Milind Soman says his 86-year-old mother can walk 30 km & hike, shares fitness secrets

Actor and fitness enthusiast Milind Soman has revealed a fascinating fact about his senior citizen motherThe actor in an exclusive conversation with IANS revealed that his 86yearold mother continues to lead an extremely active life saying she can comfortably walk 20 to 30 kilometres hike mountains and even skip with a rope seamlesslySpeaking about her fitness Soman said that such activity should actually be normal for people of that age if they take proper care of their healthldquoLook at my mother Shersquos 86 She still skips She can skip with a skipping rope She can hop Shersquos hiking She can walk 2030 kilometres very very comfortablyrdquo he told IANSThe actor further added that people often express surprise at his motherrsquos fitness but he believes it should not be considered extraordinary and in fact be normalisedldquoPeople say that lsquoOh your mother is so amazingrsquo I say yes but that is normal Everybody at her age should be able to do this if they take care of themselvesrdquo he saidThe former supermodel who recently turned 60 also addressed the perception around ageing and fitnessHe said that people are often surprised by his age because society has a lsquopreconceived notion of how someone in their sixties should lookrsquoldquoI think I look like a very normal 60yearold Probably itrsquos just such a notion in everybodyrsquos head that 60 should look a certain wayrdquo he saidExplaining the reason why many people struggle with fitness today Milind said that modern lifestyles have disconnected people from their natural physical abilities that should have been a priority and made into a lifestyleldquoPeople are disconnected from themselves In the last 5060 years with technology and so many advances we have been encouraged to give up our inherent abilitiesrdquo he saidThe actor talking about himself shared that instead of relying on gyms trainers or strict diet plans he focuses on building fitness as a part of his everyday lifestyleldquoI donrsquot go to the gym I donrsquot have a trainer I donrsquot have a nutritionist or dietitian I decide what I need to do and I incorporate that into my lifestylerdquo he saidHe also emphasised that staying active through small daily choices can make a significant difference citing his own exampleldquoIf therersquos a lift and stairs I will take the stairs Ninetynine per cent of the time Irsquoll climb the stairs sometimes even three steps at a time Thatrsquos my opportunity to exerciserdquo he addedHe added ldquoI exercise about 10 to 12 minutes a day literally Itrsquos not about working out itrsquos about having a lifestyle When you live that way you can do anything run a marathon climb a mountain or swim long distances if you wantrdquo he saidThe actor who has been a part of the entertainment industry for over 30 years is now all geared up for his upcoming project Kaattaan along with South superstar Vijay SethupathiThe show goes on air from the 27th of March on Jio HotstarThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever