New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Sonika Yadav, a constable with the Delhi Police, won a bronze medal at the All India Police Weightlifting Cluster 2025-26 held in Andhra Pradesh in October. The 31-year-old was seven months pregnant as she performed a squat with 125kg loaded on her back, bench-pressed 80kg and deadlifted 145kg while on her way to the medal. Six months into her pregnancy, Vineeta Singh, CEO and co-founder of Sugar Cosmetics, ran a half marathon at the Tata Mumbai Marathon in 2018. In a country where exercise and active lifestyles are just about beginning to be accepted, working out intensely during pregnancy - barring yoga and easy walks - still raises eyebrows. Common reactions to pregnant women working out range from shock and concer...