Hands down the best video yet🙌 Women should know why strength training is so important!! So informative!

I have PCOS problems. Few days back I visited a gynac for my PCOS problems. She told me according to recent guidelines women with PCOS are being prescribed to do weight training/ swimming for atleast 3 days a week (45 mins). My mother was hesitant and asked the doctor for alternatives(just Asian mother's things). She said free hands and running won't create much impact but even doing limited weight training also can keep the body fit. A college friend of mine also told me how the she reversed her PCOS with weight training. From next month, after my semester exams, I will be joining a gym. Wish me luck😊

Many gyms have "ladies time " which usually is somewhere between 10 am to 4pm .totally inconvenient for working women.

Even my trainer was hitting on me so I stopped going to gym , but homeworkouts helped me lossing weight

Not only women, We Indians in general don't have gym culture because we are ok with mediocrity :! Also liked the edits✌🏻

The women in my family don't even do bodyweight exercises like Squats, Push-ups, etc coz they "don't wanna look muscular" as if they'll accidentally gain a lot of muscle overnight. 🙁

Shoutout to KZfaqrs like Sydney Cummings who are making strength training accessible to women, for free, with just a few dumbbells at home.

My sister and I want to go to gym.....but my mother does not give us permission for joining gym😢....she use the word like....tum ladke ho kya....ladke jaate hai gym....tumhe bda shokh hai gym jaane ka..... Ghar ka kaam kro apne app body theekh ho jaayegi.....and many more.. Her behaviour towards girls are not good....by seeing her since my childhood.... I can say that she is totally toxic mother for girls...she always play victim card in front of us.. Gym is not only case by we both judge her...but there are many more....which only we know as girl child of her.....

There is absolutely not 1 but many reasons why women don’t gym . I myself have encountered many situations in which men are mostly always dominating the whole gym , making women uncomfortable by constant stares for months, no equality on rules & some of those married father men hit on some females! Like it’s a total place for a women to don’t go . I feel in every city a separate women’s gym must be opened with strict rules that should be followed!

Why Indian women's don't go to gym ? Ans - kyunki Ghar se permission nahi milti🙂🙂,, ... Edit: I have seen lot of people commenting bad things about me and making different assumptions according to their pov about my comment .. so I just wanna tell one one thing for those people who are saying why I'm not allowed to go to gym am I child or what and tried to make fun of me then lemme tell you guys not every family is as progressive as yours , not everyone is as supportive as yours , not every city/village people have the mindset to let the woman of their family live their life as per their choice .. Secondly , those who are saying I should start gyming at home -- then lemme tell you "you doesn't know about my family condition, you don't know how many family members I have , is there enough space at my home to do workouts , you guys know right that there should be an enough space to do workouts right ? Thirdly , for those who are saying money problem so lemme tell you one more time that I'm not an unemployed, and I can bear my expenses.. I think I have cleared all the doubts of you guys , so stop commenting about me here , stop giving me your advices , focus on your life , I just commented here about my life , I don't know about you guys ,.. so stop commenting and comparing your situation with mine not everyone lives the same life .. and about what I had commented in the above, cos I have seen here in my town how women has treated by their family about gyming, working out late at night , about there dresses etc . That's why I had commented that ... That's all.

My advice to all women..start with home workouts and do these daily for 1 year. Trust me you dnt need to go to gym as a beginner .watch youtube tutorials for proper form and knowledge instead. 1. 30 squats 2. 30 lunges 3. Burpees 3mins 4. pushups (minimum 1 maximum as many as you can) T 5. butt bridges.

I'm a powerlifter and what you mentioned is so accurate! When I started working out, I had no idea how to go about it, how to even pick up a barbell but it was a journey, a journey that I did consistently and required hardwork. I went from repping a barbell with no weights to now deadlifting 140 kilos, getting a gold at state level and now prepping for nationals! Powerlifting has become my passion! And I loved every bit of it! Don't get intimidated by going to the gym and don't compare your body to anyone else's, you're all unique! Whatever your reason is for joining the gym, never ever give up on it, trust me, there would be days where you feel like crap and your body is sore and cheating on your meals or quitting sounds like heaven but it isn't worth it. All you have is just this one life, don't spend it by just "wishing" things to be different, go out there, make it happen! You'll be super proud of yourself and it will instill confidence in you!❤

May be gyms can have a different floor dedicated to women... For strength training

I tell you what. I decided to join gym but my mother said no. Why? Bcoz according to her household chores is enough no need for gym. And then I see this pattern in every girl around my group. Gym is not supported for girls around us.

When a women needs to take care of the family , needs to cook , clean for herself and the entire family and still work 9-7 for being financially independent. While men needs to work that's it... Household chores are alien to some men...not all.. please note... Where the hell she gets time for self-care? Both men and women needs to learn how to cook and do household chores and take care their children together.😅

Business Idea - Open more Women Centric Gyms

Marriage, in most cases, changes women's lives for the worst.

I'm weight training since 2019 and it has improved my life sooo much. From menstrual health to sleep quality to appetite. I used to be really under weight at around 41kgs. Today I'm 52kgs with more lean muscle and less body fat percentage comparatively and so much stronger And I don't look bulky in any way. But definitely toned Most women in our society either doesn't have time or 'permission' or they not comfortable moving freely around guys. Even though I can't relate personally, I definitely understand where they're coming from, after interacting with them for years. In my 5yrs, so many have joined and quit. And if they're young student, the pressure is too much to manage, but thankfully more college girls are joining. And only our gym is truly unisex in our area. Rest all have separate time slots for men and women and that makes it more difficult for women to manage in that exact slot of time. But that too is necessary as otherwise women aren't comfortable. One of the reason I'm liking this gym is our trainer is a really good man and he doesn't promote anabolics. Otherwise going to a gym with anabolic steroid users with rage issues ain't my cup of tea tbh

Mere bete ne mujhe 6 month pahle gym bheja. Ab mai ek bhi din gym miss nhi karti. Mere trener aur training karne wale sab meri help karte hai. Guide karte hai. Mujhe koi health issues nahi hai. Per ab mai bahut acha feel karti hu.

I have been trying to convince my mother to let me go to a freaking gym in the Day hours...like after 10:00 am not even in the evening for over a damn year 😀...while my brother is visiting gym two times since highschool. And then the audacity to shame me for looking skinny every now and then casually like a daily routine...while my sister calling me pig for eating like an adult male of our house(my metabolism is really fast so I can't help it once i start eating). Being born as a female in society is hell...u will be criticized no matter what u do...if I had a choice i would have chosen to be born as a male. It especially sucks in India.

I personally as a female do strength training with the intention to become muscular nd bulky, 😅 Edit:- for people (especially men) who r telling me I would not look good being a masculine female.... I want to clear things up I prefer masculine over feminine body as a "queer" person nd it's my personal choice coz I might steal ur gurl bois so start going gym!🥲😌 (No hate to men in general 🙃)

After you overcome the most common blockers - awareness, motivation, timings, fees, and finally decide to go to gym, you will be welcomed with unfriendly or intimidating instructors, or poorly unventilated gyms filled with just men. Women only gym is indeed a good idea

Some people in the comment section missed the whole point of this video....😅 I guess some people lives in a different reality than the others...

I live in germany, when I am outside, most of the women I see are from different countries and ethnicities. All of them are physically in shape , attractive and take care of their body and looks. And then I see a few Indian women 2-3 times a day, really unattractive, not at all taking care of body, not even body, even face is like just washed with water nothing, hair is also not at all done.. It's as if they don't love themselves. Really critical situation.

It’s because if you lift weight, your body will eventually need more protein to repair the tissue, but Indian cultural women is never gonna eat food for protein, we just eat by emotions. That’s why yoga is still beneficial as it stretches the muscles, and doesn’t lead to any protein demands like strength training do

Family Wale responsible Hain for excess laad and pyar and not give women independence where they really need

No point of getting intimidated in the gym, even guys feel that towards each other. Place your goal above intimidation and what other's think. Most of the people in gym are helpful if you ask them, no one will reject even if it seems as if they are not engaging in conversations with each other as majority just come to focus on themselves!

I wanted to order / purchase dumbbells but my mother told me what do you need this thing for ? Why don't you learn housework than making muscle , you're female ...blah blah..! So , I started lifting two bucket of 5-5 kg each ...at home ... and look now I can lift 25-25 kg bucket filled with water and i didn't gain muscle but strong strength

I'm underweight and willing to join gym however, it is the same, fear of not being safe in the gym environment, body shaming, dominance of male. And it often sound like excuses whenever I address them in front of some guy friend or brothers but this is actually true. Women do feel a little uncomfortable in this moreover people would tell them that you don't require gym, you're already very skinny, just eat more.

Such an important video made by Mohak. The encouragement to exercise is also coming from men who are already fit, and then there's women who think they'll get bulky by lifting 2kg dumbbell.

All the ladies in the chat, start working out and just see the enormous amount of benefits, one major benefit is periods lasting just 2-4 days with minimum pain. On the other hand, if you are unhealthy asf, your periods could stretch upto 7-8days with excruciating pain.

Most problems I face in a gym involves the trainer, they want to be your dominant big brother and i face injuries during gym session several times and every time it happen during PT sessions. So don't bet on trainers. Simply have 1-2 female friends with you and do gym together. whatever exercise are prescribe to you, watch there videos on youtube to understand its proper form and technique and save them in a playlist to quickly go through it on your phone whenever needed.

Started working out 1 n half year ago... lost 20 kgs n did continously strength training!!. Currently I am in best shape of my life!..to be honest I don't cardio at all...I just wanna lift heavier!!. And no it doesn't makes uh manly or bulky.. it did made my body toned!!...did uh know tht 1kg of fat is 3× more in volume compared to 1kg muscle!... it's just that we have alot of misconceptions about bodybuilding that we need to clear for the betterment of ourselves!

Bro here in Nepal we have separated female trainers for women

If body building is your passion go for it, looking curvy is not important but being strong is very much important ❤

Heavy Gym training is the biggest reason behind increased numbers in heartattacks among adults. Heavy weight training, goal of making huge muscles, normal people are copying those whose profession is in bodybuilding. It's dangerous.

It's not about gym, just that gym is hyped more. Ask female soldiers how do they train. Without gym, you can be fittest, do push ups, pull ups, walk, run, jog, cycle, swim, sports, as simple as that. Ask men who dont go to gym how they exercise anytime anywhere. You can start doing wall push ups anywhere u see a strong vertical wall, u can do incline chest push ups and skipping to lose weight. But some girls just hate doing these things, they don't want to push up or pull up. That's the problem. Koi ladkiyo ko Sirf Acha dikhna kese hai vo hi Ata Hai bas

I started pilates to start with strength training, I have abdominal fat. I was indirectly shamed for this so many times by my own trainer, pointing out how I should "eat less" to lose weight, how I'm slow, how I'm not adapting to working out fast, and that it took a toll on my mental health and I had to leave the training eventually. Even thinking about it had started to impact my already fragile self-esteem. Our country is NOT willing to see people, especially women, lead fulfilled lives.

Daily exercises are good but gym is important for strength training !!! I have seen female sports players + clg girls +some fitness influencers +actress like shradha ,anushka, shilpa. They r fit & gud.

I go to gym. N do regular weights . I love it n have a feminine body, my favorite is doing legs training n everyone in my family n friends has appreciated my toned legs

This is such a great content. When we go to gym, my wife does all cardio which is fine. But I always push her for doing a mix of both. And we need many women doing strength training

Well chosen topic! Hardly ladies gets a time to do workout. Every morning, As soon as kids go to school.. rest of family members will be waiting for hot breakfast with wide varieties. Neither we can afford a nanny for kids nor we can afford a cook.

Yes,Im from Lahore and I had to face harassment and bulleying from my male trainer.

Men and Women both must focus on their fitness💪

biggest problem is that women think that if a women do strength straining then they will become arnold. lol, trust me, even guys don't become like arnold. If only the girl starts to look more beautiful. take disha patani for example,

I am so glad you made a video abt this topic, Coz I am a girl and I love going to gym but when I first told my friend abt it she was really sceptical and said "why are you doing gym it'll make ur body bulky, try running or zumba instead" so this a common misconception, but I hope more people get educated abt this and make healthy choices.

So well explained

Thanks for this video Mohak! I am an online fitness coach, have been working with female clients for a while, and I can tell the perspective towards weight training among women has been changing. Lots of women are more inclined to joining a gym now and focus on building muscle not just lose fat. :)

For me, I have to go alone and no female gym trainer and male trainer try to hit on me

Excellent information! This KZfaqr deserves more subscribers

i had gym stigma for years but i finally got over it and honestly enjoy going to the gym too, and honestly the biggest advice is to just not care about what others in the gym think about you, i happily stand in the weigths section struggling with 2.5 to 5 kgs dumbells, keep your ego and fears aside and understand that its your own journey and you are only doing it all to improve your own life

Very important topic. Everyone should find time for ourselves. It's like meditation for me when I work out in gym everyday with mobile kept in bag.

I see my mother working whole day and night, and even working at home for some earnings to live on self basis and she hardly eat 2 times in day 😢 and i can't help her due to study ( college) and after college i get tired also but i try to do some morning or evening household works

I thing you made a wrong statement. You told as insulin increases testosterone increases due to which weight increases. I thing it is wrong

There is no direct correlation between pcos and strength training. As a person with PCOS myself, all doctors will recommend to manage weight which even cardio can do. Avoiding sugar is also important. Muscle loss can start after 30+, so strnength training is important for everyone, irrespective of PCOS. And yeah, you don't need a GYM even for strength training. Motivation is all. Also, mahilae lives longer than men despite not going to gym. First create a creepless environment for ladies in gym.

I'm a female personal trainer for females since 2017. I m body builder too ..PPL judge me for being muscular manly but I do tcare a fck

I don't go to gyms but working out since 2018. In the first year, I was doing cardio for about 20 minutes, I slowly started integrating yoga and body weight training without equipments, and at this point I have bought resistance bands, hula hoop, skipping and dumb-bells for switching my workouts and I try to workout 30-45 minutes everyday. My work hours vary to a degree and I am not able to hit a gym, nor do I want to because of reasons started in the video, but working out over years has effect on the diet and sleep. I don't go out to eat fast-food chain foods or gravitate towards ultra processed/packaged foods, working out goes hand-in-hand with the food you eat. That's not to say never have indulgences, that is equally important to maintain healthy relationship with food.

Can you talk about sexism and harassment faced by women if they go to the gym??

I am so thankful that I never had to go through this in my gym or any other place in pune. But yes, it was difficult for me to graduate from workout from home to gym. But once I stated, there is no going back 🙏💯

If woman with muscles makes them look masculine then men with no muscle are feminine???

Kaash ye video dekh ke mere gym mein aur ladkiya aajaye, thanks mohak

All Eyes on Reasi 😢

We don't even need to go to gyms to be healthy. There are plenty of exercise which can be done at home like. Cardio, strength training with push-ups, bridges, squates etc.. personally I don't like to go to gym. I don't like to do exercises in front of a lot of people. So i do it at home.

Well spoken Sir, keep it up

Well women dnt hv free time for like badminton,gym mostly in our place , morning wake up around 4 -4:30 am clean the house n surrounding around 6:30 strt preparing food at 8 kids n husband will eat food and go to school around 9 eat food ,clean or wash the dishes kitchen room and sit in the shop around 2:30 husband n kids will come home from school around 4 strt preparing dinner , around 7-8 go to bed and during daytime do extra works like cleaning the house properly,the pardah, cusion,dust,the utensils,wash cloths of husband,kids etc

It is not necessary to go to gym unless you dont have space in your house or there is no park nearby. KZfaq has made it accessible to workout at home for free. I began my fitness journey at home during my late teens. I still dont go to gym but have incorporated hybrid workouts indoor and outdoor to keep it fun. I love moving my body and exercise depending on how I feel that day. Working out shouldnt be a chore ladies. Make it fun and keep it slow and steady so as to not lose consistency. Also be aware that results dont show right away so please remain patient

Exercise used to be part of Indian routine and chores. Now people eating fast foods and processed garbage and then looking for solutions in gym. 10 min nikal ke ghar me poncha maar lo to bai ke paise bhi bachege aur lower body ka workout bhi ho jayega.

I don't think gym is necessary... You can yoga and running and some exercise at home.. I do running daily for 3 years and some basic exercise I lost 20 kg at home...

Was Going through my legs day & this came up..! 🔥🔥 Thank You..!🙌🏼🙌🏼

My dad is a commando trainer and was in SPG, and a thing he says that normal day to day job people DO NOT need gym to stay fit. Gym is for people who are into bodybuilding or athletes and NOT for people who wanna loose weight and adopt a healthier lifestyle. -He said that he noticed, most fat people who go to the gym ends up leaving it or they just don't really fix their diet or straight up have no idea what is healthy. Eg, they will drink milk and think its healthy but in reality they drink milk with like bourvita or horlicks but unknowingly they are consuming so much sugar, same case with breakfast cereals, packaged juices. (companies do a lot of false ads claiming a product to be "healthy". Pls learn to check the ingredients lists and the nutritional content) -Exercising is a way smaller percentage to losing weight, your diet is a way higher percent than you think. -Indian food isn't the best option if you wanna lose weight. In most homes, day to day food is FILLED with salt, sugar and spices. They hold a lot of water in your body (making you look bloated) and also isn't very easy to digest. Plus their nutritional value goes down. For example, instead of the salty tadka dal, eat it boiled. It will suck in the beginning but then you will get used to it especially after experiencing how easy your bowel movements are and how less tired you will feel. -With a healthy diet and just doing housework like mopping and cleaning etc, it is enough to MAINTAIN the healthy weight category. Or even better, just play a sport. Not only good for physical health but also builds valuable social skills and good for networking. My dad has always been particular about my diet, there were times where me and my dad were sitting at the dinner table from 7:30 pm (our dinner time) till 11 pm where I was crying because I didn't wanna eat the boiled tori and raw tomatoes in my plate but he was like NO MATTER WHAT OR HOW LONG WE HAVE TO SIT HERE, YOU HAVE TO EAT THIS. But next day he would make Thukpa which is my fav (with ofc just enough spices and salt). I used to hate him for this as a child but now as I am 20 years old, I am very grateful. I am a very optimal weight, never had ANY disease in my life (just fever like once or twice a year which lasts for a day), never struggled with body weight and body image issues, my eyesight is really good too. I always get compliments from the doctor when I go for yearly checkups.

It's not necessary you have to go to gym for exercise... atleast try to do yoga,tai chi etc at home... online classes are available now

Thanku for making this vedio❤

Maine ladies Gym start Kiya tha Delhi me , jhan par 20 ladies aati hai... comfortable feel hota hai, Sir and unki Wife bhi hote hai .but bhut si ladies ye manti hai ki Gym chhor Dene ke bad body khrab ho jayegi...so wo log jumba karna psand karti hai ...

When I wanted to join gym , my parents sent me some articles in which a guy had lost his life because he was in the gym 😢 I did not know what to say then

Men must too not live in gyms all the time. Learn something from milind soman. Eat clean, train at home. Stop exercising in unnatural, fragrant rooms. Stop eating unnecessary proteins. Help your mother with house chores. Maid na aye to mopping kar lo. Sara wakt gym main donkey ki tarah gymming ke bajai ghar pe strength training karo.

Being a regular Gym goer myself, many women that I spoke to are either lazy making excuses of being busy Or scared of gaining muscles like men 😢

Pleaae enable english subtitles

I liked that shower ke pehle 10 minutes wala advice

Its a very informative and good video but i feel called out by mohak as i do have pcos and have gained weight but dont feel motivated enough to hit the gym 😢😢

I went to gym but the gym trainer started pressurising on me to take personal mentorship which was pretty expensive, when I denied they started cheap tactics like bodyshaming and refusing to guide in weight training....that was only women friendly gym in my locality, at last I quit and started training from home...

Appreciate your efforts 🙌 good you made this video

I think it also comes down to prioritizing

In my engineering days for straight four years, I didn't go to gym, used tree branches as pull up bars did calisthenics and stuff. The only equipment I bought were resistance bands in my fourth year. So ladies and gentlemen stop using gym as your excuse and get to work.

Gym owner should start women only gyms with women as gym trainers

Yoga can be a strength training. Just it is the matter of how you approach.

I am the only child in my family. My mom is the Principal of a Government College. She qualified for the UGC NET exam at the age of 30 after getting married. When she started working for the government, she used her salary to hire a cook, as my dad initially did not agree to it. The cook prepared breakfast, lunch, and dinner on weekdays. When I was 5 years old in 2001, my dad started contributing to the cook's salary. My mom mostly cooked only on weekends. Additionally, my parents also employed a maid for cleaning purposes, and both of them shared the cost of her salary. My mom's experience taught me that if a woman is working and her husband is not cooperating, she should start using her own money for some time. Eventually, her husband will understand and cooperate. I stayed in Cresche after school time for a few hours since the Nursery class. None of my relatives or grandparents ever taunted my Mom.

Ye awareness bhut jruri hai bhaiyon ❤

When I was 17 years old and my big brother was 19 years old, he started to go to the gym regularly as we have many gyms near our home. Simultaneously he was also im that phase of life where the kid is in his/her rebel mode against their respective parents. One day after argument that occurred between my brother and parents they "This is happening all because you are going to the gym, this wouldn't have occurred if you would just do yoga and meditation as we advised you" and then they just continued to be stuck with that conclusion the whole say. No one really talked much about it but ever since then for me trying to do any type of yoga,meditation or exercise insise the home feels weird until I am mostly alone at my home. Trying to even think about approaching parents about going to the gym just makes me go "Agar bada bhai hone ke bhaavajud mere bhai ko ghar me bhevaje ke taane sunne pade, toh choti behen mere baare kya kya ajeeb lagega?". I'd appreciate sone advice on this.

Women do not go to gym because she cook for man who go to gym , parents did not allow her daughter to go to gym and also women getting bad touch by gym trainer 😢

Earlier girls and women use to do many household work like jhadu pocha, washing clothes with hands and in villages even use to handpump for water. The modernization of everything has led to a bad affect on human health especially females. Leading to low reproduction system. Better start doing yoga in front of your kids and make them do it daily with you or put your kids in an active hobby physical one so that they don't become next victim.

True...laziness..i decide everyday after morning walk to workout but end with lying on bed with phone 😐😐

Ladkiyo ke liye alag gym banao.

I am a skinny Indian woman and I was body shamed by many women for looking that way. Most Indian women are fat. Now it is being an issue?

We should have women only gyms

Going to indian gym feels like going to men washroom ....where men become too comfortable and dont have any public decency to not change clothes in front of everyone...or doing exercise in just panty, watching dirty or vulgar things on phone too openly. Most would stare u to hell to feel like u went to wrong place as if its men washroom.

Some good news . Women in my new society gym have started coming in regularly. Every age from 30s to mid 50s. Ofc its in a metropolitan area , but I still feel happy to see it as young girl. There are even more young girls than aunties , maybe due to "gym girl" and "muscle mommies" being popular on insta .

Women's issues with gym that women don't tell about 1. Obsession with body positivity 2. How much they like sweets, icecreams and golgappas. 3. Strength training will make them muscular. (the weirdest and most improbable one)😂😂 I challenge everyone. Put a screen time tracker on their phone. It will come between 3-6 hours a day. Just take 1 hour out of it for exercise and see the change

The fact is if you had to you would. You don't need a gym, you don't need a trainer, you don't need money to have basic fitness all of this is in your head

I'm an Indian expat in Qatar. All gyms have a small female section. I work out everyday.

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