Deanne Pandey

Deanne Panday
Pandey in May 2008
Born
Deanne Woodham

(1968-12-10) 10 December 1968 (age 55)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
(present-day Mumbai)
CitizenshipIndia
Occupations
Years active2000–present
Spouse
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(m. 1994)​
Children2[1][2]
RelativesSharad Panday (father-in-law)
Chunky Panday (brother-in-law)
Ananya Panday (niece)

Deanne Panday (born 10 December 1968) is an Indian wellness coach and author.[3][4][5]

Early life

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Deanne was born on 10 December 1968[6] to a Scottish and Nepalese father and a Luso-Indian mother.[7] After completing her education as a trained commercial artist at Delhi Polytechnic, she transitioned into the modeling industry upon relocating to Mumbai[8] and appeared in Baba Sehgal's pop video "Aage Aage Ladki" in 1993. She married Chikki Panday on 5 March 1994, after a decade-long relationship,[8] and the couple has a son and a daughter.[9] Panday also studied personal training and gym management at a fitness academy in Australia, making her the first individual in India to undertake such training abroad during that period.[10]

Career

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She started her career at an early age and began training at the age of just 12.[11] In 2000, she assumed the role of training the contestants of the Miss India pageant for 30 days.[12][13] In 2008, she founded Panday Trading Private Limited and Play Health and Fitness Private Limited, a gym which she managed for a span of four years.[10]

She started her career as an author in 2011 with her debut book, "I'm Not Stressed: Secrets for a Calm Mind and a Healthy Body," which was published by Random House India. Following the success of her first book, she released "Shut Up and Train!: A Complete Fitness Guide for Men and Women" in December 2013.[14] Both of her first two books became national bestsellers.[15] In 2016, Deanne was the recipient of the Elle Fitness Expert Award as part of the Elle Beauty Awards presented by Elle (magazine), recognizing her significant contributions to the fitness industry.[16] She authored her third book, "Balance: The Secret to True Health and Happiness in 13 Ways," in December 2020. She was among the first trainers to introduce anti-gravity yoga to Mumbai[17] and was the only certified anti-gravity fitness expert in India in 2013.[18]

Books and DVDs

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  • I'm Not Stressed[19]
  • Shut Up and Train!
  • Bipasha Basu fitness DVD Unleash, in collaboration with Deanne Pandey[20]
  • Majet Jaga: Tanavmukt Jaganyasathi (I'm Not Stressed in Marathi)[21]
  • Balance.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Alanna Panday, Ananya's Cousin, Reveals How Her Mom Reacted When She Moved In With Boyfriend". NDTV.com. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Deanne Pandey's son Ahaan makes his ramp debut". www.mid-day.com. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Self-help books can be dangerous". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Deanne Panday is putting her fittest foot forward at 50... here is how you can too!". 15 February 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Deanne Panday at India Today Conclave East 2019: At 50 I am the fittest I have ever been". 6 December 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Meet Ananya Panday's gorgeous 'chachi'". DNA India.
  7. ^ "In her latest book, celebrity fitness trainer Deanne Panday warns that there are no quick fixes to keeping fit". Business Standard. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b "A fine Balance". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020.
  9. ^ "ETimes BFFs: Did you know Ananya Pandey and Seema Sajdeh are cousins?". The Times of India. 20 August 2023.
  10. ^ a b Tiwari, Toshi (4 March 2020). ""Be a warrior and not a worrier woman": Deanne Panday". SME Futures.
  11. ^ "When my friends went to the park, I did Jane Fonda's workout at home: Deanne Panday". The Indian Express. 12 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Fitness is a function of the body and mind". India Today.
  13. ^ "Deanne Panday, Celebrity Coach on Fitness: Body, Mind & Soul". Women Fitness Org. 10 December 2020.
  14. ^ "49-year-old Deanne Panday who has trained celebs reveals her fitness tips". Hindustan Times. 22 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Celebrating women & womanhood in a style". The Sunday Guardian. 8 March 2020. p. 3.
  16. ^ "All the winners of the ELLE Beauty Awards 2016". Elle. 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021.
  17. ^ "International Yoga Day 2019 : Meet Celebrity Yoga Gurus Who Have Taught Many in Bollywood". News18. 21 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Anti-gravity yoga". www.femina.in.
  19. ^ "Shah Rukh Khan launches Deanne Pandey's fitness book". mid-day.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  20. ^ "Bipasha Basu's third fitness DVD packed with kicks and punches". financialexpress.com. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  21. ^ "Meet the lady who is behind Bipasha & SRK's fitness". ndtv.com. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  22. ^ "Salman Khan Launches Deanne Panday's New Book Balance; Talks About Anger, Cooking During Lockdown". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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