Sports Playbook
Winter is society tournament season. A practical plan for formats, budgets, volunteers and the consumables that always run out on finals day.
Golf
Ball speed is reliable at almost any price. Spin and launch angle are not. Here is what a budget launch monitor actually gives an Indian golfer.
Fitness
Half-yearly exams knock two months out of a young athlete's season every year. You cannot train normally through them, but you can hold most of your fitness in half an hour a day.
Fitness
Incline is the most under-used dial on a home treadmill. Here is what the percentage actually represents, how much harder each setting makes a walk, and how to use it without wrecking your knees.
Fitness
Step count is the least useful number on your wrist. Here are the four specs that actually decide whether a sports watch is worth the money in India.
Fitness
Under ₹1,000, stores in a drawer, and fixes the wrist pain that stops most people doing push-ups. What to buy and how to progress.
Swimming
A front snorkel removes the hardest coordination problem in freestyle. What it fixes, how to choose one, and how to use it without building bad habits.
Fitness
Low-impact cardio in less floor space than a yoga mat, and quieter than a treadmill. Why rebounders are taking off in Indian flats — and how to choose one.
Football
Twenty minutes, four phases, almost no equipment. A dynamic pre-match football warm-up built for hard, hot Indian grounds.
Pickleball
Schools across India are adding pickleball to the timetable. Here is what parents should actually buy for a junior player, from paddle weight to ball type.
Running
An eight-week September base-building plan for Indian runners heading into the 2026-27 marathon season, plus how to pace in humidity and which shoes to rotate.
Fitness
Why Indian home gyms are switching from multi-gyms to functional rigs in 2026 — space, cost, and what to check before you buy.