Speaking of health and fitness, Milind shares that people don’t know the difference between the two. “People think fitness is about 6 packs, but it’s not. Even when the concept of fitness was not articulated, it was my life. I was trying to get better every day at what I was doing. I realize today the foundation it laid for me. It helped me understand my relationship with myself and the people around me, it all came from being a competitive swimmer. Today I understand the importance of that. The peace of mind I get, my ability to perceive situations in a balanced way. That’s fitness. To see things in a positive way, so that you can move forward in a better way. So it’s in the mind.”
Urging the importance of getting your body and mind to work together, Milind suggests: “Have a goal, have a priority, and let everything in life lead you towards it. All my life, tranquility has been my priority, since I was 15 years old. Maybe I broke up with someone at the time, but since then every decision I’ve made has been with that in mind. Will it impact my mind? I will not do anything that affects my peace of mind. This is my idea of fitness.”
“People start exercising when they are overweight. The reason why I exercise is because I know that life is hard, all aspects are difficult. You don’t know what’s going to happen in life. But if you are fit, mentally, physically and emotionally, you will be able to deal with it more easily. When you challenge yourself every day, your mind and body get used to the idea of the challenge. So to do that, you have to fight your lazy self. The only thing I don’t like to do is get up early. I ride a bike at 10 in the morning.”
“I make sure I exercise every day. People consider me very fit, but I only exercise for 10-15 minutes every day. Most people don’t know this about me, I’ve never been to the gym for a workout. I don’t use equipment. I don’t even do 10-15 minutes at a time. I also break it through the day. If you exercise with your body weight, you start to understand yourself better. Fight your lazy self and give yourself time to work on yourself, so you can be a better person every day.”
Speaking about the Lazy Fit Run, Milind shared, “Last year, Lifelong Online and I launched ‘Fight Lazy’, a movement that is very close to my heart. It’s where I wake up and fight my laziness every day, and have fun doing it. Now, we’re excited to make it bigger and a whole lot more fun with the Fight Lazy 5KM run along with a set of fun games that will encourage people to incorporate strength training into their lifestyle. This race is held in various cities in India. I can’t wait to meet everyone and run around and fight sloths together.”
The Lazy Fit Run with Milind Soman will be held on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
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