Fitness
Rowers have quietly become the machine Indian home gyms argue about. Here is what the resistance types actually mean, what they cost, and the two situations where a rower is the wrong buy.
Pickleball
Running shoes are built to move you forwards. Pickleball is played sideways. That single difference is behind most of the ankle rolls and scuffed courts at Indian pickleball venues.
Running
Sports day season runs from September to February in most Indian schools. Here is what your child actually needs on their feet, what you can skip, and how to size shoes that will still fit in March.
Sports Playbook
Balcony heat, monsoon damp and one shared cupboard. A practical system for storing bats, rackets, shoes and kit in an Indian flat without destroying any of it.
Padel Sport
Booked your first padel court? The scoring, the underarm serve, how the glass walls actually work, and the unwritten etiquette that matters just as much.
Squash
Badminton and squash shoes look identical and mostly are — until you lunge. Here is what actually differs, and when one pair will honestly do for both.
Nutrition
Sodium, carbohydrate and potassium do different jobs. A practical comparison of electrolyte tablets, sports drinks and coconut water for training in Indian heat.
Badminton
September badminton feels off for a reason. How post-monsoon humidity changes shuttle speed, grip and court conditions — and what to change in your bag.
Cycling
Weekend bikepacking is booming in India. A practical guide to carrying your kit — frame and bar bags versus racks and panniers, and what actually goes in each.
Cricket
Sore feet after a match are usually a shoe problem, not a fitness problem. Here is how to work out whether your spikes, fit, insoles or socks are to blame.
Running
A month-by-month buying plan for Mumbai Marathon 2027 — what to get in September, what can wait until December, and what you should never buy in race week.
Padel Sport
The cheapest item in your bag is the only part you touch. Here is how to pick a padel overgrip and how often Indian conditions demand a change.