Birthday special: Four times Lisa Ray gave her fans some major fitness goals on Instagram

(Pic courtesy: Lisa Ray/ Instagram)

One of the most prominent faces who took Bollywood by storm in the early 90s and 2000s with her beguiling beauty and on-screen charisma, the gorgeous star, Lisa Ray is turning 51 today!

The actor who has been staying away from the silver screen for some time now, Lisa is slowly spreading her wings in the world of NFTs by providing a platform to artists across Asia, thanks to her digital art platform 'TheUpSideSpace'.

Lisa who began her journey as a model and starred in some of the most popular music videos back in the 90s like 'Aafreen Aafreen', made a stellar Bollywood debut in 2001 with Mukesh Bhatt's 'Kasoor' alongside Aftab Shivdasani.

After impressing audiences and critics with her acting chops in her debut movie, the actor made her presence felt in Hollywood by starring in Deepa Mehta's Indian-Canadian rom-com, 'Bollywood/ Hollywood' in 2002.

Best known for movies like 'Water', 'Veerappan', and 'Dobaara', to name a few, Lisa is also a popular face down South who has acted in several Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies.

A stunning actor, an author and a proud cancer survivor, Lisa Ray is also a fitness enthusiast who keeps setting fitness goals for her 'Insta fam' and encourages them to stay healthy.

The actor who battled with multiple myeloma and won like a warrior keeps dropping videos and photos of her workout routine very often on Instagram.

As the fit, fine and fabulous, Lisa Ray celebrates her 51st birthday today, let's take a look at times she gave us her fans some serious fitness goals.

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Workout every day, no matter what

Lisa never skips her workout sessions and this video is a proof. In the video post, Lisa can be seen pulling off different pilates exercises with gym equipments like a pro. In the video, which is a montage of her everyday workout routine, Lisa can be seen donning different active wears. The stunning actor flaunts her toned body as she sweats out at the gym with her beast mode on. Shared by the official Instagram handle of her pilates studios originally, the video is apparently a collab post between Lisa and her Pilates studios. "Lisa never misses a session no matter how tired she is, because she ALWAYS feels better at the end of her Pilates classes!", reads the caption of the video.

So much 'fun'

If you find workouts boring and tiring, then this video will of Lisa will definitely show you how to enjoy your workout and make it more fun. Lisa, who is a 'pilates addict' recently posted a string of photos along with some videos where Lisa can be seen doing aerial exercises with a silky sling-like purple hammock. "I nipped this phrase from the #SaulBellow documentary : ‘Be the Columbus of the near at hand' and while the capacious minded novelist may have disdained me for comflating his prose with pilates, well, why not bring a touch of the poetic declarative into this constant process of discovery. THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN," wrote Lisa as she gave a glimpse into her fun aerial workout session.

Best way to end the week

From sweating it out with heavy equipments to happily hanging in hammocks and flexing out while doing floor workouts, Lisa loves performing all forms of pilates and does it all with so much perfection. Last year, the actor posted a video from her workout session, where she can be seen doing some floor exercises along with one of her pilates trainers. Calling it a 'yummy and delicious' workout session, while sharing the video, Lisa wrote, "Fletcher Pilates floor work. Yummy. Delicious way to end the week with my girl @shaaziaq @thepaddxb'."

Leg workouts can be fun too!

While most people hate leg day and skip it most of the time, Lisa seems to love her one-of-a-kind 'helicopter' style pilates leg workout. Take a look!

Lisa was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare form of blood cancer, in 2009. In 2019, the 'Kasoor' actor published a memoir, 'Close to the Bone', in which she chronicled her experience with cancer and the impact it had on her life. Lisa Ray was last seen in the popular Amazon Prime web series, 'Four More Shots Please!'.