Fitness is an attitude: John Abraham
His butt-baring act in Dostana has made a sex symbol of John Abraham.
In town recently for a mass workout session organised by Diet Pepsi, called Go Play John + You, John blushed when a screaming and screeching crowd of youngsters demanded that he do away with his tee and show off his six packs.
But the Jism dude did nothing of the sort. Though, he did admit before going on the stage that he’s aware that he’s become almost an icon for those youngsters sweating it out at the gym. “I believe that fitness is an attitude, a way of life. I live and think healthy, and that shows. If youngsters learn to adapt to a ‘fitness’ way of life, then a great body will come naturally to them,” he says.
“And that is why,” adds John, “I associate myself with all things healthy. When I endorse a product, or sign films, like Goal, or the one that I’m shooting for currently, Hook Ya Crook, I’m conscious of my position in the minds of youngsters. I love to do films about sports.”
He is clearly full of josh for this mass workout programme. All through the evening, he kept questioning the organisers about this and that, including the calorie meter at the entrance of the venue. Thanks to John, this is the first time that Pepsi has taken on a direct to consumer initiative in the country. “This event is also associated with Conserve, an NGO. For every calorie burnt in this workout session, an equivalent of Re 1 will go to this NGO for recycling waste material. So, the youth will know more about caring for their environment too,” says John, who, among other things, is also clearly well-versed with other fitness-related problems that India faces. “Do you know that obesity levels are at an alarming high in India? Not among the 16-24 age group, but among 8-16-year-olds?” he says. “This needs to be researched,” he adds. Tum ho na, we tell him, to motivate youngsters to exercise. But John’s not joking. “There are two kinds of people even among those who want to be fit – those who work out cosmetically, because they want to look good, and those who exercise because they want to feel fit. And those who feel fit, obviously live fit, and therefore, looking good comes naturally. There are no shortcuts here,” says John.
Meanwhile, outside, the ‘We want John’ chant reaches a crescendo, and so, John gets ready to woo Delhiites with his sexy jism.
In town recently for a mass workout session organised by Diet Pepsi, called Go Play John + You, John blushed when a screaming and screeching crowd of youngsters demanded that he do away with his tee and show off his six packs.
But the Jism dude did nothing of the sort. Though, he did admit before going on the stage that he’s aware that he’s become almost an icon for those youngsters sweating it out at the gym. “I believe that fitness is an attitude, a way of life. I live and think healthy, and that shows. If youngsters learn to adapt to a ‘fitness’ way of life, then a great body will come naturally to them,” he says.
“And that is why,” adds John, “I associate myself with all things healthy. When I endorse a product, or sign films, like Goal, or the one that I’m shooting for currently, Hook Ya Crook, I’m conscious of my position in the minds of youngsters. I love to do films about sports.”
He is clearly full of josh for this mass workout programme. All through the evening, he kept questioning the organisers about this and that, including the calorie meter at the entrance of the venue. Thanks to John, this is the first time that Pepsi has taken on a direct to consumer initiative in the country. “This event is also associated with Conserve, an NGO. For every calorie burnt in this workout session, an equivalent of Re 1 will go to this NGO for recycling waste material. So, the youth will know more about caring for their environment too,” says John, who, among other things, is also clearly well-versed with other fitness-related problems that India faces. “Do you know that obesity levels are at an alarming high in India? Not among the 16-24 age group, but among 8-16-year-olds?” he says. “This needs to be researched,” he adds. Tum ho na, we tell him, to motivate youngsters to exercise. But John’s not joking. “There are two kinds of people even among those who want to be fit – those who work out cosmetically, because they want to look good, and those who exercise because they want to feel fit. And those who feel fit, obviously live fit, and therefore, looking good comes naturally. There are no shortcuts here,” says John.
Meanwhile, outside, the ‘We want John’ chant reaches a crescendo, and so, John gets ready to woo Delhiites with his sexy jism.
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