23 July,2009 08:03 AM IST | | Tushar Joshi
Akshay Kumar, in London for Sajid Khan's Housefull, is mixing business with pleasure. Last week, his wife Tina and son Aarav also joined the actor and when he is off the sets, it's all about family time.
While the rest of the crew has been put up in prime hotels, Akshay is staying in a plush penthouse overlooking
Free exercise
Akshay doesn't train in weights, but prefers doing free exercises like running, cycling, lunges and anything that doesn't use machines. Even in his busy schedule, he finds time for his workout regime. And beta Aarav seems to be following in papa's footsteps, with the actor as a willing coach.
Personal trainer
On Monday evening, some local Indians spotted the actor and his son, andu00a0 followed them around until Akki finally requested them for some solitude. He clicked pictures with them; signed autographs and they obliged.u00a0
The actor has also been accompanying Aarav to the children's gym situated within Hyde Park. He's actually imparting lessons to the little one about physical fitness and Aarav is standing up to the challenge.
Right now, Aarav is on vacation and has been relishing every bit of the time spent with his papa. Like Akshay says, "He's very adventurous by nature. Hyde Park has the perfect ambience so we like indulging in a lot of activities there. We cycle, we work out, we go for walks and he really enjoys all of it."
Hyde Park seems to have become the latest hangout place for Bollywood biggies it's also a favourite with Shah Rukh Khan. Two weeks back, he too was spotted there quite regularly playing cricket with son Aryan.
Akki on Facebook
Akshay even mentions his about working out with Aarav on his Facebook group, "I've been taking my wife and son to Hyde Park everyday, even Aarav trains with me at 6 o'clock in the morning. We've hired mountain bikes, we've been conditioning on the monkey area in the kids adventure playground, he loves it here, there's so much to dou2026 Even though I'm buzzing with excitement, diving head first into a new movie is not an easy task."
