BANGALORE: “There was no one to guide us and we had to take care of ourselves during the days when played for the country. We were guided by ourselves and there were no doctors, specialists, consultants and nutritionists to suggest the type of food we should consume or the kind of exercises we had to do. We did by ourselves. However, over the years, these facilities have improved for the players,” said Syed Kirmani, former India cricketer.Upset over the current schooling, Syed Kirmani, popularly known as Kiri, said that students were not exposed to outdoors activity.“It has just become video and audio classes without adequate space for playground in schools. Even the government has turned blind eye by allowing schools without playground for sports activities,” added Kirmani.Speaking on the occassion, Javagal Srinath said, “I had suffered eight fractures and underwent one major operation. When players start playing they become friends with orthopedics.” Emphasising on the prevention aspects, Srinath added that with life style modification including regular exercise, balanced diet and adequate calcium intake one can take care of the bones.The two former Indian cricketers were part of the educational health programme at Apollo Hospital, aimed at spreading awareness on osteoporosis.Dr Mythri Shankar, head, nuclear medicine, said that across the globe one in three women and one in five men above the age of 50 were affected by osteoporosis. “Indians have higher risk of developing osteoporosis because of lower bone mineral density rates due to poor calcium intake and limited availability of fortified food.”
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