"I give credit to my mom for inspiring and encouraging me to take sports seriously. She was a professor of bio-chemistry and at the age of 60 when she retired she started trekking.
"Today, she is 76 and participates in a 100 kilometre trek. She does that every year and has inspired my sisters to join her. They all are above 50," Milind told PTI.
The ramp star hails from a family of doctors and professors. As a child he was asked to leave sports and concentrate more on studies, but his mother always supported his involvement with athletics.
The supermodel, who was in the Capital to announce the third edition of SBI Pinkathon, said he has never gone to a gym to stay fit. He feels it is important to motivate the woman of the house to take part in events like marathon.
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The "16 December" actor, who will be turning 50 this year, wanted to do something remarkable on his 50th birthday and that is when he decided to take up the Ironman triathlon challenge.
"I am turning 50 this year and wanted to do something special to make this year memorable. I was never interested in triathlon as I don't like cycling but when I read about it I found it interesting and felt it would be a different experience to train for this."
"I want women to inspire their family. Women don't take care of themselves. They don't discuss about their health issues with anyone. We wanted to create a platform where women can come even in a saree or salwar kameez and run for their health without any inhibitions."
The third edition of Pinkathon is scheduled to take place in Delhi on September 6.