High Street Phoenix hosted 8th edition of Baqar Nasser’s SPINNATHON on 12th January

High Street Phoenix hosted 8^th edition of Baqar Nasser’s SPINNATHON on 12^th January

Featuring best 50 fitness enthusiasts chosen from over 7000 Topspin members nationally, including celebrities

Mumbai, 12 January 2014: This 12^th of January 2014 saw Mumbai's popular destination centre High Street Phoenix host the 8^th edition of the super successful annual property titled Baqar Nasser’s SPINNATHON from 6 to 10 pm at the Courtyard of the mall. The glittering night saw celebrities like Madhuri Dixit, Suneil Shetty, Anjana Sukhani, Haroon Kazi (villain in the upcoming Salman Khan starrer Jai Ho) and the cast of Yaariyan (Himansh Kohli, Rakul Preet, Nicole Faria, Dev Sharma & Shreyas Pardiwalla).

Initiated in 2005 and now in its 8^th year, Baqar Nasser's SPINNATHON is one of the biggest global platforms for cardio.  It is Asia’s Largest Indoor Cycling Competition organized every year for a noble cause where top 50 fitness enthusiasts selected from over 7000 topspin members competed for the 4 feet tall trophy weighing 24 kgs. This year the event was being organized for the cause of education of youngsters undergoing financial strain, as supported by H.R. College.

As a brand High Street Phoenix is known to support a plethora of social causes year after year. Speaking on this association, Mr. Rajendra Kalkar, Senior Centre Director, High Street Phoenix opined, “We wish to encourage Mumbaikars to begin the New Year on a healthy note which has led us to hosting this event. High Street Phoenix has in the past, been the platform for many a socially relevant initiative and this one just adds to that impressive roster. Street plays, flash mobs, art displays, exhibitions, fairs and special performances have all gone a long way in helping High Street Phoenix become the socially responsible entity that it aims to be.” 

This year the winner of Baqar Nasser's SPINNATHON will get an all expense paid trip to Switzerland where the winner will be flown in Jets, given 7-star accommodation and driven around in Bentleys. 14 winners will receive eye-wear from Oakley along with a Brass trophy of an actual rider on a topspin cycle. All 50 contestants will receive goody bags with souvenir T-shirts with individual names engraved along with a gift voucher from French Connection.

This year, the event witnessed performances by noted percussionist Jonqui, singer Sukanya Ghosh and a special video presentation of DJ Suketu’s latest collection of chartbusters. In the past, the event has been attended by distinguished guests like Neil Nitin Mukesh, Suniel Shetty, Ritesh Deshmukh, Milind Soman, Bipaha Basu, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre among many others who have lent their support to this unique concept and a noble cause initiated by fitness guru Baqar Nasser.

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ABOUT BAQAR NASSER:

Baqar Nasser is an 11-time national cycling Champion, trained in the U.S. with a degree in Heart Zone Training from UK. Baqar has been an All India University Cycling Champion for three consecutive years from 1999 to 2002.  He also represented India in Denver Colorado, USA where he topped amongst all the participating pelotons.

Currently Baqar Nasser is the Director and Promoter of Topspin India Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. and the Business Development Manager for Power Plate India (Mumbai).

The celebrities who swear by his Topspin fitness regime include Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Ritesh Deshmukh, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Neil Nittin Mukesh, Priyanka Chopra, Vivek Oberoi, Irfan Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Andrew Leipus, Leander Paes, Pooja Bedi, Sameera Reddy, Isha Kopikar, Rahul Khanna, Arbaaz Khan, Inder Kumar, Dolly Thakur, Amisha Patel, Niranjan Hiranandani, some doctors like Dr. Ajaz Ashai, Dr. Anand Joshi, Dr. Prasham Shah (both Orthopedic Surgeons), other models, TV serial celebs and the list goes on…

Baqar Nasser now specializes into Personal Training as well. He also trains people after bariatric surgery and chemotherapy sessions along with excessive obesity, weight gain and weight loss. He has established himself as one of the best diet consultants. He has helped people get fit with a combination of Power Plate, High Altitude Training, Weight Training, Kick Boxing, Cranking and many other proven ways to lose weight.   

About High Street Phoenix:

High Street Phoenix (HSP) is the first retail led consumption centre developed in India over a sprawling 3.3 million square feet. It houses over 500 brands including a variety of F&B, entertainment, commercial and residential complexes. Pioneered by The Phoenix Mills Co. Ltd., HSP is led by its young, dynamic Managing Director, Atul Ruia and his team of professionals. A pioneer & one of the renowned leading developers of leading mixed use projects;

The Phoenix Mills Co. Ltd. has a presence in 13 cities across country. The brand has introduced some of India’s finest retail led mixed-use developments like Phoenix Marketcity in Kurla, Pune, Bangalore & Chennai.

At HSP, each zone has been specifically conceptualized and designed to offer an international experience and as an answer to emerging urban agglomerations typically defined as 'mixed-use developments'. The centre houses 3 distinct shopping zones viz. Skyzone, Grand Galleria and High Street Units (HSU). The multi-leveled Skyzone boasts

of anchor stores of leading national and international brand retail outlets. The Grand Galleria caters to impulse shoppers and is connected to PVR Cinema’s 2000 seater 7 digital screens multiplex.

Popularly known as the heart of HSP, ‘Courtyard’ - true to its name, presents the perfect platform for celebration and festivities. Completing this picture is an array of eateries that surround it. With a variety of first-of-its-kind retail stores, flagship stores and international brands under its umbrella HSP is hard to resist. The centre today stands as testament to mixed used development and is a unique destination with a wide variety of choices to appeal to all segments of the consumer across the board. HSP has added one of Mumbai’s, first luxury and premium luxury retail and entertainment destination, appropriately christened, ‘Palladium’. Palladium has, in a short span of time become an iconic landmark  not only for Mumbai but for the entire country and offers four levels of exclusive shopping in an atmosphere of extraordinary sophistication and refinement all under one elegant roof.

The centre also has an expanded car park area making it one of the biggest car pool areas in Mumbai clocking on average of nearly 6,000 vehicles each day.