Harsh Singh Slathia (Shivu) Fitness Trainer

FROM BEING BODY SHAMED FOR BEING TOO SKINNY TO BECOMING A FITNESS TRAINER AND A DECORATED ATHLETE, LET'S TAKE A WALK THROUGH THE JOURNEY OF HARSH SINGH SLATHIA (SHIVU) THAT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN AS EASY AS IT LOOKS.

EARLY LIFE:

BORN IN A CITY WHERE BODYBUILDING AS A CAREER IS NOT KNOWN TO PEOPLE LET ALONE THE FACILITIES THAT ONE GETS IN OTHER WELL DEVELOPED CITIES IN THE COUNTRY. BEING A VERY ACTIVE CHILD HARSH HAD ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD STUDENT AND A GOOD CRICKETER. HE COULD PUT THE GRINDING INTO WHATEVER TASK WAS ON THE HANDS.

MOTIVATION:

IN A COUNTRY LIKE OURS WHERE PEOPLE FIND IT AMUSING TO BODY SHAME OTHERS WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE WORDS ON THE PERSON CONCERNED. THE THING IS THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE TEND TO SINK INTO DEPRESSION OR GROW UP TO BE LESS CONFIDENT THAN THEIR PEERS. BUT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE WITH HARSH. HE TOOK IT UP AS A CHALLENGE FOR HIMSELF AND STARTED TRAINING AND HITTING THE GYM FROM 2013. MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN BODY SHAMED CAN ALREADY RELATE TO WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT HERE. THE THING IS PEOPLE USUALLY TEND TO GIVE UP AND ACCEPT THEMSELVES AS OTHERS SEE THEM AND TRY NOT TO FIGHT IT. THIS IS WHAT STRUCK HARSH AFTER WINNING VARIOUS COMPETITIONS THAT THIS WAS WHERE HE COULD GIVE BACK TO THE SOCIETY AND HELP PERSONS LIKE HIM AND OTHERS TO OVERCOME THEIR FEARS AND START TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES.

THE JOURNEY:

THE ROAD TO SUCCESS ALWAYS COMES WITH ITS UPS AND DOWNS, THE TURNS AND TRICKS. THE JOURNEY FROM BEING SKINNY IN SCHOOL TO BEING AN ESTABLISHED TRAINER AND A PROFESSIONAL BODYBUILDER HAS BEEN QUITE A TASK. FROM BALANCING THE WORKLOAD OF TUITIONS AD COLLEGE TO THE ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS LET ALONE JUGGLING THE TIME TO SPEND WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. HARSH CHOOSE FOCUS, MANAGEMENT PERSEVERANCE, AND DETERMINATION TO COMPLETE WHAT HE HAD STARTED IN THE MIND ALREADY.

HE HAS BEEN AN EPITOME OF PERSEVERANCE, SELF CONFIDENCE AND PATIENCE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY. APART FROM BEING A DECORATED BODYBUILDER HE HAS BEEN A GREAT INFLUENCER AND MOTIVATOR FOR HIS CLIENTS. OUT OF HIS NUMEROUS TRANSFORMATION THE PRIME EXAMPLES BEING OF HIS TWO CLIENTS SANJEEV AND JATIN, WHO HAD BEEN DECLARED NOT FIT BY DOCTORS FOR THEIR LOWER BACK AND KNEE PROBLEMS RESPECTIVELY. HARSH HELPED BOTH OF THEM TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND WITH HIS VAST EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE HELPED BOTH OF THEM TO FULFILL THEIR DREAMS. THEY NOT ONLY COMPETED IN SEVERAL DISTRICT AND STATE LEVEL CHAMPIONSHIPS BUT WON MANY OF THEM, EARNING TITLES LIKE MR.PATHANKOT, MR PUNJAB AND MANY MORE. HE ALSO HAS MANY TRANSFORMATIONS UNDER HIS BELT ACHIEVED IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS!

HARSH HAS NOW BECOME A WELL-KNOWN AND A TRUSTED FIGURE AMONG THE YOUTH IN THE AREA ALL THANKS TO HIS EXPERIENCE, A CALM HEAD AND THE ABILITY TO INDUCE CONFIDENCE IN HIS CLIENTS. AFTER HIS BODYBUILDING ENDEAVOURS HARSH HAS TURNED INTO A FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL TRAINER GUIDING HIS CLIENTS REGARDING THEIR INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED DIET PLANS, EXCLUSIVE FITNESS REGIMES AND THE RIGHT STRATEGIES AND THE DO'S AND DON'TS. FROM THE FEEDBACK FROM HIS CLIENTS HARSH SEEMS TO BE QUITE FRIENDLY YET STRICT WITH HIS CLIENTS REGARDING THE TRAINING.

IT IS A PROVEN FACT THAT ONLY A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN IN THE SAME SHOES KNOWS WHAT IT FEELS TO BE IN THEM. AND WHAT BETTER TO ASK FOR A TRAINER WHO AHS HIMSELF DEALT WITH ALL THIS, OVERCAME THIS AND NOW WANTS TO IMPART THE SAME KNOWLEDGE AND ENTHUSIASM IN PEOPLE WHO DREAM OF A CAREER IN BODYBUILDING OR WISH TO HAVE AN AESTHETIC APPEAL. AND HARSH BEING THE PERFECT MAN DRIVEN BY HIS PASSION TO SERVE THE SOCIETY AND TRAIN PEOPLE SO THEY DEVELOP SELF BELIEF AND ARE READY TO FACE THE WORLD IN EVERY SPHERE OF LIFE.

Written By : JATIN JAWHIR PANDIT