Do you jog? Do you go to the gym? Do you exercise? If the answer for all the questions are no and the reason ranges from ‘it’s too tiring’ and ‘I don’t have the time’, then you all need to meet Amarjeet Singh Chawla.
The 62-year-old Chawla, lost his eyesight completely at the age of 40 from an eye disease that could not be cured. He had also been diagnosed with muscular degeneration at the age of 14. However, if you thought that would dampen his spirit, you are totally off the mark!
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Amarjeet started competing in his first ever run at the age of 40 in 2004. This run was 7 kilometres in length and he completed it without any hitch. And it was only fitting that he was escorted by former World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev for the same.
Since then, at an age where most people start thinking about retirement, he got addicted to running and has completed 101 runs all over the country. And, would you believe that 83 of them were marathons? Yeah, crazy right?
In fact, he completed his 101st competition this year at the 16th edition of the TATA Mumbai marathon on January 20. And if this still does not inspire you to take up your fitness regime more seriously, we have something more for you!
Not only has Chawla excelled in running, he has also overcome all his physical limitations and won a gold in the 50-metre freestyle swimming event at the All India Swimming Competition.
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He has also been the only person who had visual impairments and still managed to climb up the treacherous Dolma Pass located in Tibet. For all those who are unaware, the Dolma Pass is at a height of 19,830-feet from the sea level.
In fact, Amarjeet timed his runs in such a way that he could run his 101st competition at the Mumbai Marathon this year. In his own words he said that he completed 20 runs in 2017 and 19 in 2018 so that his 101st marathon can be in Mumbai in 2019.
How is that for a bit of inspiration? Still think that going to the gym everyday is hard work that cannot be done because you are ‘too tired’?
