Actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who is shooting for "Race 2", has been training hard for the action sequences and hopes the effort pays off.

"I am working hard on the action for 'Race 2' and concentrating on putting all my time and effort into that," the 26-year-old said here.

She is upbeat about the action sequences.

"I love action... so I am very excited. Actually it's a role I have been waiting to do for a very long time. I am most excited about this character because I get to do so much," she added.

Jacqueline also shared the gruelling training she and her co-star Saif Ali Khan went through for a particular action sequence.

"We are shooting an amazing action sequence together and it includes a lot of stunts and back flips. We are training very hard, and Saif and I have been training since November. I think we are actually very prepared now to shoot the action sequence," she said.

Jacqueline is the latest actress in B-Town to enter the league of action heroines.

Sameera Reddy did it in "Tezz", Aishwarya Rai tried her hand at action in "Dhoom 2" while Priyanka Chopra did action in "Drona" and "Don" franchise.

Katrina Kaif will also be seen doing action in "Ek Tha Tiger" and "Dhoom 3."

Shilpa, Malaika's figure impressed me

Sri Lankan actress Jacqueline Fernandez, known for her fitness regime, claims she was impressed by Malaika Arora Khan and Shilpa Shetty's figure.

"When I first came to this industry, two people who impressed were Malaika and Shilpa. They have been able to maintain themselves. They both are healthy and fit. Malaika is also a mother. These two people impressed me a lot," Jacqueline told reporters Friday at the unveiling of Women Health magazine.

The actress says she enjoys yoga more than gymming.

"I tried gym, I was also a regular at the gym but it didn't work for me. It became a bit of bore. Fitness is about having fun. I was not having fun at gym. With yoga, at times we go for swimming, dancing, so it was fun," said Jacqueline who will be seen in "Race 2".

"I didn't even believe in yoga before. Now it feels good. I have been practicing it for around three years now," she added.