Are you a New Follower?

Kannada Power Star Puneet Rajkumar passed away on 29-Oct-21 due to heart attack while exercising. He was 46 years old. The loss is grieved not just by his family but also by whole Kannada film fraternity and over millions of fans and film enthusiasts. He was known for his intense exercise regime that probably sculpted his body the way he was and looked fit as fiddle. But his death claimed to be due heart attack that he had while exercising has started a lot of retrospective discussions related to exercise. How a person fit as Appu (how Puneet fans addressed him) could die of heart attack? Isn't exercising good? How much is good enough? Is there a right approach to exercise?  

I know teetoatlers who passed away at 38years old by heart attack and also know chain smokers who had live past their 70years of age with no ailments. Does it mean being a tee toddler is not good enough and smoking causes no harm? Ironies of life. There is no right explanation that anyone could provide to any of these, because each are of their own kind. What works for others MIGHT NOT work for you. 

Frameworks, conceptualized structures devised by so called scholars, analysts based on research on a population set that they feel is representative of the whole population. There are many factors to the population set such as ethnicity, location, culture, food habits and so on. So be it diet plan or work out regime or study plan, any framework formed by someone not necessarily works for you. There are also contradicting reports that confuse you. Do not blindly try to emulate what others have done. 

Custom made personalized frameworks and plans are necessary. Right approach would be to start anything in moderation and along the journey keenly listen to your body. Know the key outcomes and procedures in the framework and tweak those to suit you while you keep listening. Analyze if it will be suitable for you, considering your character, attitude and habits. Like the dialogue in the Tamil movie Billa-2 "In my life, every day, every minute, even every second is sculpted by myself", build your unique self. The body is the best communicator. It can speak various languages to convey itself. It talks to you through appetite, sleep, excretions, pains, reactions. Start to read the indications, know your limits, feel the body.

Be it what you eat or what you watch or how much you exercise, all things are to be in moderation. Hear out what your body is trying to convey. Notice small changes in yourself and early warning signs that are been given. These could be subtle but responding to them correctly and taking appropriate actions are vital for healthy longevity. 

In the end you are in driver seat of your life journey. Listen to your body, be the New Follower. Stay safe and stay healthy. RIP Puneeth Rajkumar.

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