Barely a few days after testing negative for COVID-19 in the last week of March, Ranbir Kapoor headed back to the gym with two objectives — to restore his health, and attain a lean physique for his yet-untitled next with Shraddha Kapoor. While one of the primary after-effects of battling the virus is fatigue, the actor’s trainer Dheepesh Bhatt, better known as Shivoham, reveals that he bounced back from the exhaustion fairly quickly.

“Even when there is post-COVID fatigue, the solution cannot be to sit at home. You have to push yourself to get back to form. His improved lifestyle made a difference. After he was in the clear, we gave him another three days before starting slowly with exercises,” says Shivoham. The first step was to initiate his body into movement after the prolonged period of inactivity. “On the first day, we did basic stretches. We also did light weights, lifting in the range of five to seven kilos. Heavy lifting is a no-no in the early stages.”