Bend it like Modi

Indian PM trots and treads in fitness video

NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi, whose supporters boast of his physical prowess and indifference to sleep, has shared the secrets to his morning fitness regimen in a video where the Indian premier thrusts a staff, walks backwards and flexes over a boulder, reports AFP.

Modi spruiked the “refreshing and rejuvenating” benefits of his exercise workout in a video posted online Wednesday that also included a meditative stroll over a special path “inspired” by nature.

It follows a trend of homemade motivational fitness videos from prominent Indians, including adored cricket captain Virat Kohli, trying to tackle obesity and poor health in the country of 1.25 billion. In the latest addition Modi, 67, implores Indians to follow his example in a two minute clip shot in the lush garden of his New Delhi residence. “Apart from yoga, I walk on a track inspired by the Panchtatvas or five elements of nature—Prithvi (earth), Jal (water), Agni (fire), Vayu (air), Aakash (sky),” Modi says in the video viewed nearly 200,000 times within hours of being posted.

 

Bend it like Modi

Indian PM trots and treads in fitness video

NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi, whose supporters boast of his physical prowess and indifference to sleep, has shared the secrets to his morning fitness regimen in a video where the Indian premier thrusts a staff, walks backwards and flexes over a boulder, reports AFP. Modi spruiked the refreshing and rejuvenating benefits of his exercise workout in a video posted online Wednesday that also included a meditative stroll over a special path inspired by nature. It follows a trend of homemade motivational fitness videos from prominent Indians, including adored cricket captain Virat Kohli, trying to tackle obesity and poor health in the country of 1.25 billion. In the latest addition Modi, 67, implores Indians to follow his example in a two minute clip shot in the lush garden of his New Delhi residence. Apart from yoga, I walk on a track inspired by the Panchtatvas or five elements of naturePrithvi (earth), Jal (water), Agni (fire), Vayu (air), Aakash (sky), Modi says in the video viewed nearly 200,000 times within hours of being posted.