When Deepika Padukone was pregnant with her first child, she maintained a consistent workout routine, including daily yoga, to stay physically and mentally fit.In an interview with India Today, Anshuka revealed that she first trained Deepika virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic for her role in Gehraiyaan. The actress impressed her trainer by performing a headstand independently when they finally met on set.
Anshuka mentioned that Deepika has an athletic body and is highly dedicated to maintaining her fitness. She explained that Deepika’s pregnancy workouts were holistic, concentrating on strength, endurance, and stamina, with adjustments made to accommodate her growing baby. Anshuka added that, at times, the workouts could be even more challenging than regular ones due to the pregnancy.
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“But, with the kind of awareness Deepika has, through the pregnancy, it’s been a breeze because we were working out almost every other day. During her last trimester, we worked out almost every day. The whole process was very enjoyable. There were some days we felt like just doing a restoration class while there were other days where we focused on strength. Deepika and I would come up with new sequences together and with a lot of communication and trust, we managed to have a healthy baby there,” she said.
When asked about Deepika’s post-pregnancy training, Anshuka described the connection she has with her clients and their babies as magical. She stressed how yoga creates a beautiful energy exchange and explained that each post-natal body is different, with no two recovering the same way.
“We will add a lot of pranayam, a lot of breath work and work on the body to bring back the muscle memory of the small exercise and small drills that your body has once done. The idea is to do tiny exercises and work on that core muscle and memory to revive your body back. So, you take those initial three months in just slowly and gradually reviving your body and then in the fourth month is when we would start working on the body goals,” she concluded.
