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COVID - 19 AND FITNESS OF PEOPLE

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  The Importance of Fitness in the Era of COVID-19 Posted by   Madhuram Sharma  on Apr 21, 2021 7:13 AM  As we continue to struggle to flatten the coronavirus curve by implementing different protective measures, another health crisis is brewing as we become more isolated and less mobile than before the pandemic. COVID-19 is having a ripple effect on various aspects of our well-being that aren’t specifically associated with contracting the virus. Moreover, we are facing the reality that the virus is not going to go away any time soon.   Many of us are struggling as a result of the pandemic: physically, mentally, emotionally, socially. There is an elixir, however, that's been accessible to help mitigate these ails even before COVID-19. Regular physical exercise is emerging as one of the most protective factors—a vital part of an overarching strategy to promote and preserve our health and productivity in the ongoing struggle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Exercise for p...
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War heroes in new battles for farmers

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They are farmers, too. They would be lost in the sea of peasantry here, at the gates of Delhi, but for the rows of medals they proudly wear on their chests. They are veterans, decorated for their daring in the 1965 and 1971 wars with Pakistan, some of whom also saw service in Sri Lanka in the 1980s. They’re angry and, obviously, nothing enrages them more than the demonisation of the protestors as ‘anti-nationals’, ‘terrorists’ and ‘Khalistanis’ by the government and powerful sections of the media.  Brigadier S.S. Gill (retd.) from Gill village of Punjab’s Ludhiana district tells me, “It is pathetic that the government used force against peacefully protesting farmers. They wanted to reach Delhi, but the government stopped them, which was rude and wrong. They created barricades, dug roads,  lathi -charged them and used water cannons on these farmers. What for? Why? What was the reason to do that? It is due to the farmers’ determination that they have surpassed all those hurdles....
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