Sonakshi Sinha says she decided to lose weight not to become an actor but for health: ‘I was 18 and I couldn’t run on the treadmill for more than 30 seconds’

Sonakshi Sinha, 38, recalled her weight loss journey, emphasising that she wanted to get fit for health reasons. “Weight loss was very difficult for me because I was always an overweight kid. It took me 2.5 years (to lose weight). I realised it only during my college. I didn’t do it for vanity or to become an actor. I did it for health reasons. I was 18 and I couldn’t run on the treadmill for more than 30 seconds. That struck me once very badly. And I was like, I don’t want to live this unhealthy life,” the Dabbang actor told Bharti Singh and Harrsh Limbachiyaa on their YouTube podcast.

Sharing that she incorporated a variety in her fitness routine, Sonakshi added: “I used to go to the gym. I used to do cardio, weight training, and I tried a variety of things. I used to do yoga. Eventua