Fitness Secrets - Diet and Health

My workout regimen: I am health conscious and workout with a personal trainer. My Fitness Secrets include yoga and a visit to the gym for spinning exercises. It is rarely that I skip my fitness Routine. The day I miss out on these, I make sure I go for a swim. Nowadays, due to rains, my swimming has gone for a toss. I have learnt from Akshay Kumar and believe that if you don’t set aside at least one hour in a day for your health regimen, you don’t love yourself enough. My daily diet: My dietician, Pooja Makhija, takes proper care of it. My Diet chart keeps changing in accordance with where I am shooting. When I am travelling, it is in keeping with the outdoor agenda otherwise it is mostly the nongreasy, home-made food I indulge in. Basically it is a well balanced diet with greens, nuts and fruits that keeps me fit and healthy. My happiness quotient: Healthy food and daily workout keep me happy and energetic. On the work front, I do not like to burn out, so I take the much-needed brea...

ALL TONED UP! The actors in Ekta Kapoor’s epic soap Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki on 9X say they had to hit the gym regularly and work out hard to suit their macho roles in the period drama. Actor Ronit Roy, who plays Bhishma Pitamah in the new technologically enhanced version of the epic Mahabharat, has a strict fitness regime and claims no actor has been working harder than him to get into shape. “I started with training for three hours a day and now I work out for about two hours every day,” Ronit says. “I have worked extremely hard on my physique, in fact nobody has worked harder than me.” Chetan Hansraj, known for his welltoned, tall and broad body frame, plays the role of Bheem, considered the most powerful of the Pandavas. Even he vouches for the fact that Ronit worked really hard on his body. Chetan also follows a strict training and diet routine. “It took me almost four months of training and nutritional control to get into shape for the role. I have also been on a high pr...

My workout regime: I am extremely health-conscious and very regular when it comes to my workouts. My aim is not to acquire six-pack abs though. I just Exercise to stay fit. I weight-train four days a week and alternate them with cardio exercises like jogging or spinning. Skipping also is fab and I do it often. My workout lasts for anything from one to one-and-ahalf hour. I like to concentrate on one body part every day. My daily diet: I’m not too diet-conscious, but I like only homemade food and am somewhat fussy about it. In fact, even for my outdoor shoots, I have a cook around, so I don’t miss my ghar ka khaana. Boiled chicken is one of my favourites. Since I workout, my protein intake is quite high. But I do go easy on carbs. I do binge on chocolates. I have a sweet tooth and I can finish huge bars at one go. So, they definitely are my weakness. My happiness quotient: The fact that I’m working keeps me happy. Just being on the sets gets me all charged up. That’s when I’m the happie...

Six days in the gym, located on the sixth floor of her building, is what gives Shamita Shetty a super-toned bod. And she sportingly agrees to share her secrets of getting into shape. Shamita has some pointers: >> I change my exercise routine every two months because my body gets used to a particular kind of workout and then it stops responding to exercises. It's the same with others too. >> Introducing new exercises shocks the body. Once your body gets used to the new one, go back to your routine workout. I change my exercises once in every four weeks. >> I normally have a tight stomach but there are times when it goes loose. Yes, some times abdominal exercises don't work for a person like me too! Especially for someone who does abs three times a week, leaving a gap one day. At such a time, I stop the exercises completely. Like I said before, it's important to shock your body from time to time. >> I normally work on different parts of my body. I d...