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Medication or exercise – which would you choose? Darshan Parekh was given these options when he was diagnosed with high blood pressure and high cholesterol during a routine medical examination in 2009. The Indian-born, Hong Kong-based businessman, just shy of his 40th birthday at the time, chose to get active. He took up running – something he had never done.
A Hong Kong businessman diagnosed with high blood pressure and high cholesterol chose exercise over medication to lose weight. He took up running, got fit, lost 22kg and, 13 years on, is an ultra runner and triathlete.