Shivathmika Rajashekar in Workout Gear Starts "Training Season"

Shivathmika Rajashekar is getting fit in her workout gear. In a new social media post the Indian actress flaunts her amazing figure while exercising. “Training season,” she captioned the series of Instagram snaps. “Beautiful,” commented one of her followers. “Looking awesome,” added another. How does the beauty approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. Strength Training

Shivathmika Rajashekar also does a lot of strength and weight training workouts. “Goes to gym only to take pictures,” she captioned another post. The Mayo Clinic maintains that strength and weight training help reduce body fat, preserve and increase lean muscle mass, and burn calories more efficiently. Strength training may also help you:

• Develop strong bones
• Manage your weight
• Enhance your quality of life
• Manage chronic conditions
• Sharpen your thinking skills

2. Moderation with Diet

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While Shivathmika Rajashekar tries to eat healthy most of the time, she is a foodie. Some of her go-to meals include sushi, pasta, tacos, mac and cheese, caesar salad, fried, rice, pizza, and ice cream. She regularly shares snaps of food via her Instagram Stories.

3. Hiking

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Shivathmika Rajashekar travels a lot and loves hiking to take in all the sights. According to the National Parks Service, the physical benefits of hiking include:

• Building stronger muscles and bones
• Improving your sense of balance
• Improving your heart health
• Decreasing the risk of certain respiratory problems

4. Walking

Shivathmika Rajashekar also enjoys walking her dog, which is great regular exercise. One study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that walking at a brisk pace for about 30 minutes a day led to a reduced risk of heart disease, cancer, dementia and death, compared with walking a similar number of steps but at a slower pace.

5. Pilates

In her new post, Shivathmika Rajashekar hits a class at Pilates and Beyond. Why should you consider adding it to your routine? According to the Mayo Clinic there are lots of benefits to the workout, as it “strengthens the body's inner core while increasing its flexibility resulting in improved overall health.” It can also promote longer, leaner muscles, injury prevention, relief from stress and back pain, enhanced athletic performance, and heightened mind-body awareness.

Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty is starting the new year with yoga and positivity. Shetty, 48, shared a video of herself wearing a pink and purple yoga outfit, posing on a teal blue mat. “I’m starting 2024 on a ‘balanced’ note with the Ashwa Sanchalana Salamba Utthita Eka Padasana, which is a great balancing asana🧘🏻‍♀️ It helps improve focus & concentration, and also enhances the coordination between mind & body. It also improves the back’s and the hamstring’s flexibility. Please note: People suffering from back pain or slip-disc and pregnant women must avoid this asana. Wishing you all a Happy, Prosperous, and Healthy New Year... My resolution for 2024 is to LIVE IN THE ‘NOW’ with awareness, balance, and gratitude,” she captioned the post. Here’s how Shetty takes care of herself, inside and out.

1. Sharing Her Ab Workouts

Shetty frequently shares her workouts on social media, including her intense ab exercise routine. “Recipe for washboard ABS: Planks, Planks, & More Planks💪,” she captioned an Instagram video. “This workout trains the entire body, primarily driven by the core muscles. Stimulate all your muscles by performing these 3 exercises for 3 sets and 15-20 reps.

1) Extended Arm Plank: Hip Extensions

2) Side Elbow Plank: Hip Dips

3) Elbow Plank: Hip Abduction and Adduction

It strengthens the core, arms, legs, shoulders, & back muscles; and builds muscular endurance.

Can be done at home with just a mat on days you are running short of time, but want to move that body as it takes only 20 mins. Caution: Do not try this if you are a beginner.”

2. Yoga and Meditation

Shetty is a long time devotee of yoga and meditation. “Asanas like Setu Bandhasana strengthen the Vishuddhi chakra (Throat chakra) that helps one voice their opinions & thoughts, and gives clarity of communication,” she captioned an Instagram video of herself doing yoga poses on a mat. “The Ardha Halasana and Navasana help strengthen the Manipuraka chakra (or Solar Plexus chakra), which determines one’s self-confidence and the ability to take action. Eat clean, lead a healthy lifestyle, and make yoga-meditation an integral part of your daily routine. Your mind and body will thank you ♥️🙏.”

3. Fitness Is Her Target

Shetty says her entire workout regimen is about health, not the “perfect” body. “I’ve never given a good figure too much importance,” she tells Complete Wellbeing. “Fitness was more my target. I went to the gym not to look good but to feel good and be fit. I worked out and I wanted to maintain a healthy body. Like Bhagavan says, [Bhagavan is the founder of the Oneness University] if you want to be successful, if you want to achieve something in life, you need to be fit. If your immunity is low, it’s not going to allow you to work as hard as you would otherwise have. It stems from this understanding.”

4. Healthy Diet With a Cheat Day

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Shetty enjoys a healthy diet with one day a week for any indulgences. “I am a foodie. I love food, but I eat the right food,” she tells Complete Wellbeing. “I have a healthy diet. I keep one day in the week when I eat anything like cakes, kulfi, and gulab jamuns. My day starts with aloe vera juice. It is great for your immune system; it’s great for your skin. Then I have porridge and tea. I avoid white sugar as far as I can and have only brown sugar. My theory is to replace everything white with brown — be it brown bread, brown rice, or brown sugar. I don’t eat steamed or boiled food. I eat normal food but cooked in a healthy vegetable oil or olive oil. For lunch, I have dal rice [brown] or chapati and chicken curry and one vegetable. If I am hungry in the evening, I’ll have one brown toast with two eggs and tea and, at night, I try and eat early. I eat a salad, soup and one chicken dish. My diet is very simple. It’s easy to follow.”

5. Fitness Challenge

Shetty loves challenging herself and posting the results online. “Failure is a stepping stone to success. Keep trying, push yourself, but never give up,” she captioned a humorous Instagram video. “Today, I took up the #StandUpChallenge! It tests one’s mobility, which is the ability to move your entire body freely and normally. It encompasses muscle strength, range of motion, and endurance capacity helping you with great mobility. It took me a couple of tries (as you can see😋) but, I believe failure is funnier than success.”

Smriti Mandhana has joined the Strikers and is proudly wearing the jersey. In a new social media post the team celebrates the arrival of the star cricketer, sharing a clip of her in her two-piece workout gear. “Good to see you in Strikers blue @smriti_mandhana !💙,” they captioned the Instagram video. “Finally 🎉🥹,” commented one of her followers. “Queen of RCB and Indian team❤️,” added another. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. Not Over Training or Training “Too Less”

Smriti explains that there has to be balance with training. “I’d like to be as fit and fresh, mentally and physically. So that’s something that I have to manage. I have to manage my workouts and not over train or train too less. I have to be really sure of what I’m doing so that my body is at its best when I go out to play the World Cup,” she told Red Bull.

2. 70 Percent Fitness and 30 Percent Skill

“A few years ago, cricket was mainly a skill-based sport, but now with the T20 format being popular, it is a fast-paced game,” Smriti told Red Bull in another interview. “Even in one-day cricket we have to constantly score and chase. The formats are moving pretty fast, so it’s even more important to work a lot on fitness as much as skills. Earlier it was 70% skill and 30% fitness, but now it's 70% fitness and 30% skill. So that’s a big impact.”

3. Fielding

“I think in fielding, there is a huge impact of fitness. For fielding inside the circle, you need agility. And for fielding outside the circle, you need to be able to run fast to cut the angles. For those, I need to do a lot of fitness that is specifically designed for fielding. When I do fielding fitness training, very often I see direct results; if I do the training consistently, in 20-30 days I see that I am able to move quicker or cut a ball that I may not have been able to do earlier,” she says.

“In batting, there is a lot of technique involved. Even if I do a lot of strength training, if I don’t time the ball properly, the shot won’t work. But fielding and running between the wickets, these are two aspects of the game where I can actually say to myself, ‘Oh yes, I worked on these things in fitness and I’ve seen a positive impact in the game.’ I see direct results,” she told Red Bull

4. Cardio and Strength Training

“In pre-season, I will usually do a cardio session and a strength training session every day. It would usually be cardio in the morning for half-an-hour and then a strength training session in the afternoon or evening for one-and-half-hour. This is for five days a week. And then two days would be swimming and other recovery sessions,” she told Red Bull. “I love strength training. I think I could do strength every day of the week,” Smriti says. “My least favorite is anything to do with running. I try to avoid it, but I know I can’t avoid it. It’s funny because I never get nervous before a match, but if I know I have to wake up tomorrow and go running, I will be nervous before the run.”

5. Meditation and Yoga

She also gets her zen on. “I do meditation before a match. I do 10-15 minutes of guided mediation. I can never sit quietly in one spot, so that's why I do guided meditation and try to calm myself down,” she says. “I also practice a bit of yoga. I do Surya Namaskar every day. In fact I use Surya Namaskar as part of my stretching routine before gym sessions.” “When you meditate, you may clear away the information overload that builds up every day and contributes to your stress,” says the Mayo Clinic. Benefits include:

• Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations
• Building skills to manage your stress
• Increasing self-awareness
• Focusing on the present
• Reducing negative emotions
• Increasing imagination and creativity
• Increasing patience and tolerance
• Lowering resting heart rate
• Lowering resting blood pressure
• Improving sleep quality

Chitrangda Singh is hitting the gym in her workout clothes. In a new social media post the Indian actress shows off her amazing body post-sweat session. “Hair flippin’ workout done,” she captioned the mirror selfie, shared via her Instagram Stories. How does the 47-year-old stay in shape? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. Four Workouts a Week

Chitrangda hits the gym four times a week. “I am not an exercise junkie but definitely an enthusiast. I like to try out different combinations of aerobics and cardio exercises for a well-rounded workout. Also, I’m not fanatic about a regimen or schedule. I try to be regular and dedicated and when I have a project, I like to get into shape for it, but it happens over a course of a few months, on and off,” she told Times of India.

2. Swimming

Chitrangda maintains that her father always woke her up early to go for a jog or play tennis, “but my favourite was always swimming. In fact, my dream body is not a skeletal size zero but a beautifully toned swimmer’s or diver’s body,” she told Times of India. Swimming is a good way to get regular aerobic physical activity, according to the CDC. Just two and a half hours per week of aerobic physical activity, such as swimming, bicycling, or running, can decrease the risk of chronic illnesses. In addition to the many physical benefits, there are multiple studies supporting the mental health benefits of swimming as well.

3. Cardio and Weights

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Singh’s trainer Promod Dadlani has her work out for an hour and fifteen minutes. The sessions include 40 minutes of cardio and include running, cycling or working on the cross trainer. “She gets bored easily, so I have come up with a range of exercises,” he explains. She also lifts light weights but does lots of repetition — about 30 to 40 reps per exercise. She claims her upper thighs and calf muscles are her “problem areas,” so she works on them a lot. “I like to have shapely legs,” she says. “The impact of low weight-high repetition is higher for my body type and it’s got the result I was expecting. Women don’t have a high musculature so to maintain a toned physique, cardio-based exercises work really well.”

4. Morning Cardio and Stretching

Chitrangada warms up in the morning by jogging for 10-15 minutes or cycling. She also stretches. “Stretching keeps the muscles flexible, strong, and healthy, and we need that flexibility to maintain a range of motion in the joints,” says Harvard Health. “Without it, the muscles shorten and become tight. Then, when you call on the muscles for activity, they are weak and unable to extend all the way. That puts you at risk for joint pain, strains, and muscle damage.”

5. High Protein, Low Fat Diet

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Singh focuses on sticking to a high protein and low fat diet filled with fish, lean meat, fruits and nuts. “For breakfast I usually have an egg white sandwich, oats or nuts. I love fish so I have it grilled with vegetables and with bajra roti, brown rice or bread for lunch and dinner. After workouts, I snack on fruits, Oreo shakes or Twix bars. I indulge in my favourite fried eggs and bacon once a week,” she revealed.

Ashika Ranganath is getting her sweat on and flashing her abs. In a new workout video the Amigos star shows off her incredibly fit figure during an exercise session with her trainer. “From glam to grind: Back in action! ♥️🙈Nothing like my trainer @nammaxak ‘s ‘gentle’ reminders of what a ‘good session’ really means. 😅💪 Missed these intense workouts!” she captioned the Instagram video. “Killer 🔥❤️” commented one of her followers. “Fitness goals,” added another. What exercises – and other health habits – are responsible for the 27-year-old’s amazing body? Celebwell has the details.

1. Strength Training

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In the video, Ashika does a variety of strength training exercises including jumping jacks, burpees, squats, deadlifts, knee ups, sled pushes, kettlebell swings, and lunges.

2. Pilates

Ashika is a Pilates devotee, sharing lots of social media posts of herself on the reformer. “Many moods of Pilates Miss hanging around.. 💪🏻” she captioned a curation of snaps. According to the Mayo Clinic there are lots of benefits to the workout, as it “strengthens the body's inner core while increasing its flexibility resulting in improved overall health. It can also promote longer, leaner muscles, injury prevention, relief from stress and back pain, enhanced athletic performance, and heightened mind-body awareness.

3. Yoga and Meditation

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Ashika enjoys the mind-body connection of yoga and meditation. “I have been doing yoga and meditation for some time now, , which is helping me find balance,” she told Times of India. There is a laundry list of reasons to do yoga, explains Harvard Health. “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.”

4. AMRAP Workouts

Ashika is also a fan of AMRAP workouts – as many reps as possible. She recently shared a 12-minute session with her followers. In it she does:

15 Calorie row

12 box jump

9 push ups

5. Nature Walks

Ashika balances her hardcore workouts with nature walks. Here she is enjoying the outdoors while getting exercise. Going for a daily walk can be a game changer in terms of exercise, especially at a brisk speed. One study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that walking at a brisk pace for about 30 minutes a day led to a reduced risk of heart disease, cancer, dementia and death, compared with walking a similar number of steps but at a slower pace.