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Fitness today often feels more complex than it needs to be. With evolving workout formats, specialised equipment and structured routines, many people have moved further away from understanding the one tool they’ve always had - their own body.

With Your Body Your Gym, Namrata Purohit returns as an author with a pointed premise: India doesn’t have a fitness problem, it has a dependency problem. The book reframes the conversation, arguing that most people aren’t limited by access, but by a disconnect from understanding how their own bodies work.

This philosophy is deeply personal. A serious injury early in her life led Purohit to Pilates as a means of recovery, an experience that went on to shape her approach to movement. Beginning her career at just 16, she became one of the youngest trained Stott Pilates instructors, building a practice grounded in making fitness effective, sustainable and accessible.

At its core, Your Body Your Gym shifts the focus back to the body as a self-sufficient system. Built around bodyweight training and fundamental movement patterns, it champions strength through simplicity, methods that are adaptable, intuitive and aligned with how the body is designed to move. In a moment where burnout is high and routines are increasingly inconsistent, the book reframes fitness as capability over aesthetics, offering a structured yet flexible approach to movement. Nutrition, recovery and consistency are woven in as essential pillars, not add-ons.

Her work across high-performance training and injury recovery reinforces a consistent belief: fitness doesn’t need to be complicated to be effective. It needs to be simple, safe and smart.

Actor Ishaan Khatter, in the foreword, describes it as a guide to “reclaiming your body” and rediscovering movement as a form of healing.

Sara Ali Khan shares, “Namrata has taught me that my body is enough - that loving and working with it is far more important and effective than breaking it.”

Janhvi Kapoor notes, “Working with Namrata has completely changed the way I see my body - not just how it looks, but everything it’s capable of.”

For Kajol, the shift has been equally profound. “Namrata has truly transformed how I view my body. I am getting stronger and discovering how much more I can do with it.”

Designed for individuals across different fitness levels and lifestyles, including those navigating demanding schedules, frequent travel and inconsistent routines, Your Body Your Gym offers a way to stay consistent without rigid systems. It positions fitness as something personal, adaptable and built to evolve over time.

Published by Penguin Random House India, Your Body Your Gym is available on Amazon India.