Namrata Purohit
About
Namrata Purohit discovered the love of her life, Pilates, at the age of 15 and went on to become the youngest certified Stott Pilates instructor in the world and a certified Barre instructor.
She completed her Major in economics from the reputed Jai Hind College, Mumbai followed by a Masters of Science in Sports Management from Loughborough University, UK. A teenager with a passion for sports and dance,she co-founded 'The Pilates Studio' with her father Samir Purohit when she was just 16 years old.
Along with being a Yoga Trainer, she is also a national level squash player, a footballer, a certified scuba diver, an entrepreneur and a successful author.
At 21, she launched her first book, titled The Lazy Girl's Guide to Being Fit, published by Penguin Random House.
She was the official fitness partner to Femina Miss India Organization since 2011 and to Miss Diva in 2013 and 2014. Namrata, along with her father, were official Pilates coaches to the 2014 Mumbai City FC team.
She has trained notable personalities like Kangana Ranaut, Jacqueline Fernandez, Varun Dhawan, Arjun Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, Nargis Fakhri Shibani Dandekar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, among others.
Awards and Accomplishments
Awards and Accomplishments
She was the youngest trained Stott Pilates instructor in the world at the age of 16. She received the ‘ELLE Beauty Award for Fitness Expert Of The Year’ in 2017 and the ‘Vogue Beauty Award for Fitness Expert Of The Year’ in 2017.
Why Namrata Purohit?
Namrata, a lady with a strong desire, achieved great heights of success at a young age. She broke the stereotype of “Girls can’t do business” and became the leading co-founder of ‘The Pilates studio’.
She talks about scaling up her teaching programs and expanding her Pilates Studio to new cities.She also talks about drawing inspiration from Muhammad Ali’s famous words, “Don’t count the days; make the days count!”.
