’s video is a great example of how important weights are for women—here’s how the actress eats, trains, and lives to be her fittest self.

1. Weight Training and Cardio

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Patani works out with trainer Rajendra Dhole. “Disha by far is the most dedicated person you will meet when it comes to fitness. She trains every day for an hour. The only day she takes an off is a Sunday,” Dhole told Vogue India. “Disha does squats, deadlifts, military presses, shoulder presses, chest presses, bicep curls, tricep extensions, to boost muscle strength for her arms. Low reps with heavy weights builds muscle mass, as compared to doing more reps with lighter weights, which increases muscle endurance.”

2. Her Fittest Self

Patani mixes up her workouts so she doesn’t get bored, and she isn’t afraid of weights. “I work out every day and my routine usually involves cardio in the mornings, like dancing, kick boxing or gymnastics, and weight training in the evenings," Patani told Vogue India. “The general assumption is that women working out involves cardio, not weight training. But we all work out and do heavy weights; I come across so many girls in the gym training really hard. At the end of the day, it isn't about gender, but about working on your body and becoming your fittest self."

3. Personal Style

Patani’s style is all about what’s comfortable and unique. “I am not really into labels or brands, what’s important is how you style it,” she told Elle India. “I prefer simple and easy-to-wear clothes. To sum it up, my personal style is comfortable, sexy and sporty. I like things that are close to my heart. For instance, the evil eye bracelet I wear on my hand.”

4. Eggs Before Exercise

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Patani tries to get some protein in her before a workout. “I have fallen into this bad habit where I don't eat anything in the mornings before working out, because I feel very full while exercising if I do,” she told Vogue India. “But, it is definitely advisable to cram in a small meal before a workout, consisting of some protein, like eggs. After exercising, it is good to add protein again, either through chicken, eggs or paneer.”

5. Abs-olutely Fabulous

So how does Patani get those enviable abs? “There is no secret as such,” she told Vogue India. “It's all about an intensive ab workout and a strict diet. Maintaining abs is the most difficult thing as one day you have them and the next day they may disappear. So I strongly believe a rigorous workout and a healthy diet are the only ways to maintain abs.”