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| Sunday, 8 September 2002 |
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Remembering those who cannot remember There is an annual practice of remembering those who cannot remember by participating in a 'Memory Walk'. And that, mind you, is practised by 60 countries the world over. It is something that has been adopted by Alzheimer Diseases International (ADI) on the suggestion of the World Health Organization (WHO).And so there is a request from Tami Tamittegama, the Founder President of the Alzheimer Foundation in this country for all those caring and sharing people to join in this 'Memory Walk' on September 21, which is World Alzheimer Day. World Alzheimer Day is not an official WHO Day but was launched with its support on September 21, 1944. And ADI has been in official relations with WHO since 1995. The reason behind this 'Memory Walk' is to build awareness in the community on the realities of growing old and specifically, the vulnerabilities and risks associated with Alzheimer diseases and related disorders. Those who are anxious to participate in this 'Memory Walk' which I gather is short and leisurely, and which begins at 8.30 am from the Hilton Colombo's Sports Centre and ends there could get in touch with the Lanka Alzheimer Foundation at Udaaya Road, Mount Lavinia or the Hilton. *********** Psycho runners Many athletic injuries, they say, can be prevented if a person 'warms up' before he/she participates in any form of exercise. But some do not pay heed to this aspect nor do they take this essential requirement seriously. Besides this there are also other factors like anatomical problems, training mistakes or bad shoes that are usually responsible for running injuries. While discussing this subject of athletic injuries, I was reminded of Dr Karl B. Fields from North Carolina University who having conducted a study on this aspect on 40 runners, found certain "personality factors" to contribute to this problem. It is his finding that if a person has a hostile temperament, he is likely to ignore those body signals such as muscle soreness, which should prompt him to slow down, but he continues with his running regardless. That research study had also revealed that a 'commitment to run', the determination not to miss a training session no matter what, invariably resulted in injury. Psychological quirks being responsible for a person's proneness to injury, Dr Fields advises you to 'listen to your body signals'. |
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