Grease Lightning Harpreet Vir Baweja

Hello! Explores The Streets Of Maximum Mumbai At Sunrise With the Cycling enthusiast and entrepreneur.

- Farah Palia

Chiselled to perfection, Harpreet Baweja, is perhaps the perfect reason to choose an outdoor fitness regime above all others. He practices a rigorous programme, which fluidly combines cardiovascular exercises with weight training and yoga, for a thorough approach to health and fitness. The Delhi native was raised in Thailand, as his family followed his father overseas post his early retirement from the Indian Army. “As a military man, my father was always in shape and constantly encouraged my sister and I to be healthy. Our mornings began at six am with horse riding lessons, sporting activities or basic exercise. My father’s passion for fitness continued beyond his time in the army. Interestingly, while my father was away on active duty, it would be my mother that would push us to stay fit, even teaching me how to play football. I’m thankful to them for instilling this passion in me.” After a stint at Bloomberg in New York, the entrepreneur moved to Mumbai and opened up AromaThai, a chain of Thai spas. “AromaThai spas are now nationwide, in over 10 different cities and are still expanding. Apart from AromaThai, I have had the good fortune of Co-Founding one of the most exciting event companies in Mumbai – Butter Events,” says Harpreet. When not cycling across the leafy suburban lanes of Bandra – “changing up the inclines by churning up and down Pali Hill or Kane road requires serious stamina,” – he is often at home indulging in quality time with his lovely, “but a handful” beagle, Mumble.

What inspired you to be a regular cyclist?