One of Mumbai's well-known holistic health and fitness gurus Mickey Mehta is in the business of wellness and fitness since the last 36 years. He is credited with pioneering the concept of equipment-free green workouts in India. Mickey Mehta is a life coach to Mumbai celebrities, Bollywood stars, top supermodels (Miss World/Miss Universe), politicians and members of the Maharashtra Police. In an exclusive chat with mid-day.com, Mickey Mehta talks about his holistic living and creating fun 'yo workouts'.

When and how did you begin martial arts?
In the 1970s and 80s I remember I was in awe of my cousins who were black belts. They would practice Martial Arts and I would watch them and try to emulate it. I would lock myself in a room and sweat it out during my practice. But this was without any proper supervisor or trainer. That's how I got hooked on to Martial Arts. In 1981, I formally began pursuing martial arts. In 1983-84, I earned a black belt and following that I began to teachin it.