He bucked trend towards more sedentary lifestyle and reaped the benefits

With gyms often shuttered and working from home the default during the Covid-19 pandemic, many people have made the slow transition towards a more sedentary lifestyle.

- Linette Lai

With gyms often shuttered and working from home the default during the Covid-19 pandemic, many people have made the slow transition towards a more sedentary lifestyle.

But Mr Aamir Manasawala bucked the trend, losing 21kg in the past 20 months and becoming, in his own words, “the leanest and fittest I have ever been”.

The 27-year-old nutrition business owner now weighs 69kg, down from 90kg before.

“I was overweight for sure. I have been the kind of person who struggled with weight my entire life,” said Mr Aamir, who is 1.74m tall. “But I embarked on a mental toughness programme and it had a compounding effect – it was a mindset shift.”

The regime involved twice-daily workouts and healthy meals for 75 days, with no “cheat” days allowed. Today, Mr Aamir still works out twice a day, doing weight training as well as cardiovascular exercises.