A 47-year-old professor at a medical college in Assam died after reportedly collapsing while exercising at a gym in Nagaon.
CCTV footage of the incident showed Dr Sahin Rahman, an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Medicine at Nagaon Medical College and Hospital, working out when he suddenly lost consciousness at around 7.36 pm on August 27.
Rahman was immediately taken for medical treatment but was later declared dead. The exact cause of his death has not yet been officially determined.
The incident comes amid several similar cases of people collapsing while exercising at gyms in recent years.
UTTARAKHAND COP COLLAPSES AT GYM
In June this year, a 38-year-old Special Operations Group (SOG) officer died after collapsing during a workout at a gym in Uttarakhand’s Champawat district.
The officer, identified as Girish Bhatt, was exercising at a local gym on Friday when he suddenly felt unwell and collapsed, according to officials.
People present at the gym rushed him to a private hospital in nearby Khatima, where doctors declared him dead.
PUNE MAN DIED DURING WORKOUT
On August 2 last year, 37-year-old businessman Milind Kulkarni collapsed while exercising at a gym in Pune’s Chinchwad area.
Kulkarni had reportedly been regularly visiting the gym for around six months. During the workout, he took a brief break and drank some water before feeling dizzy and collapsing.
Gym staff and others immediately took him to a nearby private hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
People close to the family said Kulkarni had a family history of heart disease, with both his father and brother having died of heart attacks.
SUDDEN DEATHS DURING EXERCISE
These incidents have once again drawn attention to cases of sudden death occurring during or shortly after physical exercise, including among relatively young individuals.
Regular exercise is widely regarded as beneficial for cardiovascular health and can lower the long-term risk of heart disease.
However, in rare circumstances, intense physical exertion may trigger a serious cardiac event, particularly in individuals with existing but undiagnosed heart conditions.
