Inside Anita Raj’s workout<\/p>\n
Her fitness journey proves that the ‘biological clock’ is more of a suggestion than a rule. Anita’s workout videos area powerful reminder that with the right progression and a high-intensity mindset, your 60s can be your strongest decade yet. Also read | 62-year-old grandmother shares her secret to staying fit: ‘Exercise won\u2019t make you look younger than you are but…’<\/a><\/p>\n Anita’s workout includes farmer\u2019s walk, a foundational movement where she carries heavy kettlebells across the gym floor. This isn’t just a walk \u2014 it’s a high-level test of grip strength, core stability, and postural integrity. She follows this with explosive kettlebell rows from a plank position, requiring immense core tension to prevent her hips from rotating.<\/p>\n From pull-ups to weighted abdominal exercises<\/p>\n Perhaps most impressive is her work on the gymnastic rings<\/a> \u2013 performing assisted pull-ups and L-sit holds on an unstable surface like rings requires a level of shoulder stability and focus that most gym-goers never achieve.<\/p>\n In one of the gym videos, the veteran actor is seen with dumbbells, doing presses, combining a lower-body drive with a powerful overhead reach, pulldowns, seated rows and weighted abdominal exercises using yoga blocks and weighted plates to challenge her midsection through both static holds and dynamic crunches.<\/p>\n The science of ageing and strength<\/p>\n While Anita Raj makes it look ‘fun’, the underlying health benefits of her routine are profound. Organisations like the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have long emphasised that strength training is not optional for women as they age \u2014 it is a medical necessity. Also read | Weight loss coach suggests 4 strength training exercises for women to target back rolls, flabby arms and belly fat<\/a><\/p>\n After age 30, women begin to lose as much as 3 to 5 percent of their muscle mass per decade \u2014 a condition known as sarcopenia<\/a>. Post-menopause, the drop in estrogen also leads to a rapid decline in bone density.<\/p>\n