India, Sept. 2 -- Shahid Kapoor and his fitness levels are a model for 40-plus men! At the gym, he ensures a mix of cardio, strength training and functional training. But here's a secret from his gym bag that you may not know!

The 43-year-old actor was asked about the most unexpected thing in his gym bag, during an interview to Esquire magazine. That's when Shahid revealed: "I like to put dry chalk on my hands. I don't if it will surprise people, but I don't know if people know about it."

Shahid's interesting reveal intrigued us enough to reach out to fitness experts to know more about what dry chalk really does.

Dry chalk is a powdered substance used by several fitness enthusiasts in the gym and even sportspersons, says Mahesh Ghaneka...