About | Prakash Mali

Looking at the Instagram posts of your favorite celebrity and wondering how they are so fit and energetic at an age when most of us would not be able to climb even one flight of stairs! Do their workout videos and toned abs make you sweat? Imagining yourself practicing on those types of equipment and thinking if you had that kind of money, probably your routine would also be completely different, and your fitness would challenge theirs? Well, a few whims and fantasies might not be attainable, but maintaining an active lifestyle does not require heaps of money and loads of hours each day. All it takes is to stay disciplined and achieve those little day-to-day objectives.

I have tried to maintain a lifestyle that can encourage you or anyone to go ahead and follow your passion, rather than sitting at home and regretting it! Start with smaller goals and set easier targets. Push yourself beyond one limit at a time until you are Limitless!

Everest summit is a dream, far from reality, one that could easily be shrugged off by thinking it’s impossible. But I converted it to I M Possible, and if I can, you can too! The power lies in your belief, passion, and your will to drive it forward. Although I have achieved only half of my dream by reaching the base of Mount Everest, that is how I believe we can challenge our own barriers. Taking baby steps towards the ultimate goal. Everest, here I come, keep rising higher each day as you are, and one day I will be on top of you and top of the world too!

My story

My name is Prakash Mali, and I am popularly known as the Cyclist Professor. I hail from Udaipur, Rajasthan, and I am a long-distance cyclist, mountaineer, marathoner, and fitness enthusiast. I am 39 years old, and my passion for cycling has been an essential part of my life for the past few years.

I am working full-time as a consultant in a Udaipur-based ITES company, but that did not stop me from pursuing my passion for cycling. My journey has been a roller coaster ride, with some days being harder than others, while some have been liberating. I started cycling in 2017 with a goal of covering around 10-15km per day. However, within a few months, cycling became a passion and part of my life. Since my first day, I have covered 35,000 km on the cycle, with 100+ 100km rides across Rajasthan.

I believe that the benefits of cycling are endless, and it is an excellent way to explore the country lanes. Apart from cycling, I am also a trekker and marathon runner. I have participated in many marathons across India, including the TMM, Tuffman, Mount Abu, Adani, Chambal Challenge, IDBI Delhi, and many more.

As a fitness enthusiast who likes to motivate others to follow a fitness routine, I, along with a few other like-minded enthusiasts, started the “Udaipur Cycling Club” in 2017. The club organizes cycling tours and rallies within the city and several awareness programs on special occasions for the public. As a part of the club, we always strive to implement solutions for a clean, green, and healthy city. Not just that, I am also a co-founder of the “Mewari Runners” club that brings together people from different walks of life who wish to stay fit and healthy.

I have achieved several milestones in my journey, including completing 100 rides of 100km distance, a cycling expedition to Mount Abu, Jawai, Jodhpur, Chittor, Kota, 200km and 300km brevets under Audax India Randonneurs, 24 Hours Cycling Expedition around Fatehsagar in Udaipur, and covered 35K+ cycling distance since 2018. However, my most challenging achievement has been completing the trek to Mount Everest's Base Camp, which sits 17,665 feet above sea level, on Sunday 23 May 2019.

These challenges help me understand my body better and how much I can push it further and challenge my own limits. I prefer making smaller targets that I can achieve periodically and stay motivated. My family has been a huge support in whatever I have achieved by far, especially my daughter, who wants to follow in my footsteps and has already started setting her targets for a healthy lifestyle. Watching her learn and grow every day has been the biggest motivator for me, and I keep looking forward to setting an even better example for her to follow.