As a full time professional guru I do take exercising quite seriously but the hustle and bustle of city and my daily guru activities makes a visit to the gym a trivial task. Here are my top five quick exercises to squeeze into your busy day. I really encourage you try this in the morning when you wake up as you’ll feel that fire in your belly in no time.
The first work out to get you started as your climb out of bed is the deep knee bend; this exercise works your entire leg and helps to strengthen those thighs. With your feet slightly apart, grab on to the edge of a table that’s waist high and slowly bend your knees and lower body in a kind of squat. Then slowly stand-up again using only your legs to lift you, keep your heals on the floor and do as many as you can for 2 minutes.
Next head to the stairway or if you don’t have one place a large book on the ground and try the calf raise. Put your toes on the edge of the step or book and then lower your heals down below the step, hold for a few seconds, then raise up on your toes as high as possible. Again try as many as you can for 2 minutes.
My third exercise is the famous chin up which will have you feeling like you’re in the army. This exercise is great for your back, shoulders, and biceps. Grab a bar with an under hand grip and hang all the way down. Pull yourself up until your chest hits the bar then lower yourself all the way back down. Remember to do this slowly and if you don’t have a bar get one! Don’t use the curtain rail!
Moving on, another simple yet colossal exercise is the push up. If this baby can do it you can to! This will develop your chest, shoulders and triceps. Lie face down on the floor with your hands about shoulder width apart and palms facing the floor. Push-up until your arms are straight, lower and repeat as many times as you can. 
My final and favourite guru exercise is the stomach crunch. Everyone wants to have a nice six-pack but it take more than one mornings training and a good diet to get nice looking set of abs, but you can get started by doing some crunches and flexing those stomach muscles as much as you can. Lie on your back with your legs bent, put your chin on your chest and your hands behind your head. You want to bring your head and upper back off the ground, but keep your lower back on the ground. You are only doing 1/3 a sit-up, or crunching your abs. As you come up and feel your abs get tight, hold for a 5 second guru count, then relax and lie back on the floor. Repeat as many times as you can.
So that’s my 10 minute work-out. I say ditch the coffee and start your day the guru way. Watch out for my video coming soon proving even a Ginger Guru can get up in the morning and do this.
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