Kalaripayattu is a form of martial arts which originated in the southern state of Kerala in India. According to ancient folklore, Lord Vishnu’s disciple Parasurama is believed to be the founder of martial arts in India. About Kalaripayattu Watch: Kalaripayattu in action Practice of Kalaripayattu was banned in India under the British rule. Despite that, […]
Sports Fitness
Indian table tennis players working on fitness, hope to win glory at international levels
Indian table tennis players working on fitness, hope to win a few medals at the international levels. Table Tennis has always been a popular pastime in India, with several housing societies, colleges and even corporate/companies having a Table Tennis table in their so-called gymkhana (a small area in some corner of their building). So while […]
YoYo Fitness Test: Here’s why everyone is talking about it
The reason why everybody is talking about the YoYo intermittent fitness test is because several Indian cricketers CSK batsman Ambati Rayudu, Mohammad Shami (Yuvraj Singh in the past) were dropped from the team because they failed to clear the important endurance test called the “Yo-Yo” test. Former cricketer Kapil Dev is against the Yo-Yo test […]
India Pakistan Cricket Rivalry
You can say that the once-famous (or was it infamous) India Pakistan cricket rivalry no longer exists. India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series for years. And anyways, the intensity of the India-Pak matches had been going down over the years. As far as India is concerned, the rivalry is more with Australia, […]
Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth says working on fitness helped him succeed
India has been doing quite well in badminton in recent years. Not only the ladies, even the men are showing their mettle in the international scene. One of them is Sai Praneeth (another talent being coached by Pullela Gopichand). Praneeth currently is going through the best phase of his career and says that his focus […]
Wrestling in India: Fitness, strength and popular stars
Pehlwani (Kushti) has been a part of India’s rich culture for hundreds of years. Kushti, the traditional form of Indian wrestling, will provide you with several low-tech/body weight training strategies. Indian style pushups (surya-namaskar) and squats (known as dands and baithaks) were made popular by Indian wrestlers; these two are the most popular bodyweight exercises […]
Fitness should be the mantra for the young Indian tennis players
Top Indian tennis players feel budding tennis players in India need to work on their fitness if they have to compete well with International tennis players. Tennis is no longer a sport only for the elite, its gaining in popularity all over India. However, besides requiring good skills, tennis is also a physically demanding sport. […]
Indian captain Virat Kohli credits this book for his brilliant success in recent times
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli credits the book ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ by Paramahansa Yogananda for his success, and urged everyone to read the book. Virat took to social media to talk about the book titled, ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ by Paramahansa Yogananda, and urged Indians read the book. Virat said the book is one […]
How to help kids find the right balance between sports and academics
Kids love to go to the garden or play some sport, the moment they’re back from school (and they don’t want to come back home soon), leaving most parents worried. Parents are worried that by the time the kid come back home, s/he will be too tired and go off to sleep, leaving almost no […]
Future sports champions in India: Are the rich kids not as hungry as the poor kids (from rural India)
Experts say that future sports champions in India will come from semi-urban and rural India (economically weaker section of India). So are the rich kids in India not hungry enough? If you see the medal winners in the recent Olympics, and other sports champions in India, it seem to prove this point. “The rich kids […]