Akshay Kumar is an Indian-born Canadian award-winning actor, director, and above all fitness enthusiast. Performs the majority of his stunts in movies, is a professional martial artist, and always seen promoting martial arts to the common people. He prefers a naturally maintained a healthy body with the constant workout.

Here are his ultimate tips on working out for you as per media reports:

1. Healthy food intake: You occur what you eat is the mantra Akshay believes in, and thus is against artificial products that are advertised to grow a muscular looking body. Homemade food, organic dairy products such as curd, yogurt, and butter should be consumed in good proportion to keep those muscles strong and young. Strict no to steroids and other such risky and potentially harmful substances.

2. Athletic routine: Workout is important no doubt in that, what’s more, important is a physical activity through outdoor games such as football, badminton and other such sports that involve both, body and mind to work together. Jogging is another activity that would calm the mind while working out your body.

3. Basics are best: Especially if you’re a beginner. Keep it to the basic exercises and do those until you feel your body aching that shows the development is happening. That is the best way to train your muscles and keep yourself in shape. Push-ups, crunches, pull-ups, sit-ups, rope skipping, squats, jumping jacks. Keep increasing the difficulty level if they start seeming easy.

4. Rest: As important as working your body out. Resting in a proper way comes with some instructions. Sit down with your legs bent and your hands rested on them. Breathe in and out slowly. Let your body and mind calm down.