These are the top sports facilities in India with world-class facilities and have the capability to host international competitions. Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi Siri Fort Sports Complex is a leading venue in New Delhi, which was built for 1982 Asian Games. The Siri Fort Auditorium is located close to it. The complex holds […]
Sports Fitness
Rohan Bopanna launches Cardio Tennis in India
Cardio Tennis (CT) is extremely popular in the US, UK and Australia and now it comes to India as well, thanks to Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna. Cardio tennis is the first of its kind, sport inspired fitness activity and its licensed in India to Rohan Bopanna and Meraki Sport and Entertainment. This intense fitness […]
Football / Soccer: Fitness training, workout & exercises
FOOTBALL players have to be fit, they need to have a combination of speed, strength, agility, and power to be successful on the field. No wonder, football players spend a lot of time in the gym. Most soccer / football players have to be on their toes for 90 minutes (and some matches do go […]
Surprise: F1 drivers require incredible fitness levels, same as top football and tennis stars
There are lot of fans of Formula One (F1) racing, and lot of them probably may not get the opportunity to every experience what its like to be formula One racer. But did you know that Formula One drivers require the same level of fitness as top football players and elite tennis stars? An yes, […]
Science links brain disease to repeated head blows, an almost unavoidable part of contact sports
A degenerative brain disease (chronic traumatic encephalopathy – CTE) has been detected in the brains of nearly 200 football players after death, and the suspected cause is repeated head blows, an almost unavoidable part of contact sports. The disease was found in the brains of football players at the youth, college and professional level, all […]
High-performance facility for fitness-training and sports science in Bengaluru
The Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust (ABFT) will establish and operate a high-performance rehabilitation, fitness and sports science facility in Bengaluru (Bangalore). A high-performance facility for rehabilitation, fitness-training and sports science (“Facility”) is being setup at Yelahanka in Bengaluru, at the Centre at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence. Badminton great Prakash Padukone and Creicket legend […]
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 […]
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. […]