This Kerala govt medical college now has a modern fitness centre
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To promote fitness alongside healthcare, a fitness centre with modern equipment and facilities for the doctors, students, and employees of the TD Medical College was inaugurated today in Alappuzha. The centre is set up in the old library hall of the Medical College. The college authorities claim that the modern fitness centre is the first of its kind in a government medical college in Kerala.
The centre is sponsored by Dr Tomy Paul Kalaparambil, professor of radiology at Michigan State University, USA, who is also an alumnus of the college. Rs 25 lakh was spent for setting up the modern fitness centre at the TD Medical College. The hospital's former principal, Dr B Padmakumar, said that the fitness centre will help students relieve academic pressure.
Nominal charges
Doctors and other employees can also use the facility to overcome work-related stress. ₹100 per month will be charged as a fee from students (years one to four), while it is ₹200 for house surgeons. PG students have to pay ₹250 per month as a fee to use the facility, while it is ₹300 and ₹500 for the employees and doctors, respectively. A trainer will also be appointed at the centre soon.
Timings
The fitness centre will be open every day from 5 am to 8 am and from 4 pm to 10 pm. Up to 50 persons can use the fitness centre at a time. Extensive facilities, including a powerlifting platform, have been arranged at the gym.
