Age is irrelevant to celebrity chef and restaurateur Vikas Khanna. Today in his 50s, the Michelin-starred culinary sensation is still wowing his followers with both his wonderful cooking talents and amazing body. Recently Khanna shared what lifestyle choices and mindset help him get the results necessary to be healthy, active, and ready for the camera every day.
Discipline is More Important than Dieting
According to Khanna, there are no shortcuts to fitness and there are no “fads” regarding dieting. The key to Khanna’s journey has been consistent discipline that has continued to produce results.
Khanna’s food choices are simple and are 100% natural — meaning they are home-cooked-style foods. When he eats, he does not put limits, but instead uses the concept of mindful eating — eliminating processed foods, limiting sugar intake, and controlling portion sizes.
Growing up in India, Khanna learned about the importance of eating wholesome food and eating healthy, so he has always chosen to eat foods that are nourishing to the body over the latest fad crash diets.
Exercise is a Daily Habit
For Vikas Khanna, exercise is not an option; it is an obligation. He treats exercise as a scheduled meeting that he cannot miss; no matter where he may be in the world or what his restaurant commitments may be, he always makes time for exercise!
His routine typically includes:
- Strength training
- Functional workouts
- Core-focused exercises
- Light cardio
He thinks strength training will help keep muscle as we get older. He would rather not overtract and do a well supervised workout that builds up your endurance and stamina.
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The Mental Aspect of Wellness
Khanna also says that mental health is huge in how you physically change and can help the mental health aspect of this by doing things like meditating, being grateful, and finding balance in your emotions. He has also said that managing stress (which is very important in industries such as hospitality) is necessary to help the physical part of working out to improve because you will have a greater response from your body.
Living Cleanly and No Extremes
Unlike most celebrity fitness stories where there is a huge amount of change, Khanna (who seems to have a realistic approach towards fitness) does not promote extreme diets or hours of exercise.
Key principles he follows:
- Adequate sleep
- Hydration
- Avoiding late-night heavy meals
- Staying active throughout the day
Vikas Khanna asserts that maintaining an active lifestyle far outweighs the motivation to live an active life through short spurts of motivation.
It’s All About Your Mindset
Through his interviews and social media, Vikas Khanna has continuously expressed that turning 50 is not a detriment but rather an incentive for growth and continued development in fitness. Vikas has likened his fitness journey to a continuously evolving lifestyle of growth rather than to achieve a limiting destination.
It is Vikas’s belief that people in their 40s and 50s should take action today by taking small steps towards fitness by simply being active for 20 minutes per day, because any type of movement will have a positive impact on your body. For Vikas, the mental aspect of our fitness transformations is as important, if not more than, the physical aspect.
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Millions Inspired — More Than Just Kitchen
Vikas Khanna’s fitness journey has inspired thousands of individuals, globally, beyond his numerous restaurants and television series appearances; and his disciplined lifestyle and youthful energy have been praised by many individuals around the world.
Vikas has indicated that being fit is more than just the visual appearance of being fit; he believes that being fit is about living longer, being mobile, and continuing to do what you love (i.e., creating food, travelling the world, and making humanitarian contributions) throughout life.
Vikas Khanna’s primary message, as he confidently walks through his fifties, is that the three important components of achieving a toned, fit, and healthy life are consistency, balance and developed mental strength.
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