An attention-grabbing tactic in the field of social media marketing is a phenomenon called ‘stop the scroll’, which refers to a post that’s so addictive from the get-go that a user is compelled to watch it. Amid a flurry of fitness videos created by celebrities in the film industry, Jyotika’s content precisely fits this bill. A far cry from the regular weight-lifting videos that fill social media feeds, the south actor’s multi-planar regimen sees her leaping over plyometric boxes, whipping weighted ropes, and executing a bevy of inversions with flair. 

While the comfort with which she executes the moves may deceive one into believing she comes from years of experience, she reveals that she only began to work with her trainer, Mahesh Ghanekar, two years ago. “When I approached him, the idea was to lose weight. But he made me understand that developing strength and building muscle mass is more important, and weight loss would be the consequence of it. He would say that my aim should be to be able to climb mountains at the age of 70, and keep the mind and core strong. Fitness became fun,” says the actor.