Published 17:20 IST, September 26th 2019
Sania Mirza reveals her post-pregnancy weight loss journey
Sania Mirza recently took to Instagram to share her workout videos and how she lost 26 kgs in four months after giving birth to son Izhaan in October last year
India's ace tennis player Sania Mirza recently took to Instagram to share her workout videos and how she has lost 26 kgs in four months after her pregnancy. Mirza, who is quite active on social media, shared her throwback workout videos and spoke about post-pregnancy weight gain. She also said that under the hashtag 'Mumma Hustles,' she will be sharing her other workout videos on how she lost weight after the birth of her baby boy Izhaan.
Mirza's workout videos
The tennis star shared her first video on September 24 in which one can see Mirza working out. In the caption, she mentioned, that she documented pieces of her post-pregnancy journey and said that she has received a lot of messages from women stating their difficulties to come back to normalcy after pregnancy.
Her caption read, "We had documented little tid bits from my post pregnancy journey back to being and feeling healthy and fit again .. I’ve been asked bout my weight loss’ journey sooo many times .. how? When? Which? Where ? So I’ll try to post some of it here everyday or every few days .. I put on 23 kilos when I was pregnant and have managed to lose 26 in span of 4 months or so .. with a lot of hard work ,discipline and dedication .. I read msgs from women allll the time as to how they find it so difficult to come back to normalcy’ after child birth and don’t take care of themselves or don’t find the motivation or inspiration .. Ladies, I just wanna say ... if I can do it then anyone else can too .. believe me that one hour or 2 hours a day to yourself will do wonders to you physically but sooo much mentally as well ..remember - #Mummahustles Ps- this is me after losing a bit of weight already after Izhaan was born .. roughly 2 and a half half months after I delivered."
On September 25, she shared the second video which she captioned as her second day at the gym. She stated that it was one of the toughest days due to sore body and tiredness. While speaking about what kept her going, she said, "It is a process and once we accept that nothing can hold us back." Mirza, who is married to Pakistani cricket star Shoaib Malik, has become a mother in October last year.
Updated 23:06 IST, September 26th 2019