A public awareness program on the benefits of cycling was organized by the Department of General Medicine AIIMS Bhopal. Executive Director Prof (Dr) Ajai Singh inaugurated the programme, and while speaking on the occasion emphasized the importance of cycling for a healthy society. He also proposed that all AIIMS employees travel on bicycle once a week, as the cycling is a complete body exercise which help to remain healthy.
Dr Abhishek Singhai, Associate Professor of Medicine, described how physical inactivity and unhealthy lifestyles have contributed to an increase in the incidence of noncommunicable illnesses. Dr Varun Malhotra, Additional professor of Physiology, provided evidence demonstrating that cycling can help avoid a variety of ailments like high sugar or fat level in the blood. Cycling also helps to alleviate mental stress and keep the regular cycler physically as well as mentally fit.