Meet Fitness Kaur, the UK-based Sikh girl that can probably dead-lift you

Fitness enthusiasts swear by different methods, based on their preferences and lifestyles. Some prefer weight training and aerobics, others gravitate towards zumba and power yoga, and still others swear martial arts is the key. But for one Sikh girl, the only 'standard' thing about her workouts is to break stereotypes.

Gurpreet Kaur is a 21-year-old Sikh girl living in the UK. Going by the handle 'Fitness Kaur' on Instagram, she's been steadily gaining popularity for her insane calisthenics workout routines (a form of gymnastics that focuses on overall fitness and balance) as well as weight training and yoga. Her photos, which regularly receive over a thousand likes, depict her performing ridiculously hard routines - explosive pushups, horizontal planches, human flag planks, and even pushups with a bed on her back.

Born to an English mother and Punjabi father, Kaur says she feels a strong connection to her Sikh heritage, even preferring shabads (Sikh hymns) as a workout groove instead of typical gym music fare. That being said, Kaur is a force to be reckoned with, even participating in the UK's version of 'Ninja Warrior' known to be one of television's most gruelling obstacle courses. But while the young Sikhni has been a fitness buff from an early age, she says it was more to do with proving herself than anything else.

Born premature, Kaur says those around would constantly "coddle" her, telling her she couldn't do things. The well-intentioned advice only served to spur her on with added fervor. Eventually, three years before starting at university in the UK, Kaur gave up junk food, began eating healthy, and her incredible journey to fitness and fame began.