People at the age of 70 normally start feeling tired and exhausted and are likely to give up on the activities or work that they enjoy or have been doing regularly. Not to forget, old age gets with it many other miseries like diabetes, short of breath, High BP, backaches, etc.

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However, 70-year-old man Mahesh Palta has left behind his age barrier to pursue his passion of swimming. At this age, Palta not only swims regularly but also performs various Asanas with ease. For Mahesh, Water Yoga is a new found love in his pursuit to make the most of his life.

Mahesh talking with Iamin said, “When running a business, I did not have much time to take care of myself. When all my children settled I thought of taking out time for myself. But then I realised my body is not ready for it, the age was taking its toll on me. I had diabetes and arthritis, which in a way were restricting my wishes and passion.”

He first learned swimming at the age of 60 followed by few body movements under water. “When I started practising swimming, I realized that the body is suppler inside water and it worked like a stress buster. With time I slowly started practising yoga. It took me nearly two years to practise yoga properly,” he said.

Palta can now perform Surya Namaskar, Padmasana, Shirshasana, Shavasana, and Pawanmuktasana in water for an hour and can walk on his hands for up to 20 ft. He is not suffering from arthritis and diabetes any more.

Mahesh says that after doing yoga consistently he has seen tremendous changes in himself. For the past 10 years, Mahesh has been religiously practising Yoga everyday for an hour. “I do not feel tired any more, and despite working for 12 hours a day I still feel energetic. I have also started enjoying my work. I feel like a young man again,” he said. Mahesh believes for any problem that human body is facing, its solution lies in the nature. “It is in the water, it is in the air and it is in the plants. I do not take any medicines now. I practice yoga; it is all in the nature,” he reiterates.

Encouraging others to take up Water Yoga

Mahesh now even trains about 25 people, including senior citizens and youngsters. He also shares the benefits of 'Water Yoga' with them. Being motivated from Palta, many senior citizens have also started practising Yoga and felt the change.

Two years back, 73-year-old Bal Mukund Bansal, a resident of sector-15A, was unable to walk due to pain in his joints. He considered getting a knee replacement done. However, he started practising yoga. Today, he walks 2-3 kms and does yoga for an hour every day, without going for a knee replacement.

Mahesh Palta now aims to share the benefits of Water Yoga with as many people as possible.

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