Why hundreds are waking up early for padel
More than 700 Klang Valley members now gather for early-morning padel sessions built around exercise, friendship and routine.
Sunrise Padel Club's co-founders, Indraa Arasu and Stephanie Yeoh, created a morning padel playing community in the Klang Valley, with over 700 members attending several mornings a week. Arasu was advised by doctors to switch to morning exercise and needed to find people willing to play at 6:30am. The club grew when Arasu connected with Yeoh and their informal games became a volunteer-run club with tournament-style sessions every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 7am.
The attraction for members is not just the sport itself but the social aspect, accountability, and the sense of camaraderie. Members, such as Omran Abbara and Bee Lian, find that regular exercise becomes more enjoyable and manageable when done with a supportive community. The club approaches its 100th session on September 12, but its real achievement is helping hundreds of people find a way to make regular exercise feel social, enjoyable, and worth waking up early for.
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