Deepika Padukone Turns 40: Workout Secrets and Healthy Diet That Keep the Actress Fit

Deepika Padukone Birthday: Bollywood star Deepika Padukone has turned 40 today, marking a major milestone in her career. Apart from her films, Deepika is also a major source of inspiration for her fans

due to her dedicated fitness routine. On her special day, take a look at her fitness and workout regimen that helps her stay fit, healthy, and glamorously in shape.

What does Deepika do for fitness?

Deepika consistently follows yoga, Pilates, strength training, and concentrated workouts, which she does regularly.

Yoga

For fitness, Deepika follows a “simple five-minute routine” on busy days when it becomes impossible to squeeze in some exercises in her schedule. “I don't work out to ‘look good' but in fact to ‘feel fit'. Exercise has been part of my lifestyle for as long as I can remember,” she said in a post on Instagram. In the photo, the birthday girl executed a Viparita Karani, also known as the Legs-Up-The-Wall Pose. Viparita Karani helps promote relaxation, improve circulation, and calm the mind, making it excellent for stress relief and sleep. This simple yet effective pose involves lying on your back, bringing your hips close to a wall, and extending your legs vertically up the wall, often held for five to ten minutes for deep rest, easing fatigue, and reducing swelling in the legs and feet. Among various other yoga poses, she also effortlessly pulls off the Uttana Shishosana – also known as the extended puppy pose. This particular asana stretches the shoulders, spine, and upper back while also calming the mind and relieving tension. This pose is great for your spine, shoulders, and arms, as it helps open the chest, helping relieve tension and calm the mind.

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Strength training

Apart from yoga asanas, Deepika also consistently does strength training, where she regularly engages in rope exercises. Strength training has many benefits, like stronger muscles and bones, better weight management, which means more muscle and less fat, improved heart health, enhanced mood and brain function, increased mobility, better posture, and reduced risk for chronic conditions like diabetes and osteoporosis, making daily activities easier and improving overall quality of life and longevity. Strength training is also a great calorie-burner and helps keep you in shape.

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Deepika’s diet

Deepika does not follow a strict diet, and the actress is a self-confessed foodie and likes to eat everything, but in moderation. “Surprised to see this on my feed? Well, I eat! And I eat well! Ask anyone who knows me. So don't believe anything else you might hear or read. The trick? Balance, Consistency, and Listening to YOUR Body,” Deepika had once shared on social media. She emphasises that a diet should not only be effective but also sustainable over the long term. Deepika avoids fad diets, opting instead for a practical approach that can be easily incorporated into daily life.