Squats with dumb-bells, pushups with one leg raised; Randstad India CEO shares work-out routine for quarantine
Dupuis recently shared a glimpse of how he’s staying fit during these 21 days.
By Shannon Tellis, ET Bureau |
A member of the 5 am club, Paul Dupuis, MD and CEO, Randstad India, loves to exercise and considers it his ‘fun time’. In an earlier interview, he told ET Panache, “Exercise keeps me well-rounded, agile and it is a core part of the healthy rhythm I work hard to maintain to allow me to perform at an optimum level in both my personal and professional life.”
That rhythm hasn’t slowed down much with the lockdown. The Randstad India CEO recently shared a glimpse of how he’s staying fit during these 21 days and how his Instagram followers could do the same while confined to their homes.
“It's important to maintain a healthy lifestyle,” he posted with a tutorial video of a basic workout. “During this lockdown, when all the gyms and fitness studios are temporarily shut, here is a basic fitness routine you can easily follow at your home. The first thing is squats. It’s really important to have a really strong core and your legs are very important - they’re kind of your foundation. The second is the pushups.”
The video shows Dupuis demonstrating three ways you can do both exercises. For the squats, he demonstrated a squat without any equipment, one with a pair of dumbells and one with basic items you can find around the house like a bag of sugar or a can of beans. “Don’t let your knees go over your toes,” he cautioned followers.
For the pushups, Dupuis recommends tweaking the exercise to your experience level. For those who find maintaining a plank position difficult, he advises bending your knees and doing a push-up. “For those who have experience and are a little bit stronger, you can find a place to prop up your feet. If you really want to take it up a notch, raise one leg (while you do the pushup).”
For those who’d like to try their hand at Dupuis’ workout, he recommends three sets of each exercise, 10 to 15 reps each with a 10-20 second break between.
That rhythm hasn’t slowed down much with the lockdown. The Randstad India CEO recently shared a glimpse of how he’s staying fit during these 21 days and how his Instagram followers could do the same while confined to their homes.
“It's important to maintain a healthy lifestyle,” he posted with a tutorial video of a basic workout. “During this lockdown, when all the gyms and fitness studios are temporarily shut, here is a basic fitness routine you can easily follow at your home. The first thing is squats. It’s really important to have a really strong core and your legs are very important - they’re kind of your foundation. The second is the pushups.”
The video shows Dupuis demonstrating three ways you can do both exercises. For the squats, he demonstrated a squat without any equipment, one with a pair of dumbells and one with basic items you can find around the house like a bag of sugar or a can of beans. “Don’t let your knees go over your toes,” he cautioned followers.
For the pushups, Dupuis recommends tweaking the exercise to your experience level. For those who find maintaining a plank position difficult, he advises bending your knees and doing a push-up. “For those who have experience and are a little bit stronger, you can find a place to prop up your feet. If you really want to take it up a notch, raise one leg (while you do the pushup).”
For those who’d like to try their hand at Dupuis’ workout, he recommends three sets of each exercise, 10 to 15 reps each with a 10-20 second break between.
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