Sarvesh Shashi, Malaika Arora’s trainer and yoga partner, posted her video on his Instagram page on Friday with the caption, “#flashbackfriday to these amazing yoginis. Everyone has a wonderful weekend.” The video shows Malaika and the other stars performing Skandasana, also known as the Side Lunge Pose in yoga. Scroll down to watch the video.

 

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Malaika and her fellow yoginis performed the Side Lunge pose, also known as Skandasana, by standing upright with a straight spine and parted legs. They then moved their bodies to one side, folding one leg at the knee and stretching the other, hands joined in a namaste pose. This was followed by the ladies standing straight with one leg slightly raised in the air.

Malaika’s video received a lot of likes and comments from viewers, including celebrities like Janhvi Kapoor, who had an amusing reaction to it. “Why don’t you make me do this?” she wrote.

Benefits of Side Lunges or Skandasana:

Side lunges, also known as Skandasana, stretch the hamstrings and hip adductors while also strengthening the core, improving balance, and increasing flexibility. It shapes and tones the outer thighs, burns fat, strengthens the back, works the quadriceps, and strengthens the glutes.

 

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Malaika published the video on her social media account, wearing a black full-sleeved sweatshirt, grey tights, and sneakers. Malaika completed her outfit by pulling her silky locks back into a high ponytail hairstyle and wearing a face mask, the fashion item of the pandemic era.

Malaika was spotted riding a bicycle, ticking off her daily cardio and smoothly overcoming a speed breaker like a pro cyclist. “Missin home…” she captioned the video.

Cycling is a cardio workout that has numerous advantages, from improving cardiovascular fitness to enhancing muscle strength and flexibility. Cycling is the ideal workout to choose if you want to reduce stress levels or improve your posture and coordination while working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Other health benefits include stroke, heart attack, certain malignancies, depression, diabetes, obesity, and arthritis prevention and management. It increases joint mobility, lowers body fat levels, and strengthens bones.

Malaika Arora, a well-known fitness enthusiast, took to Instagram to discuss three yoga poses or asanas that can help you find your inner ‘warrior.’ “You are a warrior if you keep fighting when everything in you wants to give up,” the actor says. Be a Warrior rather than a Worrier.”

 

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Adho Mukha Svanasana

Adho Mukha Svanasana, also known as the “downward-facing dog pose,” is a well-known yoga pose with numerous benefits. It tones the arms and legs while strengthening the core and providing a full-body stretch.

There may be some joint hyperextension. To protect your elbows, press your inner upper arms away from each other. Also, align your ears with your upper arms so that your neck and head are parallel to your spine.

Virabhadrasana 

In this pose, also known as the Warrior pose 2, the front knee is bent and the hips are turned to the side, with the arms parallel. It stretches your hips, engages and extends your arms straight out from your shoulders, and keeps your gaze calm and steady on your front hand.

Standing posture opens your hips while also strengthening and stretching your legs and ankles. Maintain your internal focus on mental sensations to determine whether your discomfort is caused by a physical need or a psychological desire, and then act accordingly.

Balasana

Balasana, also known as the “child’s pose,” focuses on creating a moment of rest. The hips, thighs, and ankles are stretched in the child’s pose. It relieves back and neck pain when done with the head and torso supported. It also provides significant stress and fatigue relief.

It can be difficult because it requires bending forward over the knees and compressing the body on the mat or floor. There are variations for this that can help different bodies relax into the pose.

Malaika Arora, who frequently shares her favourite yoga poses on Instagram, recently discussed three poses that can help improve mental well-being. “Mental health requires equal attention as physical health,” says the actor.

Are you curious about the poses? Adho Mukh Svanasana, Balasana, and Sukhasana are the three.

 

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Adho Mukha Svanasana

Aside from its physical benefits, Adho Mukha Svanasana helps to relax the mind and relieves headaches, insomnia, and fatigue. It also improves blood flow to the brain.

How should I perform?

• Kneel on the floor, keeping your knees hip-width apart.
• Put your hand into the ground.
• Straighten both elbows and knees, with heels on the floor and ears on the inner arms.
• Raise the hips into an inverted ‘A’ shape.

Balasana

This asana is known for calming and relaxing the mind as well as the body.

How should I perform?

• Inhale while sitting on your heels with your knees apart.
• Bend forward and exhale by lowering your brow to touch the floor.
• Swing your hands forward, arms parallel to your body.
• Hold this position for two to three minutes.

Sukhasana

Sukhasana, like the other two asanas, has a calming effect on the mind, reducing stress and anxiety.

How should I perform?

• Sit down and extend your legs in front of your body, crossing them at the shins.
• Place each foot beneath the opposite knee, with your knees wide.
• Place your hands, palms down, on your knees.
• Maintain a straight face.

Yoga

 

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Malaika Arora’s fitness secrets include yoga. She does yoga every day, beginning her day with Surya Namaskar, meditation, and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. She also praises yoga for helping her recover after her split from Arbaaz Khan.

“When I was going through my separation, yoga soothed me and healed me,” she told a leading daily.

You just need 10 minutes to complete this task. You are not required to continue on for an hour, however, it would be amazing if you could. You’ll be amazed at what it can do for your skin.”

Pilates

 

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Malaika Arora’s fitness secrets include doing Pilates, which improves flexibility, posture, and balance. Malaika remarked about her passion for Pilates in an interview adding, “It’s my way of life. It appears to be simpler, yet following the pattern and doing it justice needs honesty, attention, and perseverance. I was battling from a hamstring injury when someone recommended I try it, and once I started doing it consistently, I could feel the difference, and it has since been a part of my life.”

Diet 

 

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Malaika Arora’s fitness secrets also include her being vegan, having previously been vegetarian. She also engages in intermittent fasting. “Over a year ago, I was introduced to intermittent fasting,” Malaika told a popular men’s magazine. “And I now swear by it. I believe that the combination of daily Yoga practice and intermittent fasting has entirely transformed my life.”

Her favorites 

Malaika has already shared some of her favorite healthy foods with her Instagram followers. She likes peanut butter and bananas on whole-wheat toast with a sprinkling of chia seeds, and she enjoys her juices.