Fitness: Want to get fit? Crawl!

A challenging new fitness movement that mimics your body’s foundational movement patterns—and helps you train like Thor—has made its way to India

The first time that fitness coach to stars like Alia Bhatt, lifetime sportsman, fitness devotee, former corporate lawyer, and HT Brunch columnist Sohrab Khushrushahi attempted Raw Functional Training (RFT), he was wiped out.

Functional training expert Da Rulk (left) has brought RFT to India, convinced by HT Brunch columnist Sohrab Khushrushahi (right)

Joseph Sakoda aka Da Rulk trains a firefighter

“Exercising can be a chore. But if you have fun doing it, you will want to do it again and again,” says the entrepreneur who calls himself boring but now less so, at least in front of the camera. “I like to get comfortable in the uncomfortable,” he says seriously.