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. […]
Fitness & Exercise
Top 5 ways to design a healthy sports environment for your child
Encouraging your children to be active in sports offers a number of benefits. For one, physical activity enhances a child’s health, both physically and emotionally. Physically active kids are also less likely to become obese or develop chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer or diabetes later in life. Moreover, exercise through sports helps relieve […]
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 […]
Go CrossFit for interesting workouts and for quick weight loss
Crossfit training has become quite popular in India, and within a short span of time has succeeded in influencing the fitness psyches across various groups. Although some of the workouts may require special skills, there’s nothing that should stop you from attempting the Crossfit (its much more interesting than working out on a treadmill or […]
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 […]
Fitness and fielding letting Indian women’s cricket team down
Fitness has been the top priority for Indian mens’ cricket team in the last few years; several players (with a big reputation) were dropped from the team if they didn’t score well in the fitness department. The result is that India’s fielding, catching and running between the wickets have improved a lot over the years. […]
Under fitness scheme, schools students to be nurtured to become future sports stars
With an eye on the future Olympics and to groom more Indian children to take up sports, a pilot scheme has been launched for toddlers in schools that will groom them to become future sports stars. Brainchild of district welfare officer Subhash Sasane, the pre-primary fitness and sports school (PPFNS) scheme will be implemented at […]
Khelo India initiative gets massive allocation of funds
Khelo India scheme gets big hike in allocation of funds, at the expense of Sports Authority of India (SAI), Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore defends decision saying it will change the sports scenario in India. Mr. Rathore says India has the potential to produce 100 Usain Bolts if the country’s sports culture undergoes transformation. “This marks […]
No-Equipment Bodyweight Training: Workout Using Only Your Body
Bodyweight Exercises using just your Body. You can workout effectively even without fancy exercise equipment. You can exercise efficiently using just your body weight. Bodyweight Exercises: For Whom? Equipment like the thread mill, stationary bikes, and weight-lifting bench are great for exercising but they consume much space, and may not fit in most people’s houses. […]
Special task force to help India win more medals in the future Olympics
Every time, before the Olympics starts, there’s always this talk about how many medals will India win at the Olympics. Almost half way past the Rio Olympics, the talk is why India has not been able to earn even a single medal, despite sending the top 118 athletes in various disciplines. People like Shobha De […]