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{{Infobox person
| name = Dr. Mickey Mehta
| image = Mickey Mehta.jpg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Mickey Mehta attending a wellness seminar
| birth_date = {{Birth date |1962|08|29}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
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| known_for = [[Holistic Health|Holistic health]], [[yoga]], equipment-free Yo workouts, [[health]] and [[fitness coach]]
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'''Mickey Mehta''' (born 29 August 1962) is a [[Life coach|Life Coach]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/Holistic-guru-Mickey-Mehta-celebrates-30-at-50/articleshow/15890209.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140305041045/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-29/people/33451402_1_wellness-health-sciences-fitness|url-status=live|archive-date=5 March 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Holistic guru Mickey Mehta celebrates 30 at 50|date=29 August 2012 |access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="mickeymehtahbf.com">{{cite web | url=http://www.mickeymehtahbf.com/about-mickey-mehta/ | title=Holistic Health Guru, Holistic Health and Wellness – Mickey Mehta | access-date=23 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216060752/http://www.mickeymehtahbf.com/about-mickey-mehta | archive-date=16 December 2018 | url-status=usurped }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Rohinton Mehta was born into a middle-class Parsi family. His father worked as a banker, and his mother served as a secretary. He was raised in [[Grant Road (South Mumbai, India)|Grant Road]], [[Mumbai]]. He completed his education at [[Bhonsala Military School]] in [[Nashik]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/from-grant-road-to-grand-success/178928|title=From Grant Road to grand success!|date=28 August 2012|work=mid-day|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boystown.in|title=Welcome to Boys' Town School & Jr. College - Nashik|work=boystown.in|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIBG/2010/02/07&ID=Pc04808|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413154730/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIBG/2010/02/07&ID=Pc04808|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 April 2014|title=Mickey Mehta, holistic fitness expert While I advise my clients on fitness, incorporating Ayurveda and the wisdom of the Vedas, my own health is closely monitored by Ayurvedic grandmaster Dr Omkar Bilgi. For the last three years, he has monitored my diet and used massages and herbs to help me in my goal of retaining lifelong vigour and vitality. When I exercise, I take the help of yoga grandmasters to help me stretch, and offer me tips. My aim is to be as healthy as BK Iyengar is at 90.|work=timesofindia.com|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Mickey Mehta Dna iCan.jpg|thumb|right|Mickey Mehta (right) and [[Abhishek Bachchan]] (left) at the Dna iCan Women's Marathon held at Bandra Kurla Complex on 9 March 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaican.com|title=dna ICAN - dna|publisher=|access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref>]]
[[File:Mickey Mehta interviewing Jaggi Vasudev at the Palladium Hotel in Lower Parel, Mumbai.jpg|thumb|right|Mickey Mehta interviewing [[Jaggi Vasudev]] at the Palladium Hotel, Mumbai on 29 March 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mickeymehtahbf.wordpress.com/2014/04/22/mickey-mehta-interviewing-in-an-in-depth-conversation-with-sadhguru-jaggi-vasudeva/|title=MICKEY MEHTA – Interviewing & in an in-depth conversation with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudeva - MICKEY MEHTA'S Blog|work=MICKEY MEHTA'S Blog|date=22 April 2014|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref>]]
[[File:Mickey Mehta guiding doctors on overall wellness at the Nair Dental College.jpg|thumb|right|Mickey Mehta addressed doctors on the subject of 'Medicine Cures, Nature heals' at the Nair Dental College on 7 April 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnmcnair.com|title=TNMC & Nair ch. Hospital|work=tnmcnair.com|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref>]]

== Career ==
He began his career as a [[Black belt (martial arts)|black-belt]] [[martial arts]] instructor in 1983,<ref name="idiva.com">{{cite web|url=http://idiva.com/experts-health/mickey-mehta/24|title=Women's Beauty, Style, Fitness, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Relationships, Careers - iDiva.com|work=iDiva.com|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref><ref>Newspaper – 'Afternoon' – 30 March 2011</ref> and simultaneously worked as a personal trainer and door-to-door masseur. His next recruitment was in 1984 at Ramada Plaza Palm Grove, a property of [[Ramada International]] chain of hotels,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ramadaplaza-juhu.com/index.asp|title=Ramada Plaza Palm Grove Five Star Business Hotels in Mumbai Juhu India|author=Ramada Plaza Palm Grove|work=ramadaplaza-juhu.com|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> as a health club manager, followed by his employment at The [[Holiday Inn]], Muscat-Al Madinah, [[Oman]] with a similar job profile. Thereafter, he returned to [[Mumbai]] to become a [[health club]] manager for The [[Oberoi Trident]] at [[Nariman Point]], where he worked for five years. He started his solo career in 1993 and launched the 'Learn [[Swimming]] in 24 hours' programme which received press coverage and found its way to ''The Limca Book of World Records – 1995''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/press_releases/detail/45947|title=Mickey Mehta plans to launch region's first 360° Wellness Center in UAE|date=7 April 2008 |publisher=|access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mickeymehtahbf.com/about-mickey-mehta/|title=Holistic Health Guru, Holistic Health and Wellness – Mickey Mehta|work=Free Diet Plans, Health Tips, Yoga, Holistic Health Guru|access-date=13 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216060752/http://www.mickeymehtahbf.com/about-mickey-mehta|archive-date=16 December 2018|url-status=usurped}}</ref> He was featured in the ''Smart People Magazine'' where he spoke about [[Holistic Health|holistic health]] and wellness representing the '[[World Health Day]]'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smartpeople.co/full-magazine/|title=Full Magazine|work=Smart People|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> In 1993, he was assigned to serve as a coach for [[Femina Miss India]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mickeymehtahbf.com/about-mickey-mehta/making-winners/femina-miss-india-pageant/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822012254/http://www.mickeymehtahbf.com/about-mickey-mehta/making-winners/femina-miss-india-pageant/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=22 August 2015 | title=Femina Miss India Pageant | access-date=23 April 2016}}</ref> and also started off as a wellness coach for media barons, [[Bollywood]] industry and the industrialists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/food/celebrity-health-gurus-spill-trade-secrets-1.1053293|title=Celebrity health gurus spill trade secrets|author=Manjusha Radhakrishnan, Senior Reporter|work=gulfnews.com|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> In 2003, he inaugurated Mickey Mehta’s 360 degree Gyms which are promoted as wellness temples. The first branch was established at [[Hughes Road]], [[Mumbai]], in April 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asklaila.com/listing/Mumbai/Grant+Road/Mickey+Mehta+Health+Club/0pUjMpPm/|title=Mickey Mehta Health Club|work=asklaila|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> The brand later expanded to 12 wellness temples that include facilities such as swimming and equipment-free training such as [[yoga]], [[breathing exercises]], [[meditation]], [[chant]]ing, [[Training camp|boot camp]], [[calisthenics]], [[aerobics]], [[agility drill]]s and lifestyle counselling.<ref name="mickeymehtahbf.com1">{{cite web |title=Fitness Centre in Mumbai, Wellness Centres |url=http://www.mickeymehtahbf.com/contact-us.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224183705/http://www.mickeymehtahbf.com/contact-us.php |url-status=usurped |archive-date=24 December 2011 |access-date=26 October 2015 |work=Free Diet Plans, Health Tips, Yoga, Holistic Health Guru}}</ref> Mehta's centers are known for providing a discount that is equal to his age during August and September every year. The seasonal offer is always promoted as 'Mickey Mehta's Birthday Offer'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineprnews.com/news/413853-1377697543-mickey-mehta-kick-starts-next-halfcentury-with-wellness.html|title=Mickey Mehta Kick Starts Next Half-Century With 'Wellness'|work=onlineprnews.com|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mumbai.quikr.com/Get-52-Off-on-Annual-Membership-at-Mickey-Mehta-s-Gym-W0QQAdIdZ178996846 |title=Get 52% off on Annual Membership at Mickey Mehta's Gym! In Grant Road, Mumbai Health - Fitness on Mumbai Quikr Classifieds |access-date=5 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085354/http://mumbai.quikr.com/Get-52-Off-on-Annual-Membership-at-Mickey-Mehta-s-Gym-W0QQAdIdZ178996846 |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}</ref> He started his online website in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mickeymehtahbf.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051215045550/http://www.mickeymehtahbf.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=15 December 2005|title=India Diet Plans, Free Health Tips, Yoga, Holistic Health Guru|work=Free Diet Plans, Health Tips, Yoga, Holistic Health Guru|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> He has contributed his work on [[Radio Mirchi]], [[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radio City]], [[Radio One (India)]] and [[Red FM 93.5]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fitgujarat.in/authors/53 |title=Fit Gujarat - Mickey Mehta |access-date=2014-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140305041016/http://www.fitgujarat.in/authors/53 |archive-date=5 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="achievements">{{cite web|url=http://www.mickeymehtahbf.com/about-mickey-mehta/achievements/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516033754/http://www.mickeymehtahbf.com/about-mickey-mehta/achievements/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=16 May 2015|title=Achievements|work=Free Diet Plans, Health Tips, Yoga, Holistic Health Guru|access-date=13 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newstodaynet.com/business/health-guru-mickey-mehta-now-radio-one|title=Health guru Mickey Mehta is now on Radio One|work=News Today|access-date=13 January 2016}}</ref> and has also offered advice in discussions forums on websites such as [[MSN]] and idiva.com.<ref name="idiva.com"/> Mehta is an author of the book ''Garbaghyan'', which he compiled in association with the National Association for the Blind.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solarisimages.com/image_details.php?id=63867|title=SOLARIS IMAGES::Mickey Mehta release a braille book for pregnant women details|work=solarisimages.com|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allvoices.com/news/13733964-fitness-guru-mickey-mehta-educates-the-visually-impaired |title=Fitness guru Mickey Mehta educates the visually impaired |website=www.allvoices.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140305092942/http://www.allvoices.com/news/13733964-fitness-guru-mickey-mehta-educates-the-visually-impaired |archive-date=5 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nabindia.org/search.aspx?q%3Dmickey+mehta%26cx%3D001277271173443617881%3A3mj3djjmwwk%26cof%3DFORID%3A10 |title=Search Results: National Association for the Blind |access-date=28 January 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305124254/http://www.nabindia.org/search.aspx?q=mickey%2Bmehta&cx=001277271173443617881%3A3mj3djjmwwk&cof=FORID%3A10 |archive-date=5 March 2014 }}</ref> He partners with the DNA iCan Marathon event every year as a wellness partner through which he motivates and mentors all participants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=76564&boxid=35585&ed_date=2015-03-03&ed_code=820009&ed_page=3|title=Success comes from self-belief|work=dnaindia.com|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> Mickey Mehta was a brand ambassador for the German fitness equipment Company Milon for one year. The equipment was used by [[Salman Khan]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]] during the making of the [[Bollywood]] movie ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzintown.com/venue-review--sallus-bodyguard-makes-way-intl-fitness-brands/show--full/id--3522.html|title=Sallus bodyguard Makes Way For Intl Fitness Brands - Buzzintown|author=Mandeep Puri, Buzz Bureau|work=buzzintown.com|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mickeymehtahbf.com/about/press-snippets/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141113093419/http://www.mickeymehtahbf.com/about/press-snippets/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=13 November 2014|title=Press Snippets|work=Free Diet Plans, Health Tips, Yoga, Holistic Health Guru|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> He is currently{{When|date=December 2015}} producing a documentary film on [[Gandhiji]]'s life and his inclination towards healing with naturopathy. The short documentary will be titled ''Gandhi- The Healer''.<ref name="mumbaimirror.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/columns/mumbai-001/Out-standing/articleshow/36405054.cms|title=Out standing|work=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> The film explores Gandhi's life as a healer. For the film, Mehta interviewed many experts, historians, and spiritual gurus, for their inputs. The film was slated to release on 2 October, [[Gandhiji]]'s [[October 2|birth anniversary]].<ref name="mumbaimirror.com"/><ref>{{cite web | author=Nikita Bhalla | date=21 August 2015 | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/wellness/story/ayurveda-diet-micky-mehta-indians-289455-2015-08-21 |title=Mickey Mehta: We've adopted Western diet trends instead of Indian : Wellness, News - India Today | work=India Today | access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref>










==Initiatives==
He launched "''Heal the World Initiative"'' on 24 August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afternoondc.in/health-fitness/know-more-yoga-for-household-help/article_67052|title=Know more: Yoga for household help|work=afternoondc.in|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> On 12 February 2013, Mehta launched a braille book with wellness tips for pregnant and lactating women. The book was launched in collaboration with the Director of National Association for the Blind and was titled ''Swasthya Aur Aarogya''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-fitness-guru-mickey-mehta-educates-the-visually-impaired-1785373|title=Fitness guru Mickey Mehta educates the visually impaired|date=4 January 2013|work=dna|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> On 15 February 2014, Mehta along with dress designer Maheka Mirpuri launched the MCan, a charitable foundation at the [[Tata Memorial Hospital]] (TMH) for providing financial assistance to the underprivileged towards cure for [[cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Maheka-Mirpuri-with-Mickey-Mehta-to-provide-holistic-care-for-cancer-patients/articleshow/30532651.cms|title=Maheka Mirpuri with Mickey Mehta to provide holistic care for cancer patients|work=The Times of India|date=17 February 2014 |access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> Mickey Mehta initiated the launch of a department called Wellness Temple at the Masina Hospital in [[Byculla]] ([[Mumbai]]). The launch took place on 5 June 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=82285&sid=2 | title=Mickey Mehta launches wellness temple at Masina Hospital | website=pharmabiz.com | date=5 June 2014 | access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref> On 3 April 2016, Mehta along with actress [[Anita Raj]] extended their support for World Autism Awareness Campaign month and to respect that, Khushi, a pediatric therapy center located in [[Mumbai]], held Cause-a-thon, a special 7-kilometer and 1-kilometre marathon at Taj Lands End.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.equitybulls.com/admin/news2006/news_det.asp?id=182540 | title= Mickey Mehta supports World Autism Awareness Campaign | website=equitybulls.com | date=3 April 2016 | access-date=3 April 2016}}</ref> [[PepsiCo]] launched [[7 Up]] Revive along with Mickey Mehta at [[Hyderabad]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tvnews4u.in/pepsico-launches-7-up-revive-along-with-mickey-mehta/ | title=Pepsico launches 7 UP Revive along with Mickey Mehta | tvnews4u | website=tvnews4u.in | date= 17 March 2016| access-date=21 April 2016}}</ref> Mehta along with Gymtrekker announced the second-biggest fitness party at Radio Bar Khar on 3 April 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/dawn-fitness-parties-have-arrived-and-mumbaikars-are-loving-it/17120189 | title=fitness parties with Mickey mehta & dawn trekker | website=mid-day.com | date=3 April 2016 | access-date=10 April 2016}}</ref>

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