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Jaipur: How doctors keep themselves fit during Covid

JAIPUR: Doctors and para medical staff, serving during the pandemic have made it a point to take some ‘me-time’ to keep themselves rejuvenated.
From playing cricket to cycling, from listening to their favourite music to reading, they regularly involve themselves in activities which they find de-stressing.
TOI on Saturday spoke to various doctors and para medical staff to know what keeps them going in these times and the things they have been doing to de-stress themselves.
“I played lawn tennis occasionally especially during January and February, when there was a dip in the cases.
But on a regular basis, brisk walking is a must for me.
Even if I leave from the hospital at 1am or 2am, I make it a point to get up in the morning and go for a walk,” said Dr Ajeet Singh, superintendent of RUHS.
He added that during the hospital hours, when he is not on the visit to the wards to see the patients, he listens to some of his favourite music.
“I have never experienced the kind of pressure which we have seen since March 1.
The phone keeps ringing and you are always surrounded by people, especially the attendants of patients.
But you need to be calm in every situation,” he added.
Likewise, Dr Sudhir Bhandari, principal and controller SMS Medical College listens to his favourite music to de-stress.
“I have speakers installed at every corner of my house.
Be it my bedroom, drawing room or reading room, I switch on my favourite songs.
Also, I engage myself in some yoga early morning,” he said.
Doctors say that they too have faced acute stress during the pandemic so far and have to turn to various things to de-stress.
“Since my college days, I was inclined towards cricket.
So, occasionally on Sundays, when there were no restrictions, I have been playing.
I had played in some matches.
To me, batting for an hour or more relaxes me,” said Dr Girish Chauhan, surgeon (Laparoscopic surgery), who is presently working at RUHS for Covid management.
Similarly, the para medical staff have also turned to brisk walks, music and some of them have started learning cooking through Youtube.
“I could only make tea and now, I can cook anything.
I think cooking is the best thing to de-stress.
After hospital, whenever I went to my rented room, I started cooking, from January onwards,” said Nilesh Maheshwari, a male nurse at a private hospital.

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