9 Women In Sarees Who Prove Fitness Isn’t Just Restricted To Those In Gym Clothes
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There are plenty of people out there who believe that wearing a saree is restrictive and doesn’t allow women the mobility to perform feats of athleticism. However, this isn’t always the case. There are plenty of things that you can do while wearing a saree. The only thing that matters is the way you drape the saree and the material you use. You can’t expect to do yoga stretches in a Tussar silk saree, as that will ruin the fabric. However, there are plenty of women out there who prove to the world that they can perform insane feats in their sarees. Here are nine women who prove that nothing can stop them from achieving their goals, not attire, nor attitudes:
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1. Parul Arora Performs Incredible Back Flips In A Saree
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Parul Arora is a professional gold medalist gymnast who performs all kinds of incredible stunts in a saree. She went viral after a video of her in a saree performing a backflip to the song Get Low by DJ Snake was published on a leading news channel’s social media page. Ever since then, she’s been entertaining her now 227 thousand plus followers on Instagram with her crazy backflips and gymnast moves.
2. Mandira Bedi Performs Pushups In A Saree
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Mandira Bedi is a fashion designer, actress, and major fitness enthusiast. Besides building her career in the entertainment industry, she also gives inspirational talks on fitness. She proves to her more than 1.5 million Instagram followers that fitness is all about dedication and commitment.
3. Eshna Kutty Performs Hula Hoops In A Saree
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Eshna stares the hashtag #sareeflow on Instagram, and she performs all kinds of hula hoop choreography while donning her unique and colorful sarees. Her smooth moves, love for sarees, and fun captions have gone viral on Instagram and made her a popular influencer. We cannot wait to see what this talented lady has in store for us!
4. Cricket Team Captain Mithali Raj Performs Her Sport In A Saree
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It’s no secret that the Indian women’s cricket team doesn’t get as much attention as the men’s. However, Mithali Raj proves that cricket is not limited to any gender and plays the sport in her saree. The talented athlete has been in the world of cricket since 1999 and is still going strong.
5. Usha Soman Skips Rope In A Saree
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If you have to look for inspiration to stay fit, there’s no better place to look than Milind Soman and his wife Ankita’s profile. The fit couple often shares pictures of them participating in marathons and running together. But what’s more, the real star of their Instagram accounts is Milind Soman’s 82-year-old mother, Usha Soman. Not only does she participate in runs barefoot and in a saree, but she also skips ropes, does pushups, and maintains an insane level of fitness for someone her age.
6. Shital Rane-Mahajan Was The First Indian To Go Skydiving In A Nauvari Saree
Pune-based adventure lover Shital Rane-Mahajan became the first Indian woman to skydive in a nauvari (traditional Maharashtrian saree) successfully. Talk about soaring to far heights! She jumped from an altitude of 13,000 feet in Bangkok’s Pattaya and managed to strap on all the tools necessary for her jump in her traditional saree.
7. 74-Year-Old Meenakshi Gurukkal Performs Kalaripayattu In A Saree
Meenakshi Gurukkal is the oldest and most determined woman in the world to perform the Kerala-based martial art of Kalaripayattu. Although this form of martial arts is usually practiced by men, Meenakshi defies all odds and has been performing it for nearly sixty-eight years. She also runs a Kalaripayattu school herself and doesn’t discriminate by age, gender, or wealth. At the end of the year, her students can pay whatever fees they want as “guru-dakshina”. Many of her students have gone on to become incredibly successful fighters themselves and teach the art to the younger generation.
8. 83-Year-Old Kiran Bai Lifts Weights In A Saree
Kiran Bai is an 83-year-old grandmother who proves that age makes no difference when it comes to lifting weights. Kiran has spoken about how she was always a fan of fitness and participated in multiple sports competitions as a child. She was even covered by popular social media accounts like Humans of Bombay. She recently started focussing on her fitness once again and is often featured on her fitness trainer grandson’s page.
9. Rukmini Vijayakumar Performs Handstands And Splits In A Saree
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Rukmini Vijayakumar is a talented fitness enthusiast who performs both yoga moves and fun flexes in a saree. She often shares videos of her fitness moves on Instagram and wins numerous amounts of praise from her fans.
Who says a woman can’t have it all? These incredible women prove that nothing can stop women from achieving their dreams and fulfilling their desires. Every single woman on the list is definitely unique and talented in their own way! Do tell us which of these women was the most inspirational for you!
