Deepika Padukone
Looking good and healthy is important in our profession. I do regular exercises, yoga, eat healthy and think positive to stay fit. Since I am an early riser, I spend quality time in the garden lawns to inhale fresh air and do light free-hand exercises before I start my day. I’m not a habitual gym-hitter. Whenever I am in the mood, I just visit a fitness studio. Otherwise, it’s always a home-bound affair. Often Pilates and light-weight training trickle into my regime. Yoga poses keep my nerves calm and help me strike a spiritual connect somewhere deep inside. I do stretching quite frequently, even on my film sets, as it only requires some space and a mat to do the job. And touchwood, my date with badminton since my school-life has kept me very quick and flexible on the feet.
To be on diet doesn’t mean to starve yourself and I completely subscribe to that idea. I eat small meals at regular intervals. My breakfast begins with two egg whites and ends up with a glass of low fat milk. Lunch is spread out with grilled fish. I’m also fond of my daily quota of vegetables. If I have to snack in the evening, I munch on almonds with a sip from a cup of filter coffee.
Numerous Hollywood and Bollywood A-listers are now turning to yoga to stay in shape. Here's the secret behind some of the biggest stars' svelte and toned bodies. 
Kareena Kapoor is known to be a stickler for fitness. Kareena religiously practices yoga and is a strict disciplinarian when it comes to working out.Jennifer Aniston, who usually does yoga for two hours every day, says that it quiets her mind and keeps her fit. 44-year-old Aniston, who has one of the most desirable bodies in the industry, says that with yoga her legs got leaner, arms got strong, limbs lengthened, posture improved and muscles got toned.Miranda Kerr, whose enviably toned body scored her a contract with one of the world's best-known fitness brands, has revealed how daily 30-minute yoga sessions and a "super healthy" diet help hone her slender 5ft 9 inch frame."I make sure I do half an hour of yoga in the morning," she said.Hollywood's fitness fanatic, Gwyneth Paltrow, who has written a diet book, does a mix of light exercises and yoga. The star says that she always pushes herself to do the workouts every day no matter what happens.After inspiring sister Karishma, and friend Amrita, Kareena Kapoor has managed to get Arjun Rampal hooked to yoga. Bebo has inspired him to adopt a healthy lifestyle. "You can't work with Kareena and not do yoga. It is a given that you will have to include it in your fitness regime. She makes sure that you work out and keep fit," said Arjun. Ashton Kutcher partakes in hot Bikram yoga sessions, weekly hikes, Krav Maga (a form of hand-to-hand combat) lessons - and body cleanses. “All of my physical fitness regimen is completely tailored around the end of day(s). I stay fit for no other reason than to save the people I care about,” he said in an interview.Demi Moore is 50 years in age, but her toned body might just give women half her age a run for their money. Demi has defied Mother Nature through years of exercise and dieting, and what many claim a little help from the surgeon’s knife as well. She has also employed an army of health advisers - including a nutritionist, personal trainer, yoga teacher and kick-boxing coach.Football legend David Beckham hopes his yoga craze will keep him fit to play top-level football till mid 40s. The footie hunk fell in love with the workout after a one-on-one lesson with the technique founder Bikram Choudhury.Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, said to be the world’s highest paid model, reportedly kept herself in good shape during pregnancy with yoga and meditation. To prepare, gorgeous Bundchen admitted that she did yoga and meditation, which resulted in her ‘very tranquil birth.’ Gisele practices yoga in the morning for an hour.Sonam Kapoor is a major health freak and practices Bikram Yoga. “Starting bikram yoga today or as everyone calls it hot yoga. It’s my dad's secret for looking fab,” she tweeted a couple of months ago. Reese Witherspoon has been following a new spiritual workout programme invented by her personal trainer Matthew Reyes. She's hooked on YogaHop, a class that combines poses with high-energy music. The actress takes two weekly 90-minute classes at YogaHop in Santa Monica, California. Unlike a typical studio, this one plays rock, pop, and hip-hop music, and the songs change daily.Lady Gaga is said to have started Bikram Yoga back in New York in 2004 before she was famous. Apparently, the fitness fanatic, who practices yoga in 43 degree celsius, loves pushing her body to its limits.Kangna Ranaut, whose looks and personal style is admired in the film industry, attributes her diet plan and yoga to staying healthy. "I do yoga regularly and eat a balanced diet," Said the star.Golden Globe nominated Jessica Alba practiced prenatal yoga to maintain her figure after pregnancy. "Prenatal yoga is really good, and it really prepares your body". She said.Bollywood actress, Konkana Sen credits yoga for keeping her in shape. The actress, who was seen in "Ek Thi Daayan", looked absolutely great in her new form. "I do yoga; have been doing it for a long time now. Guess that helps," she said in an event.The pop star Madonna practices the controversial Bikram Yoga. She previously practiced Ashtanga yoga, which is as effective as a cardio workout. Bollywood beauty Lara Dutta, who became a proud mother of a baby girl, Saira a year ago, launched a yoga DVD to help women get back in shape post pregnancy. Lara says that exercising and a strict workout routine has helped her maintain her shape despite giving birth to her daughter, Saira by C section.Actress-singer Evan Rachel Wood practises meditation and yoga regularly to keep herself relaxed and calm. "I began meditating when I was 12. In my industry it's easy to get caught up in the anxiety of it all, so I take time to sit and breathe by the ocean - there's something so calming about that. "I started doing yoga too, I totally get why everyone's in love with it now. It's pretty great," She said. Actress Rani Mukherji shed extra kilos and toned up her body for a film by practicing yoga two hours every day. "I did a combination of yoga and weight training, that kind of really worked for my body," said the actress.The British comedian said that transcendental meditation has helped him through his break up from Katie Perry because it allowed him to “tune into a higher consciousness.” Russell Brand said in an interview "I try not to compartmentalise things too much into years, but generally speaking I’m happier than I’ve ever been in my life,”
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