Fitness goal for 2023: Maintain daily workout routines, participate in many more marathons, and double the business at SUGAR to achieve Rs 500 crore net revenue.
Fitness goal for 2023: Be healthy and fit, mentally and physically, and aim to build four-pack abs.
Fitness goal for 2023: Participate in three to four half marathons and finish them in under 2 hours.
Malika Sadani, founder and CEO of The Moms Co., believes in a work-life integration, caring for and investing in oneself, and how fitness keeps her centred and grounded
Namita Thapar, the executive director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, believes a disciplined eating and sleeping routine is essential for well-being because when you are fit, your mind is focussed and razor-sharp at work
Chandramohan Mehra says he enjoys the process of training for marathons as much as running them, and that running alone can only help one run faster for a short distance, to go far, one needs to run together.
"A good fitness regime makes you self-aware, alerts you on your limits and challenges you to go beyond your comfort zone every time. It also teaches that what you can measure, you can improve."
Sabeer Bhatia says he took up cycling and intermittent fasting during the pandemic, though sports and an active lifestyle have always been a part of his life as a military child.
"I give myself an hour early morning where I deal with myself, talk to myself. During that time I don't have to talk to anyone or listen to anyone. That prepares me for the rest of the day."
"Whether it's a sport or fitness routine, it puts your power of assessing yourself or your competition to test every day... leadership has a great deal to do with assessing strengths and weaknesses (too)."
Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal mixes up running, swimming, yoga, martial arts and tennis to stay physically fit and mentally agile.
"At home, all the doomsday talk (in the early days of the pandemic) was making everyone sad and this was affecting the kids too. So, I started making dance reels with Varun to lift the mood and we did yoga as a family…"
"No one sees the results of discipline in a day, but it always shows through in the results at the end. And every day is a chance to add that extra 0.01 to your routine."
Lesson like don't overreach, patience pays; consistency produces better results that short bursts of action; and celebrate milestones, it will give you energy and motivation for the next one.
“'Fit leader' is an interesting way to put it. However, seeing someone take on each day with energy, zeal and spirit definitely ensures that the team feels the same way.”
"I used to be 130 kg; today I am 84 kg. Getting into a fitness routine didn’t just help me lose weight, it helped me get confident."
"My fitness routine has been the only constant in these challenging times and that’s helped me de-stress."
Preparing for my first marathon required me to train in a disciplined and planned manner. Same applies to leadership: make a plan, focus on the next step and review it - not to find faults, but to unlock bottlenecks and progress.
"The pandemic years have been quite a blur... fitness played a key role in helping me navigate it."
"Fitness has definitely helped me become a better version of myself, it has made me more active and a better leader."
"My fitness regime gives me an opportunity to gather my thoughts and disconnect from the world for a bit. It is mentally rejuvenating and helps me focus better when I get back to work."
"The TVS family has signed an amicable separation agreement after 111 years together. The Rajam family, 25% owners of TVS & Sons, has to chart its own identity and way forward (in 2022)."
What to do, what not to do to shed the holiday weight. Starting with - don't feel guilty.
"A fit mind can only happen through a fit body, and a fit mind can enhance mental stamina and endurance, which is extremely important in a leader."
"Your fitness journey begins with you... But it is not a journey to be made solo – it helps to have a team of trusted advisers/friends... It is the same with an organization."