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BHUBANESWAR: What is healthy life? A human being can enjoy his years to the fullest extent provided he is both physically and mentally fit. Regular exercise and proper diet together play a significant role in the lives of people, particularly the young. Because, youth who are physically and mentally fit, are less prone to medical conditions and thus live a better life. But do today’s youth get adequate time to take care of their health and fitness? OP approaches a number of youth to explore such answer. According to Balaram Patra, branch manager of a gym in Shahid Nagar, “Keeping in mind the busy schedules, all that the youth need is roughly 60 minutes a day of physical activity. This does not necessarily mean they have to make extra time for rigorous physical regimen.
Participating in some sports or jogging with friends is some excellent ways to get an hour’s physical activity every day. All
types of physical activity are good enough for burning calories and reduce body fat. So young people can choose, depending on their time and daily work, what physical activity will suit them the most.” However, if you can allocate 60 minutes from busy schedules for workouts, provided you are busy otherwise, you can contribute to a good healthy life. Moreover, life has become so demanding for the youth these days
that they find it tough to exercise at daybreak and on the contrary they end up getting thoroughly exhausted at the end of the day. “I am a fitness freak. From very early age, I have become conscious of my health. Therefore, I indulged in a
lot of exercise on my own. Later on, I joined a gym to get professional guidance. However, these days I find it tough to do exercise daily due to increased pressure at my studies,” says Sourav Ranjan Pradhan, a BSC student of Regional Institute of Education (RIE) in the city. “I am a night owl, and getting up early is not my thing,” asserts Omprakash Thakur, a student of RIE, Bhubaneswar. “Therefore, I never get time in the morning for physical exercise. There remains a hell lot of work from studies in the later part of the day. I try to get my dose of exercises in between, but I fail to do it, regularly,” says Omprakash Thakur. When time is a barrier for physical exercise, increased work pressure and worries leave little room for other healthy avenues of life!
“Getting time is not the sole issue. Staying in a positive mental state for exercise really bothers me. I am a marketing professional and have to deal with several responsibilities at work, in addition to my own strug
gle with life’s goals I am pursuing. I constantly worry about my life’s issues, and hardly get in the mood to exercise. I know, how important exercise is for me as I am a patient of high blood pressure. In spite of that all, I hardly have scopre for exercises these days,” says Siddharth Mishra, marketing professional with a big industry in Bhubaneswar.