Man Of Steel

Nikhil Kapur, Founder and Managing Director, Atmantan Wellness Resort, tells us his inspiring story

Does your family share your love for fitness?

Working out has always been a part of my life, whether it was sports like squash, golf or cricket in my teens, or then some strength training and road running in my 20s. Not many know that my dad (ex-army) has been a sportsman all his life, (he played Junior Badminton Nationals and Squash Nationals) and as I look back today, I realise how he has been instilling this value for fitness and a love for the outdoors in my sister and me forever!

My sister was also very active in sports and has represented her college in badminton, table tennis and volleyball. Kiyan, my 9-year-old, runs, does yoga and tries to have an active day and still enjoy some unhealthy eats once in a way too. He shares my love of the outdoors and sport, and we, as a family, had a fabulously unique vacation when we participated in Atmantan’s Family Wellness Camp, a retreat for the whole family.

In my 30s, I took up running in a big way and did a couple of marathons as personal milestones too. Right around this time (2012) I came across the IRONMAN triathlon. I must say I was really impressed with the sheer stamina this kind of a triathlon required…I started reading up on it and started unconsciously strategising my workout plan (I am a chronic planner and researcher, which more often than not, works in my favour) and the more I read and saw, the feeling of this being a human being’s ultimate physical and mental milestone took over me (this was slowly looking like my ‘Mount Everest’).