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For a generation juggling packed schedules and constant pressure to do more, fitness has quietly turned into something people either do perfectly or not at all. Miss a workout, skip the routine, fall off the plan and movement is the first thing to disappear. Somewhere along the way, exercise stopped feeling instinctive and started feeling like another task that required time, equipment and ideal conditions.

It’s this mindset that Namrata Purohit pushes back against in her second book, Your Body, Your Gym. After years of training celebrities, athletes and high-performance bodies, Purohit argues that the real problem isn’t motivation or access, but over-dependence. Fitness has been outsourced to gyms, machines and rigid routines, leaving people disconnected from their own bodies and unsure of how to move without instruction.

Her perspective is rooted in experience. An early injury led her to Pilates as part of her recovery, reshaping how she approached strength and movement. Starting her career at 16 and going on to become one of the youngest Stott Pilates instructors, she built a practice focused on helping people work with their bodies rather than constantly pushing harder. That belief was reinforced during the 2020 lockdown, when she created home-based programmes using only bodyweight, reminding many that effective movement doesn’t require access, just awareness.

At its heart, Your Body, Your Gym is a reminder that the body itself is enough. The book focuses on simple, effective movement using bodyweight and foundational patterns, designed to adapt to real lives rather than ideal routines. It shifts the conversation away from appearance and intensity, and towards consistency, capability and longevity. Nutrition, rest and recovery are treated as non-negotiables, not extras. In challenging the all-or-nothing culture, the book makes a clear case for fitness that is flexible, sustainable and built to fit into everyday life, not compete with it.

Her work across high-performance training and injury recovery reflects a simple belief. Fitness does not need to be complicated to work. It needs to be safe, thoughtful and easy to return to.

That philosophy is echoed by those who have trained with her. In the foreword, Ishaan Khatter describes the book as a guide to reclaiming one’s body and rediscovering movement as a form of healing. Sara Ali Khan shares that Namrata taught her that her body is enough, and that working with it is far more effective than pushing against it. Janhvi Kapoor says training with Namrata changed the way she sees her body, not just in appearance but in capability. For Kajol, the experience helped her discover strength she did not realise she had.

Created for people with varied fitness levels, busy schedules and inconsistent routines, Your Body Your Gym offers a way to stay connected to movement without pressure or rigidity. Namrata’s intention was to make the book accessible and practical, something readers could return to again and again. More than a fitness guide, it is meant to support people in understanding their bodies better and carrying that awareness into everyday life.