Akshay Kumar’s mantra for healthy life

Unarguably, one of the most talented Bollywood actors and one of the fittest in his field, Akshay Kumar is an inspiration for many. Even after having a packed schedule he manages to take time out to be fit and healthy. Let’s find out how does he do it !

Before starting his Bollywood career he worked as a chef in Thailand. Trained in Taekwondo and Muay Thai, he has always been a fitness freak.

He believes in sleeping early and waking up early. A usual day in his life starts as early as 5:00 in the morning and ends at 9:00 pm. Clearly he is not a fan of parties. “I love my sleep and I love to see the mornings. People who invite me to a party know that I’ll leave early because I have to be in bed . And let me tell you, I hate night shifts,” he revealed during his interview with karan Johar on Koffee with Karan. A disciplined lifestyle, good workout routine and a balanced diet is his mantra to stay in shape.

Exercise Routine:

Most people’s idea of exercising and fitness is hitting the gym and lifting weights, but Akshay’s idea of fitness is pretty simple. He believes “Fitness comes from keeping your body active and there are different ways to do so without hitting the gym”. He doesn’t believe in lifting weights either, instead he believes in exercises that help in strengthening the body by lifting body weight. He practices kick boxing, shadow boxing and parkour.

His routine is fun . To keep his body and mind stable he also practices yoga and meditation. He swims for an hour every morning and then practices martial arts for an hour, followed by yoga and stretching exercises and finally ends his workout by meditating for an hour. He works out 5-6 times a week.

During an interview for a celeb chatshow hosted by Pria Kataria Puri he confessed “ During summers, I love working out by the pool side and I even practice kicks or punches in water. During winters I mostly do parkour,”

He advices to takeout atleast one hour everyday to exercise. If you can’t exercise, just go out for a walk for an hour.

His rules for himself:

He doesn’t believe in short cuts to build a body, like supplements or shakes. To maintain physical fitness he likes to keep everything natural. He avoids alcohol, smoking, nicotine and caffeine in any form. “ If you smoke or drink, you will not have the stamina to workout,” he said in an interview.

He believes in having a balanced diet. He says “ whatever your mother makes at home is the best”.

Diet plan:

He says you can eat everything but at the right time. Dieting is not his thing. Akshay finishes his dinner by 7pm and there is a specific reason for this. According to Ayurveda, you should eat atleast 2 to 3 hours before heading to sleep because your body needs that much time to digest the food. If you eat close to your sleeping time your digestive process will still be going on, leaving you restless in bed.

He starts his day with a heavy breakfast, a meal consisting of paranthas and a glass of milk. For lunch he takes lentils, brown rice wholesome veggies and yogurt. The last meal of the day is a light combination of soup and vegetables. And we has to go out for dinner, he only eats proteins and avoids carbs. 

 

He avoids packaged and processed food.

He says “ You don’t have to be obsessed with excercising or dieting, the most important thing is to maintain a balanced life and an actice lifestyle,”.

What a great mantra to live by!