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You might have seen many Bollywood celebrities hanging on straps holding funny poses or struggling on what looks like monkey bars. This is not a new form of circus in town, they are all training under an exercise routine called pilates! Pilates is a form of exercise that focuses on flexibility and balance along with building core strength. In this exercise regime, the emphasis is given to breathing and controlled body movements that brings your mind and body in perfect tune.
According to Balanced Body, this form of exercise was designed by Joseph Pilate, who helped injured veterans to recover during the World War 1. He also trained the internees under this system. He rigged springs to hospital beds, enabling bedridden patients to exercise against resistance, an innovation that led to his later equipment designs.
An influenza epidemic struck England in 1918, killing thousands of people, but not a single one of Joseph’s trainees died. This, he claimed, testified to the effectiveness of his system.
Pilates started getting media coverage as Hollywood celebrities discovered it and has been trending ever since. Nowadays pilates have become the favorite workout routine amongst Bollywood celebrities. Yasmin Karachiwala is the celebrity trainer in Bollywood, owner of Body Image and who has mastered the art of pilates. She is the power behind the gorgeous body of many Bollywood divas and pilates play a crucial role in this.
Namrata Purohit is another celebrity trainer who herself follows the pilate regime and trains various celebrities. She trained Kareena Kapoor Khan post her pregnancy period to shed all her extra pounds.
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Lets have a look at the B-town pilates fans.
Malaika Arora Khan
The hottest mother in the Bollywood is a true fitness enthusiast who has been hanging on to pilates for quite some time now. Her pilates workout videos #malaikamondaymotivation gives us a glimpse of her favorite routines.
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Bebo (Kareena) has surprised the world with her size zero figure a few years ago when she stunned the world with her appearance for Tashan. A devoted follower of yoga, Kareena also enjoys her pilates. Even though she had bid goodbye to her post-pregnancy extra pounds, she took her fitness a notch up by incorporating high-intensity workout along with pilates routines to sculpt her body for the Veere Di Wedding look. She trains under celebrity trainer Namrata Purohit.
@thepilatesstudiomumbai . . . #Pilates #PilatesGirl #KareenaKapoor #Fit #FitGirl #FitIndia #Bollywood #NamrataPurohit #Fitspiration #WorkHardWednesday #MidWeekMotivationDeepika Paduknoe
Deepika Padukone has always given us major body goals. According to her trainer Yasmin Karachiwala, she even has the perfect pilates body.
Alia Bhatt
We have seen Alia Bhatt grow as an actor and also transform from her chubby cute look to the lean figure. It seems that she doesn’t like repeating her workouts so her trainer Yasmin Karachiwala has her hitting different pilates machines such as the Reformers, Cadillac, Core Align, Wunda Chair, Motor, Step Barrel, Bodhi Suspension System and The Barre in any given week.
Katrina Kaif
The secret behind Katrina Kaif’s fitness is a combination of pilates and functional training. She always works hard to achieve the required look for her upcoming projects and it is again Yasmin Karachiwala who trains her.
and meeeeeePilates are definitely keeping Bollywood divas in-shape.
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