Sports a great stress buster: VC
Tribune News Service
Faridkot, February 28
The 33rd annual sports meet of Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and other constituent colleges of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) concluded here at Nehru Stadium on Friday. Khushi Bhardwarj and Abhishek were adjudged as best athletes in the three-day state-level games.
In the sports meet, medical and paramedical students participated in various athletic events, including 100m, 200m, 800m, 1,500m and 4×100 m, relay race, long jump, discus throw, javelin throw and shot put throw.
The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Faridkot, Kumar Saurabh Raj, presided over the award ceremony on the concluding day. Encouraging medical students to increasingly take part in games, the DC said by participating in games, doctors could easily promote such habits among the public. He said the district administration was planning to send a team of professional cyclists to interact with students in various and encourage them to make cycling a part of their daily routine.
The vice-chancellor of BFUHS, Dr Raj Bahadur, said sports acted as a great stress-buster. “Regardless of victory or defeat, it is important to participate in games,” he said. He also urged the girl students to use every opportunity that came their way to prove their mettle and added that games were one such opportunity.
Stress is an integral part of our lives. “It is a natural byproduct of all our activities. Life is a dynamic process and thus forever changing and stressful. Stress is a function of demands placed on us and our ability to meet these. The demands often come from outside sources, such as family or jobs. One gets stressed when one can’t cope with a tough situation. However when one takes part in games, the brain releases endorphins, a chemical that reduces our perception of pain and stress,” said Dr Bahadur.
Regular exercise can help increase your feeling of self-worth, which could be a powerful way to alleviating stress, he said. Chand Singh, an Olympian from the region, gave awards to the winner of the sports event.
