India, Nov. 17 -- On a Saturday night in Mumbai, at 11:55 pm, a WhatsApp community for padel players lit up with a message. Someone urgently needed a fourth player for a session from 12:30 am to 1:30 am. By 12:01 am, the slot was gone.

A year ago, a late-night message like that would have been for bar or club tips, or to get into one of them. Today, wellness-led activities are not only entering our lives in small pockets; they are reshaping how we socialise. It takes two to tango but four to play padel, which means you either arrive with your crew or meet fellow enthusiasts through social communities and padel parks.

This is the space where social wellness clubs thrive-ushering in the next step in holistic health, and turning it into th...