Ashwin lost 8 kg in a year with Dinaz Dance Fitness, dropping from 72 kg to 64 kg. He credits the varied daily workouts, portion-controlled South Indian meals, and never missing a session. His lower back pain disappeared, his cholesterol improved, and his 12-year-old daughter now works out with him.
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Hi folks, this is Deenaz here and we have somebody really special who's had some amazing breakthroughs and we are going to be sharing his story with you. This is Ashwin here. Hi Ashwin, thank you so much for being here and it's a pleasure and an honor to have you here. So how are you feeling?
I'm feeling really great. You know, before joining Deenaz, I was, I was overweight and I was not really healthy, and I was looking to join a fitness center. Then suddenly I came across your post in social media, then I quickly joined in, and I continued in the NAS Fitness community, and it's been a year. I joined in Jan.
So did you start with the WhatsApp class?
Yes, I joined with the 5-day WhatsApp class. Okay. And then I joined into a fitness community.
Yeah.
And you know, it's been a year.
Did you attend all the live sessions that on those in the first week?
Yes.
I mean, I do a lot of combination of cardio, aerobics, Zumba, and— but you liked it?
Yeah, I liked it. You know, it's not the same workout every day. It's, you know, surprise every day.
Yeah.
You know, uh Every day it's a surprise, it's a mix of everything.
And I use a lot of Bollywood and English music and some other languages also. How do you feel about that?
You know, that, that is also really good that even the music is not same, it's, it's a mix of all languages. And yeah, that's, that really interests me to come and attend these sessions daily.
Absolutely, absolutely. And so you joined the 5-day WhatsApp class and immediately at the end of the 5th day you joined the the community?
Yes, without any, you know, second thought.
You liked it?
Yeah, I liked it.
And it's been a year now?
Yes, I joined in January 2021 and it's December, so it's been a year.
It's been going— it's going to be a year. And in this year, you said that you also lost some weight. How much weight did you lose?
Yeah, I was 72 before joining Gynast. Now I am 64.
Fantastic! How do you feel about losing 8 kgs?
See, that losing weight it really gives you that extra confidence. Yeah, so yeah, everybody in my family or friends keep saying, oh, how did you lose? Which gym did you join?
Yes.
So I say, no, I never go to gym, I, I joined the NAS. So, and I keep sharing my experiences and, you know, I keep telling them you can, you can also join.
Are they inspired?
Yes, they, they inspired and a few of them also joined.
I see, I see. What are the biggest challenges that you faced after you joined us? Uh, did you face any challenges?
No, I never faced any challenges because, you know, first few days, you know, you have to get up early and you have to do workout because that was not— we are not used to that. Yeah, you get used to it, you'll get addicted, so you never want to miss out any workout.
Yeah, yeah. And you're— I'm— I think you're also a Gold member, so you also have the recording of all the videos. So do you go and do the recording sometimes?
Yeah, that's right. So on non-live days, so I go to recordings and do the stuff. So if I don't find any time, then I look for a shorter video, then I try that workout. But I never skip a workout.
You don't ever skip a workout?
So if I skip a workout, I feel guilty. Something is something Something is missing.
Fantastic, fantastic. Other than weight loss, did you have any health issues or anything that you needed to address at that time?
Yes, I had this, uh, a lower back issue.
Okay.
And then I had this cholesterol issue, which are— my cholesterol was getting, uh, it's in border, so it might it might cross that level. So that came down.
No medication?
No medication.
That came down just with lifestyle changes. Wow, amazing, isn't that?
And my lower back pain is also gone. It's not there. It used to be very regular before doing— before workouts, but now after joining the Dance Fitness Community, so I never, I never have that.
Do you feel more energetic during the day?
Yes, you do.
You do.
Before joining, I was very lazy, you know, sit on computer, then jump on a sofa, sleep there. Now everything has changed, the lifestyle really changed.
Have you inspired any of your family members?
Yes, more, you know, I got inspired from one of my cousins, and my friends, they got inspired from me.
Fantastic.
And they are doing wonderful.
Fantastic. What about your children?
Yeah, my, I have a daughter. She's 12 years old. She's very active. She sometimes does workouts with me. So the recording sessions which I do, she joins that and she does the workout with me.
Fantastic. So a lot of people are constantly talking about diets and, you know, let's go on a keto diet and intermittent fasting. And I've always said that we really don't need to do that as long as you're controlling your portion and you're eating healthy. So How has that part of it been for you?
Yeah, that really helped me, Dinas. You know, previously everyone used to say do that dieting, do this dieting, but dieting was never on my mind because I'm, because I'm a real foodie.
Yeah.
So, so when you said you eat what your culturally habit of eating, absolutely, that really changed very much. So I eat regular, regular South Indian food, idli, dosa. Absolutely. And then I eat regular lunch, rice, dal. So I never went to that zone of ketos and everything.
Fantastic! And so you lost all this weight without going on a diet. You know, I'm telling you guys that it's really possible to lose weight by just exercising and reprogramming your mind. How do you feel in your mind?
It's really refreshing. Yeah. So you are very active throughout the day. Yeah, yeah. And it's refreshing. You are— you get to concentrate on the work that you do. So everything is—
your concentration also went up. So this is an amazing story. I really— very inspiring story. And I want you to continue inspiring your family members, people around you, and create that ripple effect. I'm doing all this because I really want each and every one of you to create that ripple effect. You get healthy And in turn, you don't have to tell somebody else to do it. You just need to be a role model and the other person will join in automatically. So thank you so much, Ashwin. It was a great pleasure. Thank you so much once again for coming over here, and I look forward to seeing you in the next mastermind session and the next live session. Bye-bye. Thank you.
