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Nineteen - year -old Sharmee has lost one
vital year of her career. She is bedridden for the last
couple of months after developing a nasty slip disc. And,
that is not all! In yet another tragic incident in the town,
a thirty seven year old collapsed after returning from his
health club. Even a reputed Physiotherapist from Juhu, is
ready to crack the whip on these burgeoning health clubs and
gyms, unable to support the unethical and amateurish
approach that these health clubs generally have and in many
ways than one are perhaps more detrimental to a member's
health than beneficial as they claim to be in their
ostentatious promotions. Thanks to
the media and the maniacs, health club, physical work out,
trendy up market gym, aerobics and several such activities,
have of late become household names today. The present
scenario suddenly witnessed a spurt in the mushrooming
health spas and the health clubs, that ineluctably brought
in its wake the nee of the physical trainers and again that
in turn prompted the popping up of innumerable Physical
Trainers' institutes in a spate within a very short time.
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Like, Sharmee Bhuta 19, a SY student and a former
member of the Talwalkars, developed a slip disc while
undergoing her weight loss programmes at the club. Dr.
Harshada Rajadhyaksha Physical Therapist and specialist in
Rehabilitation medicines made a vital point while
criticizing such casual approach to a matter of grave
importance, "These gyms and fitness classes employ people
who are either good looking as trainers for the weight loss
programmes or a macho guy to instruct the male members. They
seldom go for qualified or experienced ones !" |
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Another reputed Physiotherapist, Dr. Rupa Doshi, commented
that " It is very imperative for anybody to tone up one's
muscles first, take a very professional advice from
qualified Physio and then only one should go for these
trainings and that too, after taking one's age, sex, nature
of profession, past history into consideration, be it for
weight loss or weight gain.
Exercise is a life long process, don't try to change things
overnight !" She also added, "Protein should be always taken
in its natural form and not chemically. That can damage
one's kidneys or lungs!" Dr. Vipul Chevda, a consulting
Physical Therapist who is also associated with the Mumbai
Cricket association, also raised similar alarms.
Whereas some of the qualified doctors and the
Physiotherapist believe that the health clubs are just
another option to mint money while misguiding the unaware
public, Talib Khatri, director of Zaf, however, counters the
view, "For us here it is a passion. We have full medical
unit here to support our programmes. It's first of its kind
in India!"
Another qualified Nutritionist, Dr. Nandita Ambavane said,
"I think one should advice therapeutic diet only. Abruptly
withdrawing from natural diet can affect health adversely !"
A former Miss World turned actress is reported to have
developed a similar agonizing multiple fractures in her
forearm due to excessive dieting. These works of wisdom from
some of the experts in the orthopedic field who deal with
physical fitness and related complications over a
considerable period of time certainly hold the answer for
some of the mishaps which have come to our notice in the
recent past. Perhaps, these damaging outcomes are the
fallouts of the trendiest craze in the city. But, in an
insane drive to look good and attractive what are we exactly
inviting for us is a grave future with a damaged limb or
other serious complications sabotaging our happiness for
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