Rujuta Diwekar

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Rujuta Diwekar is an Indian nutritionist, sports science expert, author, and speaker on health and wellness.Diwekar is amongst the worlds most-followed nutritionists. She lives by the mantras Eat local, think global, Choose local, not low cal, and What is good for their bottom-line is not good for your waistline. [10]Rediff.She is often seen giving the advice: [11]The Associated Press Cook Indian food the way our grandmother cooked them..Indias leading weight-loss gurus clientele is spread across 50 countries. In more than 20 years of her career, Rujuta has worked with some famous clients including famous personalities like Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Anupam Kher, and Anil Ambani. Rujuta Diwekar with her clients Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan.Rujuta was born in an upper-caste and typical middle-class Maharashtrian family. Her entire family practised yoga as a way of life that hugely influenced her. She eventually decided to further her understanding of the subject and studied Yoga and Vedanta, along with Ayurved, from Sivananda Yog Vedanta Forest Academy. [12]Rujuta Diwekar official website Rujuta Diwekar practising yoga.Diwekar started initially as an aerobics warm-up instructor while she was studying in college. Her experience prompted her to do a post-graduation degree in Sports Science and Nutrition in 1999 from S.N.D.T. Juhu, Mumbai. [13]Uppercrust India.After her post-graduation, Rujuta set up her own gym named Urja. She had to take a loan of Rs. 5 lakhs to set it up, which took 45 days to sanction. [14]India Today [15]Sheroes.Rujutas work with celebrity clients began in 2000 with actor Varun Dhawans mother, Lally Dhawan. Diwekar took up the job of Dhawans fitness instructor after she had just completed her diploma in sports nutrition and training. [16]Rediff.Diwekar first came into the limelight in 2004 when she trained Anil Ambani to run the Tata Mumbai Marathon by helping the Indian tycoon lose one-third of his body weight.In 2005, Rujuta started Run With Rujuta, Indias first marathon training program.