To validate the fact that Alaya is indeed the most flexible actor among all her peers, her followers left interesting comments on her post. “Thank God there’s something your body can’t do. Yet, insane flexibility,” someone wrote.

Alaya F is pretty active on social media, wherein she keeps sharing pictures and videos from her workout sessions. The actor does a combination of yoga and dancing to stay fit, and her Instagram account is peppered with enviable posts from her many fitness sessions. Alaya, who is the daughter of actor Pooja Bedi, also likes to throw in a mix of balancing activities to her routine. Lately, she has been doing a lot of it. But, what stood out among her many posts was this bizarre flexibility routine that made it appear as though the ‘Freddy‘ actor was in immense pain. Take a look.

It began with the 26-year-old hanging from a bar, twisting her entire body to emerge on the other side. While this required immense arm strength, at one point Alaya got stuck with one leg stretched out and the other placed on her shoulder. While she is extremely flexible to have attempted this brave pose in the first place, Alaya, while taking deep breaths, appeared to struggle quite a bit and called for her trainer to rescue her.

He helped the actor by providing her back support as she returned to her original position, without the twists and the turns. And, as if to validate the fact that Alaya is indeed the most flexible actor among all her peers, her followers left interesting comments on her post.

“Thank God there’s something your body can’t do. Yet, insane flexibility,” someone wrote. Another person commented: “Have you started preparing for the Olympics?”

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As mentioned earlier, Alaya has also been doing plenty of balancing workouts of late, which entail standing on the gym ball and doing squats. Take a look at one such video.

“Legs are burning, feet are burning, toes are burning, but I made it to 10 squats on the gym ball! Nothing feels better than progress. Please see how happy I am when I reach 10 and how dead I am when I get off the ball,” the actor wrote.

In another video, she perfected her balance on the wobbly gym ball, and even managed to train with weights! Alaya hopped on the ball while dumbbells, squatted, and also worked on the muscles of her arms and shoulders by lifting the weights.

She has been setting interesting fitness goals, isn’t it?

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“Should I work out on my period?” is a question that fitness coach Beverley Cheng hears a lot. So, it wasn’t particularly surprising when her time of the month workout quickly became the most popular video in her series for CBC Life.

Now she’s back with part two! In the latest video from her series Fit for Me, Beverley leads you through 30 minutes of deep stretches and mobility exercises that are ideal for when you’re dealing with cramps, bloating or low energy, but still want to get some gentle movement in. While a resistance band is recommended, you can also do the entire routine using just your bodyweight.

Check out the video, then scroll down for the full list of exercises in this workout. Let’s get started!

30-minute low-impact workout

1 set:

• Plank push back + knee drive (L) x 45 secs
• Deep kneeling lunge + lean back (L) x 30 secs
• Plank push back + knee drive (R) x 45 secs
• Deep kneeling lunge + lean back (R) x 30 secs
• Alternating plank knee drives x 60 secs

2 sets:

• Glute bridge + fly x 60 secs
• Glute bridge + pulse x 45 secs
• Glute bridge hold x 30 secs
• Happy baby
• Forward fold stretch

1 set:

• Low squat to reverse lunge x 60 secs
• BW RDL x 60 secs
• Narrow stance squat x 60 secs
• Wide stance hamstring stretch x 60 secs
• Lateral side-to-side stretch x 30 secs
• Frog stretch

2 sets:

• Alternating heel taps x 60 secs
• Russian twists x 45 secs
• Forearm plank knee drops x 30 secs
• Cobra/Mini cobras

Produced in collaboration with CBC Creator Network.

About 1 in 500 people have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

It’s a condition where the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick.

HCM is one of the most common causes of sudden death among young athletes and otherwise healthy adults.

In the past, athletes and other patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were told to sit on the sidelines.

But it may be time to get back into the game.

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology recently released new guidelines on this condition.

The guideline’s writing committee chair and Mayo Clinic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic medical director Dr Steve Ommen says that with exercise and proper medication management, patients can return to their normal daily routines.

“Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy should not be an automatic disqualification from pursuing sports,” he says.

Patients with HCM might benefit from being active, he notes.

“Our current recommendations are that patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy participate in low to moderate intensity exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle, and that it’s reasonable for them to do more vigorous activities as well,” he says.

A new class of medications is on the roster, giving patients more options to manage their disease.

“Usually, there’s some simple medications the patient may try first, and then, if that’s not effective, they will have an option of this medication; an older medication called disopyramide; an operation called surgical myectomy; or a catheter-based solution, alcohol septal ablation,” Dr. Ommen explains.

It’s a good idea to check with your healthcare team before making changes to medications or daily routines.

HCM symptoms include:

• Chest pain, especially while exercising.
• Fainting during or after physical activity.
• Shortness of breath during exercise.
• Heart palpitations or rapid heartbeats. – Sonya Goins/Mayo Clinic News Network/Tribune News Service