Abishek emailed in a question:

"I am a 17 old leg spinner. I am 160cm tall and underweight. I have never tried doing any fitness exercises. Can you recommend some to start?"

You could do what the 17 year old lads do in my gym, and walk in, head straight for the bench press and try and lift too much weight without warming up.

But I wouldn't recommend it. You will get injured. And you look silly getting stuck under a bar.

Fact is, there are a load of different and safe ways to exercise.

Some methods I like are:

• Bodyweight exercises (rows, chin ups, press ups and lunges)
• Powerlifting
• Kettlebell training
• Team sports (hockey, soccer, basketball, tennis)
• Interval sprinting

Go ahead and try these and see what works for you. Take it slow to prevent injury.

Things I am not so keen on seeing as a cricket coach are:

• jogging
• weight training machines
• imbalanced training
• bodybuilding
• crossfit
• playing to get fit
• swimming

They are not as effective and carry a higher risk for cricketers.

So find something you like to do.

Because - and here is the trick - if you like it you will do it regularly.

Don't worry so much about what is the best way to start and just get going.

You can work it out on the way.