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My Story

Childhood Setback

Growing up as an army kid, we moved around India with my dad. When I was around 3 years old, all the kids were playing, we were all pulling each other’s legs – literary. I was laughing and really enjoying it, until the next moment my mom realized something was wrong. I was limping, not able to even stand properly. The doctors suggested I had a polio attack and would never be able to walk normally again. But my mom didn’t lose hope. After visiting several doctors and numerous rehab centres for almost a year, I finally walked straight, without any help. I could even RUN!

I didn’t realize it then, but something had changed. I had subconsciously realized the value of this body that I was gifted with[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7946″ img_size=”large”][vc_column_text el_class=”red”]

From Traditional Gyms to Bodyweight Movement Training

Thereon, I was quite active in my youth playing various sports such as cricket, badminton, swimming, squash, tennis and basketball.

As I grew older, I started working out in traditional gyms to build an attractive physique. In my mid-20s – I moved to Australia. Work took over and regular workouts took a back seat. Sedentary lifestyle, processed foods, weekend binge, work stress, and incorrect form on gym machines led to a herniated disc injury.

For two months, I was on bed rest with daily physiotherapy sessions – I wasn’t allowed to sit or stand beyond 30 mins, I couldn’t walk more than 100m. At the age of 27, I was requesting my parents to pick up my bags because they were too heavy for me!

It was during this time that I also realised the importance of good nutrition. It took me about 18 months of research, regular physiotherapy and consistent exercise regime to regain my strength and recover completely. Listen to my story here.

The journey changed my perspective towards fitness and I discovered how intrinsic motivation is much more effective not just professionally but in every facet of life!

Now, It’s the challenge and process of acquiring a new skill or movement pattern that motivates me while a good-looking physique is a byproduct of that![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7947″ img_size=”large”][vc_column_text]

Becoming a Health Coach

I often used to watch YouTube videos and assume that people in those videos are professionals and that’s why they can do it but I, being a corporate professional, could never think of attempting anything beyond the basics.

After my recovery, I started bodyweight training to build strength and mobility. I started attempting new movement patterns such as animal movements, handstands, backbends, brachiating etc. I realized that with consistent practice and hard work, anything is achievable irrespective of your background. I also realized that the key to a healthy lifestyle is building long term habits

Now I share my passion for bodyweight movement training with everyone through online coaching, workshops and 1:1 session. I also support my students to integrate movement and healthy eating habits into their lifestyle

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My Perspective

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Why am I doing this?

I want to build a community where everyone feels empowered to take charge of their health and personal wellbeing. I have been through the struggles of maintaining a healthy lifestyle while working in a corporate job.

In this era of information overload, I want to provide access to credible information so everyone can make sustainable changes to their lifestyle. I want to see more and more people develop the self-belief that THEY CAN DO IT! I want people to have the confidence to step outside their comfort zone and move in ways that they never thought were possible.

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My Fitness Philosophy

The biggest revelation for me is that a healthy lifestyle is a lot more about self-discipline than fitness regimes and diet plans.

I do not believe in 6 weeks transformations and crash diets. While they provide some results, the benefits are often short-lived and cause more dissatisfaction in the long term both physically and emotionally.

I believe the key to a healthy lifestyle is consistency, which is a result of building long term habits. Fitness is not a destination, it is a lifelong journey. I encourage my students and those around me, to integrate healthy habits into their lifestyle. That includes sustainably improving your eating habits so you can enjoy your food while staying healthy.

Instead of just relying on a workout, include activities such as walking and stretching as part of your daily routine.

Walk to the grocery store instead of driving. Perform some stretches while watching TV or in between cooking sessions. Make movement part of your lifestyle.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7950″ img_size=”large”][vc_column_text el_class=”red”]

My Approach to Goal Setting

Goal setting is a very common activity across all industries and is one of the best ways to track progress and stay motivated. Typically, in the fitness industry, the goals are physique focused such as losing X kgs of weight, building X inches of biceps, losing X inches from your waist etc.

While its good to see visible results, such goals are often external reward focused and there is little or no focus on enjoying the process.

As a result, they tend to create excessive pressure to get the desired results which lead to a downward spiral of boredom and procrastination.

I believe the best goals are about working towards learning a new skill or movement pattern

As an example, consider someone who cannot perform a push-up, a good goal would be to develop strength and mobility to perform 10 push-ups with good form. While this goal is still result-focused, there is more emphasis on learning the process than the external reward of a well-developed chest which is a by-product of performing pushups.

Such goals will eventually lead to the rewards of losing fat and gaining muscles for an attractive physique in a sustainable way.[/vc_column_text][thim-button el_class=”butsec” title=”Read More” link=”https://abhimanyubhargava.com/how-to-motivate-yourself-to-workout-by-changing-focus-inwards/”][/vc_column][/vc_row]