Once your mind and body is healthy, it creates a freedom that helps you enjoy life.
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.
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.
My whole idea of being fit is not having to train for anything. That is the fitness level I aim to maintain.
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.
To run a marathon was a challenge that I had in my head since I was a kid.
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.
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.
As you grow older, your body does become weaker, but your mind becomes stronger. You understand and accept yourself.
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 have not done too much television because I do not like doing one project over a very long period of time.
I am one of those people who love to act in films but does not want to watch them.
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.
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.
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 constantly want to see what level of fitness I am at.
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.
I was mired in modelling and acting. But as I am an outdoors person, I was still trekking and doing some other activities.
