Malaika Arora, who contracted COVID-19 last year, has opened up about her recovery process and how it had taken a toll on her body. Malaika, who always inspires fans to take up fitness, said she ‘felt broken’ even after she tested negative and could not take up her workout routine.
In an elaborate post, she said: “I tested positive on the 5th of September and it was really bad. Anyone out there calling a COVID recovery easy, is either blessed with great immunity or isn't aware of the struggles of COVID. Having gone through it myself, "Easy" is not the word I'd choose. It broke me physically.”
She further said: “Walking 2 steps felt like a herculean task. Sitting up, just stepping out of bed, wanting to stand in my window was a journey in itself. I gained weight, I felt weak, lost my stamina, I was away from my family and more.”
Even after she tested positive, the weakness stayed, Malaika said. “But the weakness stayed. I felt disappointed that my body wasn't supporting how my mind felt. I was afraid that I'd never gain back my strength. I wondered whether I'd even be able to complete one activity in 24 hours.,” she wrote.
Opening up about her first workout post Covid recovery, she said: “My first workout, was brutal. I couldn't do anything well. I felt broken. But Day 2, I got back up and I told myself, I am my own maker. And then day 3 and 4 and 5 and so on.”
She concluded the post by saying that it was ‘hope’ that got her through it all. She wrote: “The hope that it's all going to be okay, even when it feels like it's not okay. Thank you to all of you who have been sending me messages, DMs and inspiring stuff which kept my spirits high.”