Deepika Padukone: Fitness Workout

Deepika Padukone has always charmed us with her svelte body. Her bikini scene in Cocktail had everyone drooling.

Probably, having sporty parents does help. You get a to-die-for body and a skin tone which is tailor made for beauty product ads.

A former model and amateur badminton player, the leggy actress has a figure that can carry-off both Indian and western outfits with equal finesse and grace.

Views of Her Fitness Trainers

An excruciatingly strong will power makes it easy for Deepika Padukone to stick to exercise routines and diets without wavering.

Tall and agile, her athletic built owes a lot to her formative years of playing badminton and training rigorously. Once she entered films, she trained under Yasmin Karachiwala who introduced her to Pilates and strength training.

She also practices yoga and indulges in a cardio routine. She owes her fitness level to her expertise in various dance forms, including kathak and jazz.

As per her trainer, her problem area are her legs and she loves to work them out. She loves Pilates and it has worked wonders on her body; she uses a combination of strength and yoga to tighten the core muscles of the body and relax the mind.

Workout & Fitness

Deepika likes to try out various physical activities and doesn’t mind changing the routine if she’s feeling bored on a particular day.

Depending on her mood, and the situation, she does gymming, or plays badminton court, practices yoga, or even shakes a leg at a dance studio.

She admits that at times she gets bored with the conventional gym routines, that’s when she mixes it up with cardio, Pilates and yoga. However, she’s always trying to push the limits of her endurance levels.

Deepika’s typical workout at the gym consists of functional training using a mix of freehand and light weights, Pilates machine and props such as resistance bands, depending on the body part that is worked upon. Because she exercises almost everyday, to prevent soreness in the body, weight training is kept to a minimum.

Diet & Nutrition

Deepika is lucky to have a tall body frame and she doesn’t seem to easily put on weight; that definitely works in her favor because she loves to eat, and is also a rice lover. However, she’s also very regular with her workout sessions!

Here are some eating tips from the lanky lass, especially for those who relish South Indian dishes.

• Don’t every skip Breakfast
• If you want to have a dosa, have it without the potato filling
• For idli’s, replace coconut chutney with pudina chutney.
• Avoid rice and non vegetarian food at night
• Have only egg whites

She eats almost every two hours, and during shoots prefers to eat homemade food. This is what her Diet Plan looks like.

• Breakfast: Egg whites and toast, upma, idlis, dosa, parathas (she has a huge breakfast)
• After 2 hours: Fruit
• Lunch: Roti, sabji and dal.
• Evening: One sandwhich
• Dinner: Chicken, sabji and roti
• Doesn’t like curd, but has milk and cheese

Fitness Tips

Here’s what deepika believes in, when it comes to fitness, and also recommends the same to others.

• Make fitness your way of life, always be active
• Know your body and do what suits it best
• Feel free to try out a different physical activity if you’re bored with one routine

Hope Deepika Padukone’s fitness motivates and encourages you to pick up a sport and improve your own fitness levels.

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