Preity Zinta highlights benefits of yoga

Actor Preity Zinta's latest Instagram post will motivate you to get up from your bed and lose some calories.

As the world celebrated International Yoga Day on Thursday, Preity dropped a few pictures of herself performing yoga.

She also explained how yoga is good for health.

"Yoga is the best thing for your health and for your mental health. Indoors or outdoors all you need is the intent to do something for yourself to feel better and live a longer, healthier and happier life #internationalyogaday #ting," she wrote. Not only Preity but several other B-towners dropped motivational fitness-related posts to mark Yoga Day.

Actor Sidharth Malhotra dropped a video of himself perfecting a few yoga postures on his balcony.

"#SidFit Breathe. Believe. Be.#InternationalYogaDay," he captioned the post.

Kareena Kapoor Khan's yoga post had a cute twist. She shared pictures of her family's yoga session on Instagram.

In one of the images, Saif Ali Khan and his son Jeh are seen doing the plank yoga pose or the Phalakasana while Taimur - wearing gloves on his hands -works out on a punching stand. The second picture shows the father-son duo lying on the mat with their hand behind their head and legs in the air.

"IT All starts on the MAT...[star and angel emoji]. Heal [heart emoji] Inspire [heart emoji] Love [heart emoji]. Happy International Yoga Day...#Keep Moving...," Kareena captioned the post.

 Every year International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21 worldwide. It serves as a platform to raise awareness about the numerous benefits of yoga and promote its holistic approach to physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. The concept of International Yoga Day was introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 2014 address to the United Nations General Assembly. Since then, Yoga has gained huge popularity worldwide due to its ability to enhance flexibility, strength, balance, and overall fitness.

This year the theme of Yoga Day is 'Yoga For Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' i.e. Yoga for the welfare of all in the form of 'One World-One Family'. It emphasizes the spirit of Yoga, which unites and takes everyone along. (ANI)