Dr. Ashu Jain: Meet the Fitness Freak Granny

Have you ever met a grandma who loves to work out? Meet Dr. Ashu Jain, a fitness freak granny, popularly known as ‘Not Just A Grandma‘ on Instagram. She goes hiking regularly and is a content creator with an inspired fanbase of 178K followers. She shares her fitness journey and inspires millions of people on social media. Dr Jain holds a PhD in IIT-D (Nanotechnology) and is a 56-year-old grandmother based in Dehradun. 

How she got started with fitness

In an interview, Dr. Ashu talked about how she got started with fitness at the age of 54. She started disliking herself when she looked at her pictures after her trip with her husband; she had gained much weight. This made her realise that she needed to do something about it, and her fitness journey began.

Ashu started by consulting her doctor, and after multiple tests, the doctor told her that it was because of hypertension, high cholesterol, and menopause. Her doctor gave her two options: either be on medication lifelong or change your lifestyle. She chose to be fit by changing her lifestyle. Exercise was the first suggestion by her doctor; due to the pandemic, the only option was to walk it out. On the first walk, she stopped every couple of minutes. She felt like giving up, but she pushed herself harder because she did not want to go on medicines for the rest of her life. After 8 months, she completed a 22.5-kilometer walk without getting tired and started eating healthy food. Soon, she started noticing her transformation and fell in love with the person she looked in the mirror. Even her daughter was inspired looking at her, she said in one of her interviews.

In an interview with Humans Of Bombay, she talks about her MIL’s reaction. When Ashu reached home one day, her mother-in-law said, ‘Iss umar mai ye sab karegi toh haddiya tut jayegi’. To that, she said, ‘Iss umar mai nahi karungi toh haddiya bachengi hi nahi!’ Her body pain had started reducing, and her doctor couldn’t recognize her and said to her that she looked very healthy. 

From working out to creating content

Dr. Ashu Jain shares content based on everything she does to stay fit. She often shares her hiking experiences, embracing nature. She loves making hiking reels and also does a voice-over sharing her experiences. After the pandemic, she became a gym freak, and now has a trainer to guide her. She also loves filming gym videos while exercising. Eating healthy is her mission for a healthy lifestyle; she shares those healthy recipes in her videos too. Grandmother Ashu also shares cute little story videos with her grandchild. Her content is diverse in nature filled with her real-life experiences.

Ashu Jain is truly an inspiration and is proof that it’s never too late to start a fitness routine.