Overview
- Bipasha Basu turned 47 on January 7, as mainstream outlets spotlighted her long-running fitness advocacy.
- Coverage revisits her 2018 call for women to lift weights, citing benefits like fat loss, greater strength, and lower risks of osteoporosis, back pain, and arthritis.
- Experts quoted in the pieces, including Maitri Boda, say women are unlikely to bulk due to lower testosterone and highlight gains in muscle mass, metabolism, bone density, and joint stability.
- Profiles detail her six-days-a-week routine that mixes weight training, cardio, yoga, Pilates, kickboxing, swimming, and dance, paired with a clean, protein-forward diet that avoids tea, coffee, dairy, cigarettes, and alcohol.
- Reports also note her post-pregnancy response to online trolling in 2022, emphasizing self-acceptance and a return to structured training as part of her public example.