Kumar became an Inferno Hot Pilates (IHP) instructor in July 2018. He was so passionate about the practice that he flew to Indianapolis just to get trained! Currently, he is one of the few teachers who are trained in levels I and II in IHP. Most people who have taken his classes have commented about how high energy and positive they are.

Growing up in Malaysia, yoga was surprisingly not a popular practice. Enrolling into a gym that had hot vinyasa in 2009, it was mind blowing for him. When he then moved to Miami, FL and needed hot yoga, he enrolled into a studio and became addicted to Bikram hot yoga (now known as Hot 26) in 2012. He continued practicing Bikram after moving to Boston. However, when the Bikram Yoga Boston studio introduced IHP, he was a little apprehensive. Noticing that his Bikram practice had reached a wall, he delved into IHP to improve strength and stamina. The practice of IHP truly is an amazing compliment to Bikram and felt like IHP was the Yin to Bikram being the Yang (Yin-Yang). The discipline of both the practices has now become an amazing addition to his life and his relaxation time.

When not in the hot room, you can find Kumar at his day job as a scientist at the Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research.

When Kumar is at BREATHE Cambridge, his infectious effervescence will be evident during every minute of the 60 minute IHP practice!