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  • Fit to Lead | Should you exercise just before a big meeting or presentation if you are over 40? Adhil Shetty of BankBazaar.com says he always does

    Fit to Lead | Should you exercise just before a big meeting or presentation if you are over 40? Adhil Shetty of BankBazaar.com says he always does

    Fitness requires discipline, to maintain a workout routine day after day, week after week. It also teaches the importance of remembering to breathe. Even in meetings, I find that breathing calmly makes such a big difference to be able to handle stressful situations while maintaining equanimity.

  • Fit to Lead | Shruti Shibulal: Regular exercise helps me approach my day with energy and clarity

    Fit to Lead | Shruti Shibulal: Regular exercise helps me approach my day with energy and clarity

    "Anything that supports mental health - whether it is journaling, yoga, meditation, music or a hobby - is necessary for holistic wellbeing." - Shruti Shibulal

  • Fit to Lead | Nazara Tech’s Nitish Mittersain: ‘Israeli Krav Maga is physically challenging & mentally stimulating’

    Fit to Lead | Nazara Tech’s Nitish Mittersain: ‘Israeli Krav Maga is physically challenging & mentally stimulating’

    Fitness goal for 2024: To lose body fat and increase muscle mass, improve stamina with HIIT and cardio.

  • Fit to Lead | Tim Hortons’ Ravi Makwana: ‘Running is like meditation to me where my mind, body and focus connect’

    Fit to Lead | Tim Hortons’ Ravi Makwana: ‘Running is like meditation to me where my mind, body and focus connect’

    Fitness goal for 2024: To run a full marathon of 42 km next year over the TATA Mumbai half marathon that I do every year.

  • Fit to Lead | SAP Labs India’s Sindhu Gangadharan: ‘We start our team meetings with a quick check on everyone’s fitness routines’

    Fit to Lead | SAP Labs India’s Sindhu Gangadharan: ‘We start our team meetings with a quick check on everyone’s fitness routines’

    Fitness goal for 2024: To make a progress in kickboxing and deliver business AI-adoption, foster a culture of innovation and inclusivity at work.

  • Fit to Lead | PropTiger CEO Dhruv Agarwala: ‘My personal health transformation has positively impacted my team’

    Fit to Lead | PropTiger CEO Dhruv Agarwala: ‘My personal health transformation has positively impacted my team’

    Fitness goal for 2024: To continue health and fitness progression and further improve health markers.

  • Fit To Lead | Etsy VP & country head Pankaj Jathar: ‘Running allows me time to solve work issues’

    Fit To Lead | Etsy VP & country head Pankaj Jathar: ‘Running allows me time to solve work issues’

    Fitness goal for 2024: To climb a mountain.

  • Fit to Lead | Tata Projects CEO & MD Vinayak Pai: ‘Being fit helps me remain calm in the face of adversities’

    Fit to Lead | Tata Projects CEO & MD Vinayak Pai: ‘Being fit helps me remain calm in the face of adversities’

    Health goal for 2024: To take a break from my work every now and then and devote some time to reflect and ruminate.

  • Fit to Lead | Pine Labs CBO Kush Mehra: Fitness gives purpose and leadership needs that purpose to be effective

    Fit to Lead | Pine Labs CBO Kush Mehra: Fitness gives purpose and leadership needs that purpose to be effective

    Pine Labs president and CBO Kush Mehra works out in his home gym five days a week, and says the fitness challenge he'd give to his team is to quit processed food.

  • Fit to Lead | Olive Group of Restaurants’ AD Singh: For most part of my life, I have tried to play a sport every day

    Fit to Lead | Olive Group of Restaurants’ AD Singh: For most part of my life, I have tried to play a sport every day

    AD Singh swears by yoga and adds in a mix of gym and team sports, he plays padel, volleyball and golf. He conducts some of his team meetings while walking in the neighbourhood.

  • Fit To Lead | CoinSwitch's Ashish Singhal: Prioritising self-care is essential for overall success

    Fit To Lead | CoinSwitch's Ashish Singhal: Prioritising self-care is essential for overall success

    Fitness goal for 2024: Acquiring one new skill every quarter. concentrating on improving tennis-playing and swimming abilities.

  • Fit To Lead | Mercedes-Benz India's Santosh Iyer enjoys table tennis more than going to a gym

    Fit To Lead | Mercedes-Benz India's Santosh Iyer enjoys table tennis more than going to a gym

    "I don’t look at work-life balance but at a balanced life. I love my work as much as I love my family. The idea is to strike the right balance and here you need to be fit to give time to both." — Santosh Iyer

  • Fit to Lead | Novartis India’s Amitabh Dube: ‘Focus keeps you on the right track, discipline helps you to be consistent’

    Fit to Lead | Novartis India’s Amitabh Dube: ‘Focus keeps you on the right track, discipline helps you to be consistent’

    Challenge for 2024: The Novartis India country president and MD will prioritise personal health and wellness. And embrace FOMO, making peace with the fact that one can't always be in the know.

  • Fit to Lead | Bollywood actor & Waayu’s Suniel Shetty: Gymming is my favourite fitness activity, it keeps me toned, fit, alert

    Fit to Lead | Bollywood actor & Waayu’s Suniel Shetty: Gymming is my favourite fitness activity, it keeps me toned, fit, alert

    Suniel Shetty, who recently launched a food delivery app, Waayu, believes in leading by example, to stay fit so that his team stays fit and active, too.

  • Fit to Lead | Religare's Rashmi Saluja: Only if you keep chipping away at the challenges, will you be able to obtain solutions

    Fit to Lead | Religare's Rashmi Saluja: Only if you keep chipping away at the challenges, will you be able to obtain solutions

    "Engaging in fitness activities helps me detach myself from work… to dissociate from the results and focus on my efforts."

  • Fit to Lead | Stranger & Sons' Vidur Gupta: Exercise is my go-to space to switch off

    Fit to Lead | Stranger & Sons' Vidur Gupta: Exercise is my go-to space to switch off

    "We are a young and ambitious company so the work hours can be sporadic and long. Exercise allows me to disconnect for a short while. I make it a point to not have my phone with me when I work out."

  • Fit to Lead | Adobe India's Anindita Das Veluri: Walking allows me to listen to all my podcasts

    Fit to Lead | Adobe India's Anindita Das Veluri: Walking allows me to listen to all my podcasts

    "Given the uncertain times we live in, it is important to channelise our energies in a manner that mitigates the negative effects of stress and uncertainty and promotes an overall sense of wellbeing." - Anindita Das Veluri

  • Fit to Lead | Byju's cofounder Divya Gokulnath: You can't delegate workouts. It's the same with leadership

    Fit to Lead | Byju's cofounder Divya Gokulnath: You can't delegate workouts. It's the same with leadership

    Divya Gokulnath on growing up in a family where sports was integrated into everyone's routine, her approach to wellbeing and the importance of being seen as a woman leader.

  • Fit to Lead | The Whole Truth Foods founder-CEO Shashank Mehta: 'Investing in health is the biggest input for being super productive'

    Fit to Lead | The Whole Truth Foods founder-CEO Shashank Mehta: 'Investing in health is the biggest input for being super productive'

    Fitness goal for 2023: To balance the start-up pressure and get back in shape and be the fittest version of himself while building a strong team to do what he loves doing the most for the brand.

  • Fit to Lead | Tennis helps me release stress, stay fit and focused: WOW Skin Science co-founder Manish Chowdhary

    Fit to Lead | Tennis helps me release stress, stay fit and focused: WOW Skin Science co-founder Manish Chowdhary

    "Staying fit makes me feel good and positive. That rubs off on my team." - Manish Chowdhary

  • Fit To Lead | Shark Tank India & SUGAR Cosmetics' Vineeta Singh: 'Running a business is quite like running a marathon'

    Fit To Lead | Shark Tank India & SUGAR Cosmetics' Vineeta Singh: 'Running a business is quite like running a marathon'

    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.

  • Fit To Lead | Mamaearth co-owner Varun Alagh: 'A happy life results from sound mind, physical fitness, eating well & enough sleep'

    Fit To Lead | Mamaearth co-owner Varun Alagh: 'A happy life results from sound mind, physical fitness, eating well & enough sleep'

    Fitness goal for 2023: Be healthy and fit, mentally and physically, and aim to build four-pack abs.

  • Fit to Lead | upGrad's Mayank Kumar: My fitness routine has increased my concentration levels

    Fit to Lead | upGrad's Mayank Kumar: My fitness routine has increased my concentration levels

    Fitness goal for 2023: Participate in three to four half marathons and finish them in under 2 hours.

  • Fit To Lead | The Moms Co.'s Malika Sadani: 'Being consistent and showing up every day is the key to success'

    Fit To Lead | The Moms Co.'s Malika Sadani: 'Being consistent and showing up every day is the key to success'

    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

  • Fit to Lead | Shark Tank India judge Namita Thapar: 'I have tried to eliminate toxic people from my life'

    Fit to Lead | Shark Tank India judge Namita Thapar: 'I have tried to eliminate toxic people from my life'

    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

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