Varun Dhawan does backbend yoga with Janhvi Kapoor at Malaika Arora's studio: Boys do yoga too

Varun Dhawan took to Instagram to share a video of himself and Janhvi Kapoor practising backbend yoga asanas at Malaika Arora's yoga studio in Mumbai. Read all the benefits of the poses the stars did in the video here.
If you follow your favourite celebrities on social media, you must have seen yoga that has become the go-to fitness routine for many stars. From Malaika Arora and Kareena Kapoor to Rakul Preet Singh and Alia Bhatt, celebrities often share pictures and videos of themselves doing yoga. Now, Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor have also joined this list. Their latest clip will motivate you to roll out that yoga mat.
Varun took to Instagram to share a video of Janhvi and himself practising backbend poses at Malaika Arora's yoga studio in Mumbai. The Coolie No. 1 actor even got a shoutout from the OG fitness diva, Malaika, herself.
Varun captioned his video, "Backbends=HAPPINESS." The video begins with Varun and Janhvi doing Inverted Aerial Bow Pose or Inverted Aerial Dhanurasana. Then, the video shows Varun doing several other backbend poses, including the inverted aerial Pranamasana and a modified version of the Chakrasana.
Watch the video here:
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Varun also posted the video on his Instagram stories and thanked Malaika Arora and her partner Sarvesh Shashi for the fun yoga session. After this, Malaika reposted the video on her Instagram page with the caption, "Boys do yoga too," with flexed muscle emoticons.

Benefits:
Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor did backbend aerial yoga exercises in the video, but what are the benefits of doing these yoga poses. If you are wondering the same, don't worry, we have got you covered. While everyone can benefit from aerial yoga poses, they're primarily beneficial for people experiencing back pain. It enhances flexibility, relieves stress, and burns calories.
Additionally, practising backbend yoga poses helps lower stress and anxiety. It improves posture, spine flexibility and mobility. It also stretches out abdominal muscles, increases oxygen levels, opens the body to diaphragmatic breathing, and help alleviate back and neck pain.
So, are you motivated to roll out your yoga mat today?
ABOUT THE AUTHORKrishna Pallavi PriyaKrishna Priya Pallavi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience, covering health, fashion, pop culture, travel, wellness, entertainment, festivals, mental health, art, decor, fitness, and sex and relationships. She is an alumna of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Dhenkanal, and holds an undergraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi. Her strong academic foundation informs her analytical and detail-oriented approach to storytelling, helping her uncover stories where none seem to exist. Before joining Hindustan Times, Pallavi worked with some of India’s leading media organisations. She spent close to three years at India Today, where she honed her newsroom skills and developed a sharp editorial sensibility. She also worked for over a year and a half at Vagabomb, ScoopWhoop’s feminist digital platform, where she explored stories through a gender-sensitive, socially aware lens. Pallavi has a deep interest in global fashion trends and international fashion seasons, and enjoys interviewing celebrities and tracking pop culture movements—interests that frequently translate into engaging, reader-friendly stories. Alongside lifestyle and entertainment, she has a keen eye for impactful health and wellness journalism, regularly interacting with doctors, designers, and digital content creators to bring nuance and credibility to her work. Born and raised in Haryana, Pallavi remains deeply connected to her ancestral roots in Odisha. Her ability to spot fresh angles brings curiosity and depth to stories she pursues. When not chasing deadlines, she enjoys spending time with her dog, planning her next vacation, reading, running new trails, and discovering new destinations.Read More
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