Sara Ali Khan's Pilates Session Is The Right Monday Motivation You Need

If you’re a keen B-town reader then there are high chances that you must have gone through the word Pilates. But the question arises what is Pilates? And why do prominent celebrities like Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Malaika Arora, Alia Bhatt, and Janhvi Kapoor endorse it? Pilates, a form of body workout aimed at enhancing core strength and reducing stress, has become increasingly popular in recent years. Recently, actor Sara Ali Khan, who is also a fitness enthusiast, took to her Instagram account and shared a clip from her pilates session and shed out major fitness goals.

Sara captioned the video, “Pehle stomach burn (fire emoticon), Ab Abs ka turn (muscle emoticon), You gotta work so you can earn. The sarso ke saag for which you yearn.”

In the clip, the Love Aaj Kal actor could be seen sweating out on a pilates reformer machine practising different exercises to strengthen her core and side muscles. She later moved on to work on her back with some weights and pilates-led variation of lunges.

Pilates have become quite a popular exercise, mostly liked by the B-town celebs.

It helps to tone your body, burn calories, and build muscle definition. It pushes you to stretch your muscles which helps to enhance body flexibility and balance. From dealing with obesity at a younger age to becoming a gym fanatic, the Kedarnath actor’s fitness journey has been quite inspirational.

Every person aspires to be healthy and fit but after a hectic day at work, staying motivated to your workout goals could be quite exhausting sometimes being a fitness enthusiast, Sara never compromises with her workout routine, even while she is on vacation.

How to perform pilates?

There are many different ways to practice Pilates including using specialized equipment such as a reformer or at the beginner’s level it can be peformed on a yoga mat. It consist of movement exercises that are designed to strengthen your muscles. The movements require physical control, mental focus and special breathing techniques. The first step towards practicing pilates is learning basic poses, moving forward to some advance positions and new movements. Pilates is a full body exercise with some movements performed on back, on stomach, side, sitting, standing and in plank position. For better workout, one should wear stretchable clothes that allow you to move freely.