India, March 1 -- For many women entering their 30s, the weight loss playbook that worked in their 20s suddenly stops working. Despite hitting 10,000 steps, swapping pasta for salads, and cutting out sugar, the scale remains stubbornly fixed. Also read | Does lifting weights make a woman look bulky and manly? Celebrity fitness trainer reveals the truth

According to Prateek Kumar, functional nutritionist, fitness coach and and founder of Fitcru, the issue isn't a lack of willpower - it's a biological and lifestyle 'overload'. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Prateek, who has coached actors such as Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Ileana D'Cruz, and Rajkummar Rao, shared that women in this decade aren't lazy; they are 'under-recovered'.

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