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Former South African cricketer and Lucknow Super Giants fielding coach Jonty Rhodes has revealed his fitness mantra, which goes beyond the gym and six-pack abs.
He says, “The big perception about health in India is not focused on athletes, but on Bollywood. Even today, for many people, fitness is all about biceps and six packs. And, for most of them, that’s impossible. So, they don’t even bother to try it. But for me, it’s all about a healthy lifestyle. My wife, who is a yoga teacher, says nutrition is the key. Also, being an architect, she knows that you can’t just have a big wall and a roof. You need a strong foundation, walls and roof – they all need to be well connected. And that’s what yoga says and for me too, holistic health is essentially important.”
Known as one of the best fielders in the world of cricket, he says, “You can’t fix everything just by going to the gym and exercising. If your nutrition is not right, your lifestyle is not right and you are just exercising, it won’t help. Things will fall apart. The journey to being healthy depends more on the environment I live in and how I can make the best of my day.”
Rhodes says it’s all about striking a balance and making sure you don’t have to. “Today, maybe I only have time for a 10-minute walk, but even then I make sure I have masala chai without biscuits. They serve you tea and there are always two cookies. So don’t eat the cookies. I don’t take the lift. I like to take the stairs. When we travel a lot in airports, all the players are on the escalator, and they have a trolley bag. But I take my bag and take the stairs, because it’s the little things that matter,” he says.
He said the quality of the workout matters the most. “It’s not about getting a gym trainer or spending an hour in the gym. But you can always move a little bit more than you did the day before. So, health and fitness is not Bollywood, it’s not about athletes. It’s just about how you are healthier today than you were yesterday. It’s about small steps that you change your habits, a little bit at a time,” Rhodes said.
Talking about his experience as a fitness coach and motivator he says, “I have been a speaker at various corporate events talking to 300-400 employees. Motivating them to perform better at the workplace. Since we are based in Goa and many events are common in the state, their health should be a matter of concern for their employers, but it seems that these organizations are not doing their job. They do not bother about having a fit team because they know that if someone leaves, there are many people waiting to replace him. So, for me this is a big concern.”
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