My Journey: From Classroom to Vitality Coach
For 31 years, I shaped young minds. After overcoming debilitating back spasms and hormonal weight gain, my mission is now helping you reclaim your strength and confidence.
My Professional Bio
- 31 Years as a Primary School Teacher
- Certified Fitness Coach (Mentor: Dinaz Vervatwala)
- Certified Health Coach (Mentor: Shivangi Desai)
- Hormonal & Perimenopause Weight Loss Expert
Hi, I'm Sheela Sridhar.
For over 31 years, I have had the privilege of shaping young minds as a primary school teacher. While I loved nurturing my students, I had completely neglected one person—myself.
Everything changed when I developed severe back spasms and was diagnosed with an L4-L5 disc bulge. That painful phase became the turning point of my life. I realized that if I wanted to continue doing what I loved, I had to build a stronger, healthier body.
I committed myself to strength training and exercise. The gym became my second home, and I never missed a workout. But despite my consistency and disciplined eating, I continued to gain weight. It was frustrating and disheartening.
That's when I discovered that the real culprit wasn't a lack of willpower—it was hormonal changes during perimenopause. Like many women, I had believed that eating less and exercising more was the answer. I soon learned that lasting weight loss is about understanding your body, your hormones, your metabolism, your stress, your sleep, and your overall health.
The Pillars of Lasting Weight Loss
Hormones
Understanding the hormonal shifts during perimenopause that dictate fat storage.
Metabolism
Rebuilding your metabolic rate through strength training, not starvation.
Stress
Regulating cortisol levels which block fat burning and trigger cravings.
Sleep
Optimizing restorative sleep cycles to repair muscle and regulate hunger hormones.
Nutrition
Eating nourishing, volumetric foods that fuel your energy and body.
Overall Health
Prioritizing physical strength, mobility, and confidence over a scale number.
My journey took a new direction when I met my first mentor, Dinaz Vervatwala, who helped me understand the science behind healthy weight loss. By making sustainable lifestyle changes, I gradually lost 6 kilograms and, more importantly, gained confidence, strength, and a completely new perspective on health. Inspired by my transformation, I became a certified Fitness Coach.
Wanting to help women on a deeper level, I continued my learning under my second mentor, Shivangi Desai, where I trained as a Health Coach. Today, my passion is helping women between 35 and 50 years of age overcome hormonal weight gain, regain their energy, build strength, and restore their confidence—without extreme dieting or quick fixes.
I know exactly how it feels when the weighing scale refuses to move despite your best efforts. I also know the joy of feeling healthier, stronger, and comfortable in your own skin again.
Today, I combine my experience as a teacher, fitness coach, and health coach to guide women through practical, sustainable lifestyle changes that fit into their busy lives.
Because I believe that true transformation is about much more than a number on the scale.
If you're ready to stop fighting your body and start working with it, I'd be honoured to be a part of your journey.
If I Can Do It, You Can Too!
जब मैं अपनी उम्र के 50 के दशक में, गंभीर कमर दर्द (disc bulge) और मेनोपॉज (perimenopause) के हार्मोनल उतार-चढ़ाव के बावजूद खुद को पूरी तरह बदल सकती हूँ—तो आप क्यों नहीं?
I know the frustration of doing everything "right" and still not seeing results because of hormonal imbalances. But weight gain during perimenopause is not your fault. By understanding your biology, eating sustainably, and building functional muscle strength, you can completely reclaim your health and confidence.
I am living proof that you can feel stronger, healthier, and completely comfortable in your own skin at any stage of life. If I did it, you absolutely can too!
Transformational Guidance & Mentorship
My coaching philosophy was built on the guidance of outstanding industry leaders who taught me the science of sustainable health.
Dinaz Vervatwala
First Mentor — Biomechanics & Core Fitness
Helped me understand the underlying physiological science behind healthy weight loss, leading to my initial 6 kg fat loss and inspired me to obtain my Fitness Coach certification.
Shivangi Desai
Second Mentor — Holistic Health Coaching
Guided my training as a certified Health Coach, teaching me how to analyze and optimize hormones, stress, sleep, and lifestyle to help women succeed at a deeper level.