Meet Anant Ambani’s personal trainer, Vinod Channa – the man who helped the Indian billionaire heir overcome ‘weak moments’ to lose 108kg in just 18 months
- Vinod Channa had Anant Ambani on a strict diet of only 1,200 calories a day, made sure not to overpraise his efforts and worked to combat ‘bad days’
- The much-in-demand trainer has also helped Bollywood celebrities such as Riteish Deshmukh, Deepika Padukone and Shilpa Shetty achieve their body goals
But who is the man who managed to change so many lives and why do people flock to him for body overhauls? Meet the trainer whose own journey has inspired everyone around him.
Channa’s transformation
The personal trainer had his own demons to conquer. On his website, he said he used to be called “skinny” and it was this teasing that first triggered him. He said he was undernourished and used to skip meals because he felt “worthless” in his family.
Channa said he wasn’t contributing financially to his family and moved from job to job, he did housekeeping work, was a security guard and even had a desk job. Eventually he realised he had to work on his physique, his lifelong desire.
Enter the gym
By his own account, Channa joined a gym and trained at all hours so he could fit in his workout. He wanted to start bodybuilding and focused on the transformation of his body.
