Mumbai, March 2 – Actress Shilpa Shetty shared a video of herself performing a challenging and intense yoga pose, known as Vatayansana, on Monday, saying, "If you can hold this pose, you can definitely handle Monday better!"
The actress was seen encouraging her followers to start the week on a healthy note.
In the video, Shilpa was seen perfectly balanced on a yoga mat placed on a lawn, demonstrating strength, flexibility, and body control while performing Vatayansana.
She captioned the post: "If you can hold this pose, you can definitely handle Monday."
She further elaborated on the benefits of the asana: "Benefits of Vatayansana: • Boosts concentration, strengthens willpower, and helps balance awareness. • Helps reduce stress, anxiety, and mental fatigue. • Improves flexibility and strength in the hips, thighs, knees, and ankles. • Helps increase blood circulation in the lower body."
The actress then challenged her fans: "Challenge: How long can you hold your balance in this asana? #MondayMotivation #StayHealthyStayHappy #FitIndia #YogaIsTheWay."
The actress and fitness enthusiast often motivates fitness enthusiasts with her social media posts.
A few weeks ago, Shilpa was seen strengthening her entire body, including her core, legs, back, shoulders, and arms, by performing a full-body compound exercise.
She mentioned that, along with engaging all the major muscles of the body, this exercise also helped stabilize the muscles, which is crucial for balance and joint control.
Shilpa uploaded a clip of herself performing the exercise with dumbbells, along with the caption, "Full body fired up, no muscle left behind (sic)."
The actress follows a disciplined lifestyle that includes intense workouts, yoga sessions, healthy eating, and positive and spiritual guidance.
