Train Insane

Celebrity trainer, Drew Neal decodes the truth about working out and nutrition.

- Puneet Kapani

With several awards and championships under his belt and an ever growing list of accomplishments, Drew Neal certainly knows some effective ways to become trim. From well known superstar clients such as Kareena Kapoor, Harshvardhan Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Amrita Arora, and Shibhani Dandekar, he has been an in-demand personal trainer for all.

While most of us are still banging down the doors of our 2019 fitness and style goals, we share this exclusive interview with the celebrity trainer to reveal his principles and expertise on fitness.

What do you think about the ‘less is more’ approach towards fitness?

The body will only develop with progressive overload. The more you do this, the fitter and stronger the body will become. After a workout, the body needs time to recover and repair, and this is what many people forget. Muscles do not develop during a workout, they develop afterwards while we are resting. As long as the body is getting sufficient rest, we should exercise as much as possible using a variety of methods. This keeps the body progressing and the mind motivated.

Of course, everyone has time constraints, but the feel-good factor we get from fitness should make us want to exercise as often as we can.

What essentials do we need at home to get the same results as we would at a gym? What does a typical home workout involve?