Hyderabad, September 25: Wockhardt Hospitals in association with Airtel will organise a ‘Wockathon’ on September 27 to celebrate the World Heart Day. “Every third person in the city is susceptible to coronary heart diseases and in order to create an awareness among the people of Hyderabad about a proper lifestyle and healthy heart, we are organising this walkathon,” said Sudhakar Jadhav, Head of Operations of Wockhardt Hospitals. He also added that the people between the age group of 28 to 35 are becoming prone to heart ailments due to the nature of their lifestyle.
Therefore, this event will encourage people to take proper care of their heart. The theme this year is “Work with your Heart” where people can walk, jog, run or do a little bit of everything, and pledge to take good care of their heart.
The walk will start at 6 am on September 27 and the distance is from Jalavihar to Imax Circle and back to Jalavihar. Those interested can call at 91774-59694 for a free registration.
—Agencies