{"id":242782,"date":"2025-10-27T05:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/242782\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T05:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:12:10","slug":"pooja-batras-fitness-secrets-for-toned-body-at-49-mixed-martial-arts-yoga-pranayama-hiking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/242782\/","title":{"rendered":"Pooja Batra’s fitness secrets for toned body at 49: Mixed martial arts, yoga, pranayama, hiking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actor Pooja Batra<\/a> turned 49 on October 27. In a 2021 interview<\/a> with Mid-day.com, Pooja opened up about her fitness routine. A brown belt holder in mixed martial arts (MMA)<\/a> with two black stripes, Pooja’s believes that MMA is not just a physical workout, but a mental game-changer, keeping the brain active and engaged. Her philosophy is simple: ‘Put gold into your body, and you become gold’. Also read | Pooja Batra does yoga with her nephew then sweats it out at gym<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018I find MMA good for physical and mental health\u2019<\/p>\n

With her passion for fitness, Pooja Batra has been pushing boundaries when it comes to staying fit and active, proving that age is just a number. (Instagram\/ Pooja Batra)<\/p>\n

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She said, \u201cI trained (MMA) three days a week for six years, and acquired a brown belt with two black stripes. I find MMA good for your physical and mental health. When you learn a routine, and execute movements using both sides of your body, you are joining the dots in your brain, and keeping it active for a long period of time… if you put gold into your body, you become gold. Knowing the dynamics of intake versus [expression] makes it simple to monitor the weight. Fitness is needed to stay happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018I have hiked to the base camp of Mount Everest\u2019<\/p>\n

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Did you know Pooja, who lives in Los Angeles, is also a certified yoga teacher, and her love for yoga<\/a>, along with MMA, has led her to live a balanced life? What’s more? Her hiking adventures have taken her to breathtaking destinations, including the base camps of Mount Everest, Mont Blanc, and Mount Baldi, Yosemite.<\/p>\n

She said, \u201cIn order to thrive as a human being, you need to have satva, the Sanskrit word for balance. Yoga and MMA lead you to live a balanced life… I am now a certified yoga teacher, and did my first yoga retreat in Nosara, Costa Rica, in August (2021)… I\u2019m also a hiker, and have hiked to the base camps of Mount Everest, Mont Blanc, and Mount Baldi, Yosemite.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Note to readers: This article is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your doctor with any questions about a medical condition.<\/p>\n

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