New Delhi, July 30 - Many youngsters dream of a sculpted body, especially after watching Bollyoood's romance icon Shah Rukh Khan flaunt six-pack-abs in 'Om Shanti Om' and versatile actor Aamir Khan in 'Ghajini'. But experts have a word of advice -- exercise regularly and avoid steroids to maintain the look.
'To get six-pack abs is easy but to maintain a chiselled body is the most difficult task. As always, achieving anything is easy but maintaining that is difficult,' Bollywood actor-producer Suniel Shetty told IANS.
'I see a mad rush of people who want to get six-pack abs, but the bottom line is that one should aim to be fit. If you are fit, then you live a healthy life, your confidence level doubles and you feel younger,' said the 47-year-old actor.
Suniel, who made his debut with 'Balwaan' in 1992, has a well-toned body and makes it a point to hit the gym every day.
'There are days when I don't feel like working out. But I still go to gym and once I am there, I just can't sit and start gymming. This happens with everyone, but one should not skip the gym,' he added.
Among the stars, it was Salman Khan who first got a chiselled body and often flaunted it on screen. Then Shah Rukh got six-pack-abs for 'Om Shanti Om' and Aamir too jumped on to the bandwagon and revealed his well-toned body in 'Ghajini'.
Recently John Abraham further popularised the trend by stripping down to his boxers to flaunt his sculpted body in 'Dostana' without any guilt.
Supermodel-turned-actor Milind Soman, who sports a lean look, says it's not necessary to work out in gyms to have a fit body.
'I'm not a gym person, but I eat well and go for long jogs and that works for me,' said Soman, who is also a marathon runner and owns gym-cum-fitness centre Breathe.