Soumya B. Hegde is a certified nutritionist and fitness expert. She was a participant in Mrs. India 2019 and runs her own fitness center, ‘Bfit with Soumya’.

Soumya B. Hegde is a nutritionist and fitness expert. She is the founder of ‘Bfit with Soumya’ and provides health and nutrition tips to her clients.

Soumya hails from Kalady, North Kerala, and is presently settled in Bangalore, Karnataka. She has a B.Com. and an MBA in marketing. She is a certified nutritionist from the American Council of Exercise (ACE).

Soumya says that she is helping her clients with issues like PCOD, PCOS, thyroid, and post-pregnancy issues, to name a few. She has clients from all age groups and walks of life. She is also helping people gain and lose weight in a natural way.

After completing her graduation, Soumya shifted to Hyderabad for a job. There, she met her roommate, who was a fitness freak. Soumya started going out with her on early morning routines like walks and joined a gym with her. It was from here that Soumya became interested in this field. However, after marriage and having a child, her passion for fitness took a break. Soumya says that after pregnancy, she gained weight. People around her started taunting Soumya due to her increased weight. She felt bad about it and decided to hit the gym again.

However, one more tragedy was awaiting her. Soumya lost her father in 2013. She went into a phase of depression and chronic distress eating. She finally decided to turn her life around and not lose hope. In just eight months, she lost 30 kg by following a strict regime. People who used to taunt her now became her admirers. Soumya says that many people started asking her for suggestions. It was then that she decided to turn this into a full-time profession.

In 2019, Soumya participated in the Mrs. India Pageant and won the title of ‘Mrs. Congeniality’. Soumya says that winning was not her sole motive. Her main aim was to make contacts and get noticed in this field. Soumya says that she learned a lot about nutrition, diet plans, and grooming by participating in this pageant. She started getting modeling assignments and advertisements. Soumya is also a brand ambassador for many NGOs at present. She also won the International Women Achievers Award recently.

Talking about COVID, Soumya says that it actually helped the fitness industry. Her work was mostly online, and it boomed during the pandemic. People became aware of health and fitness and started joining online fitness courses. Soumya says that she has many online clients now. She personally prepares diet plans and exercise routines for them. For this reason, she keeps her client list short so that she can personally focus on everyone. She also says that during the lockdown she felt a bit trapped, as she is not a stay-at-home person.

Sharing her thoughts on leadership, Soumya says that a leader should always believe in themselves and motivate people. A leader should help others visualize a dream and inspire them to follow that dream. A leader should not give heed to negative or discouraging comments. They should take out the positives from every situation and keep moving forward.

In her free time, Soumya likes to go out with her friends to malls and indulge in shopping. She also likes reading books and informative articles.