'Shameful' workout video sparks ridiculous Gulf debate about women in gyms

A video from Kuwait which has been circulating around Gulf Arab social media circles this week, has sparked outrage and led to a polarising debate.

The video appeared to show a woman doing pelvic thrusts with weights, under the supervision of her male personal trainer.

The video was picked up by Kuwaiti social media news outlet page al-Majlliss, which uploaded it to their Twitter account and asked followers for their opinion.

Social media users took to great lengths to both shame and defend the woman, debating on the "morality" of mixed-gender gyms and whether personal trainers should even be filming workouts.

“What do you think of this new phenomenon of young men training girls at the gym?” the page asked in the tweet.