Who needs weights when you have a 16lbs cat to work out with?

Manish Mattawar, an Indian IT consultant from Augusta, Georgia, recorded himself using the workout technique, performing bicep curls using his 16-pound cat named Mishti, instead of weights

He even kisses the chunky cat every time he raises it to his face.

Manish said: "I was exercising at home but don't have dumbbells so I thought I would use my cat.

"Mishti is almost three years old, it’s a Hindi word for sweetness and she is true to her name.

''Who needs weights when your chonky weighs 16 lbs?''

This is the adorable moment a pet owner works out in his living room during the coronavirus lockdown - lifting his pet cat like a set of weights.

Manish Mattawar even kisses his 16-pound cat named Mishti each time he raises the adorable moggy to his face.

The IT consultant recorded himself using the sweet workout technique to do bicep curls in his apartment in Augusta, Georgia, on Tuesday (April 7).

Manish, who is originally from India, said: "I was exercising at home but don't have dumbbells so I thought I would use my cat.

"Mishti is almost three years old, it’s a Hindi word for sweetness and she is true to her name.

''Who needs weights when your chonky weighs 16 lbs?''