Shraddha Kapoor's trainer for the upcoming film Saaho, Maahek Nair, talks about the actor's workout plan

The celebrity trainer also throws light on the key to fitness
Maahek Nair, celebrity fitness trainer
Maahek Nair, celebrity fitness trainer

When the film Saaho releases later this year, the leading lady of the film, Shraddha Kapoor will be seen in some serious action-packed scenes. While Shraddha has always been fit, for the film Saaho in particular, she has worked on her body like never before. After Saaho, Shraddha will be performing some dynamic movements, flips and mid-air dance moves for her next film Street Dancer 3D. With both films that required her to be absolutely fit, Shraddha is certainly giving her fans and followers aspirational fitness goals. 

However, the lady behind Shraddha’s great form is Mumbai-based trainer, Maahek Nair. A certified crossfit, TRX, VIPR, Balance Body and Yoga trainer and a certified nutritionist, Maahek has been travelling with Shraddha to help her keep up with her goals. “Shraddha’s role in Saaho is a very demanding one. Both her characters in Saaho and Street Dancer 3D required her to look extremely fit even when she was shooting. So we had to plan her regimen keeping her fat percentage in mind, her calories intake had to be very less while she got complete nutrition to recover from the exhausting schedules. It was challenging, but we ensured she was fit,” says the trainer.

Maahek who has been training most of the young Bollywood celebrities like Sushant Singh Rajput, Aditya Roy Kapur and Kartik Aaryan, she says keeping fit is an ongoing process and requires to be monitored constantly. “It is like making and saving money. It never comes to an end. You always have one more step to climb. However, the focus of training should be completely based on personal goals. For actors, we train as per their role and the need of the situation in their films,” she says. While exercising and following a regimen is of importance, the celebrity trainer says what you eat every day makes a difference and is the key to staying fit. Maahek says, “Ideally, a workout that includes 20-30 minutes of weight training, 20 minutes of flexibility and cardio mix is a good plan. But the most important part of fitness is nutrition. That’s because after your training if you do not provide nutrition that matches your body’s needs then you get weak rather than becoming fit. In addition, consistency is the key.”

With a following of over 19K followers on Instagram, Maahek is certainly among the most popular fitness trainers. However, when we asked who her favourite celebrities are to train, she says, “Sushant Singh Rajput was one of our first, and fastest transformed celeb, he was highly committed to the program. It’s always a pleasure to work with Shraddha and Kartik. Aditya is most disciplined, his focus towards his diet during his training for Fitoor was commendable,” she signs off.

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