Once your mind and body is healthy, it creates a freedom that helps you enjoy life.
Milind Soman
To achieve fitness one need not hit the gym. One can always opt for any sport: yoga, jog, swimming and much more. The idea is to do something that not only burns calories but relieves stress as well.
There's a very simple rule to follow - never eat so much that you can't do 20 push-ups.
Sleep is essential for the body and mind and restful sleep is one of the foundations of good health. Recharging and rejuvenating body and mind sufficiently every night is important for better quality of life.
Your dreams, ambition and experiences are creating a new person in you every day.
Gyms are basically for bodybuilding and maybe rehab but you can't get healthy and fit from a gym. I mean you can, but not holistically.
Whole purpose of doing endurance sport is to understand your body better, it's not about timing, it's not about competition, it's about understanding your body, mind, potential.
I don't eat refined white sugar. If I want to eat something sweet it needs to be made with jaggery or honey, so no chemicals.
I started event managing as my first career which I started in 1989, and that was the first year when I started modelling as well, so every time I start something new it is because of an interest that I have and then that interest becomes sustainable and doable.
Drinking isn't tops on my agenda. In fact, I hate champagne... and all white wines, for that matter.
You learn that later on in life - it's not about how much you can lift or how fast you can run. It has a lot to do with your mental fitness, emotional balance, spiritual awareness.
I like acting. It is a well-paid job and according to some people, I am good at it.
You get fitter as you get older because the mind has the ability to get stronger if you allow it, so with a stronger mind you can become fitter. The body is second because the body follows the mind.
Fitness is something that you can aspire for in terms of levels of achievements.
Running a marathon is a stressful event for your body, mind and spirit. But when you put yourself through that willingly, consciously and in a learning atmosphere, you begin to understand how to deal with any stressful situation in a way that does not drain you.
I find Gurgaon to be more focused on fitness - the culture and the lifestyle in Gurgaon is such that fitness gets incorporated into a person's routine.
I start my day with a healthy breakfast - muesli with soya milk is a must, no matter what and some fruits.
When I'm travelling, I don't like hotels that much because the spaces they have are really small. So, I look for a homestay or an Airbnb property which is large enough where you could just stretch out to do your thing.
Bad habits are easy to slip into and good habits are very easy to build. Don't allow yourself to do something that can destroy you.
There's no failure or success, just the experience of living in the moment.
To run a marathon was a challenge that I had in my head since I was a kid.
Dedication plays a key role and in 'India's Next Top Model,' that will be a major trait on which I will be judging the girls.
The tendency of people skirting 30s and 40s is to feel lethargic or weak. But trust me, most of it is in your head. If you keep pushing and challenging yourself, your body will not betray your will.
I never say no to an opportunity that I know nothing about.
As you grow older, your body does become weaker, but your mind becomes stronger. You understand and accept yourself.
Choosing a form of exercise you enjoy will help keep you fit and motivated.
I constantly want to see what level of fitness I am at.
I am one of those people who love to act in films but does not want to watch them.
Some people are very much comfortable working out in gyms. Basically, it is all about movement. If you are comfortable moving in a gym, that is absolutely fine. But gymming does not work for me. I don't like carrying those weights and doing workouts on those heavy machines.
My whole idea of being fit is not having to train for anything. That is the fitness level I aim to maintain.
When people would ask me which was my favourite destination, I would say I didn't have one, because I would always want to go to a new place, but Maldives is incredible.
I began running half-marathons and it helped my fundraising for the multiple sclerosis society and others.
For me, taking care of your health is the first step towards empowerment whether you're a man or a woman.
I was mired in modelling and acting. But as I am an outdoors person, I was still trekking and doing some other activities.
It is very important for women to stay fit. They rule our world. They rule our family. If they won't be healthy, then it will affect all of us. However, health is never their priority. They will do everything to keep their family members healthy but neglect their own health.
I am an Asian food lover.
I've learnt that I'm unpredictable and unstable, not emotionally, but in terms of my lifestyle. I don't have a job. I don't have a career. I travel a lot. I like to experience different things.
I stay away from packaged and over-processed food.
Pinkathon has carved a niche of being more than a marathon. Pinkathon forever training has created a culture of regular exercise and fitness which is taking root in India.
I have not done too much television because I do not like doing one project over a very long period of time.
The kind of encouragement I had as a child to continue sports was brilliant. Like any other family, my people asked me to stress more on studies rather than swimming. But, my mother said 'He enjoys it and should balance both studies and sports.'
I used to own two gyms in Delhi called Breathe, so obviously I've entered a gym, but I don't use a gym for fitness.
Food is fuel. Unless there's an activity, the body doesn't know what to do with it. If you're just lying on the couch, everything spreads and your hormones act up!
If you run regularly for 10 to 15 kms, you get into that space where it is like meditation. There is no confusion in your head, thoughts enter and leave and you let go of all your pent-up emotions.
I feel lazy every day! It's the worst thing for me to wake up in the morning and get out of bed, and that is where the discipline comes in.
When you grow older, you realize that all that matters is the connection between two people. What the other person's dreams are, what they do, what they want to be, that's their business and you have to give them space for that.
Nobody wants to cast me in films, yes that is true. I do not know why, but that is the reality.
I think people do not associate me with the mainstream.
I do not have friends and network with the commercial cinema world. In every business, the network is important.
I want all the aspiring models out there to know that it's definitely not just a pretty face that matters!
