Nayan Savla runs barefoot, eats after 1pm and turned fitness into family time

Fitness enthusiast Nayan Savla, in his specialised grip socks, during a workout session at his home in Nairobi on January 29, 2026.

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Nayan Savla, 45, a businessman in Nairobi, runs barefoot.

He believes the fitness world has become overly obsessed with gadgets and shortcuts. For the past four years, he has ditched heavily padded running shoes, choosing instead to trust what the human body was designed to do.

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