62-year-old woman completes 10K steps on yoga mat: ‘Crazy ways’

The Indian Express · ishikaroy ·

62-year-old digital creator Saroj Bidkikar completed a 30-day challenge by reaching 10,000 steps on a yoga mat, using walking, household tasks and dancing. Orthopaedic director Dr Ashish Phadnis says movement is beneficial, but mat-based steps aren’t equivalent to outdoor walking, and step counts alone don’t measure fitness.

62-year-old digital creator Saroj Bidkikar completed a 30-day challenge by reaching 10,000 steps on a yoga mat, using walking, household tasks and dancing. Orthopaedic director Dr Ashish Phadnis says movement is beneficial, but mat-based steps aren’t equivalent to outdoor walking, and step counts alone don’t measure fitness.

Sunny Deol visited his late father Dharmendra’s Lonavala farmhouse with son Rajveer and shared a video of farmers working in the fields. Calling it “Papa’s farm” and telling Rajveer “Bade papa for you,” he wrote that he missed his father. Dharmendra, who died last November, cherished the 100-acre property for its farming, animals and simple country life.

Salman Khan urged audiences to focus on Ramayana’s characters, scriptures and meaning rather than its VFX and reported Rs 4,000-crore budget. At the Maatrubhumi trailer launch, he said his character shares Lord Ram’s qualities and recalled watching Ramanand Sagar’s TV series. Maatrubhumi now releases December 4, 2026 around the same time as Ramayana.

Read the full story at The Indian Express · All coverage of this story