Hello
folks, as we all know, in the 1st week of December a fitness
competition “Mr and Miss Symbi Fit” was organised for all the symbiosis
international university students across all the campuses in Pune, Bangalore and
Nashik. It
was the first time, such a competition was organised, and organisers were our
very own RWC( Recreation and wellness centre staff) across the campuses.
Well,
to be frank, we took it as lightly as the weight of the registration form (remember
that form, I was screaming and distributing and collecting… that one..!!) and
never bothered to work-out or go to the gym. The idea did not even cross our
minds (except for a few of us who go to the gym and workout every day).
And
finally the day for our first round of Mr and Miss Symbi Fit arrived and we
went to the battle field to get our Height, Weight, BMI, Flexibility etc.
measured. And believe me it all went so smoothly that I never imagined what was
waiting for us the next day, as the second part of the first round.
Oh
lord, how miserably unfit I felt when I completed 100 squats, some 37 sit-ups,
a heart rate test and a few push-ups, and was unable to sit, stand, walk or do anything. That was the day I
promised to myself that I will exercise regularly, no matter what.
Third
part of the 1st round felt as though I was being operated upon,
without anaesthesia (oops..! I think that is a little too much). Weight lifting
and leg press..!! I do not remember if I have ever done that in my entire life,
but as they say there is a first time for everything.
And
when the results for the first round were announced and It registered to me
that I along with three more batch mates of mine names Amrita Singh, Meenita
Pawar and Preeti Pillai, had been selected in the first 30 girls amongst all
the campuses across India, I forgot all my sufferings and pain I had gone
through. And once again I was a happy soul and I promised to myself to join the
gym and start working out regularly.
Two
days passed and the day arrived when we had to go to the Lavale campus for
practice of the second round, which was to be held the next day morning. Upon
reaching there, we were routed to the rooms allotted to us. At 5 pm we were
supposed to gather at the ground where all the arrangements had been done and
the props set. It looked more like one of those military training institutes,
and scared the hell out of me. As we started practising it was clear to us that
it was not an easy task to clear that level. And thus we mentally prepared
ourselves to fight the battle, no matter what..!!
But,
the scariest part was yet to unveil, in the evening we got the news that our 1st
semester results had been out. With the worst service connection (an idea can
change your life..!!), we
kept on trying to get a glimpse of our results. After some 20 minutes (which
seemed like years to us) we got to know our result through a friend of ours.Well
the good news was that we all had passed with dignity, and thus we thanked our
heaven, had our dinner and went off to sleep.
The
due date came and we had to wake up at 5:00 am to reach the ground on time. The
competition started and one by one we had to complete a farmer’s walk, tire
flip and a hurdle race. Well we all tried our level best to complete the level
but only one girl amongst us (our very own topper Amrita Singh) got through to
the next level.
And
the next and final level comprised of ramp walk, talent round, question answer
round etc. It was indeed an entertaining and glamorous evening with the
celebrities and famous personalities as judges and audiences.
And
this way the “Mr and Miss Symbi Fit” came to an end but with a promise to come
back the next year with a bigger event involving all the colleges across Pune.
P.S.-
I still have not joined a Gym or started exercising. But I promise I will
someday.
By-
Dr Beauty Sinha
2 nd semester
MBA-HHM
https://shorturl.at/yDM59
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