A Mexican actor and fitness influencer kicked off a bit of a discussion after she started doing a workout in the middle of the aisle of her plane.
Last November, soap star Bárbara de Regil posted footage of herself wearing pyjamas and an eye mask exercising on her flight. She told her millions of Instagram followers that she was 'feeling crazy after nearly 35 hours in the air on planes' and then performed a 'body pump' routine including running on the spot and squat jumps.
Nobody on the plane seemed to take issue with this, but the massed hordes of the internet decided it was worthy of debate as they fell about into arguments on the merits of using the available space on a plane for exercise.
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Anyone who's ever been on a plane will know that space is something of a premium, and legroom is available only to those willing to pay extra or find the special spots where they can sit.
Some people called the woman a 'ridiculous lady' for exercising on board the plane, while someone else who did try and get their workout in while hurtling across the skies at great speed said they 'go to the back of the plain (sic) and stretch' instead of taking up the aisle.
Another opined that the workout woman 'must stink' because there aren't showers to wash properly on a plane.
On the other hand, some people reckoned that she'd been on flights for so long that a bit of activity was well deserved.
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They argued that if someone was 'flying so often' then regular movement would be a good thing for them.
de Regil commented on the discussion herself, saying: "Those movements that you see, hahaha, are to avoid thrombosis and, above all, I don’t know about you, but I can’t sit for that long.
"I think more are bothered by the one who snores than the one who moves - besides first of all the space is big."
Sitting still for ages, as you do if you're on a long flight or a succession of them, can lead to something called deep vein thrombosis where blood clots form in your legs.
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The longer the flight the higher the risk and the best way to counteract this is to stretch your legs and do a bit of exercise.
Meanwhile there's another reason you might not want to be working out on a plane, as they can be quite yucky places and the many germs which call the aircraft cabin home could decide you make the idea target for illness.
LADbible have contacted Bárbara de Regil's representatives for further comment.
Topics: Social Media, Plane Etiquette, Health
Joe Harker