India, Dec. 2 -- Ananya Panday, currently gearing up for the release of Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri, on Tuesday, December 2, shared a video on Instagram Stories featuring her performing the highly popular Bulgarian split squats. Providing her fans yet another sneak peek into her fitness regime, the 27-year-old carried a total weight of 35 kgs in her hands. Along with the black-and-white video, she wrote, "Bulgarian split squats with 17.5 kgs in each hand." Here is everything you need to know about the popular exercise, its key benefits, and the right way to do it.

A type of single-leg squat exercise, in Bulgarian split squats, people are required to place one leg behind and elevate it off the ground, usually on a bench. This unil...