Mehmet Sıddık Ok from Diyarbakır, who has been a tailor for years, now spends most of his time for his health to keep his body, which he had been tired for years, vigorous. Mehmet Sıddık Ok, who has 3 children and 2 grandchildren, started to experience heart disease. Doctors told Ok, who went to the hospital after his complaints, that he needed an operation. Doctors later gave up on operating Mehmet Ok due to his age and suggested that he do sports. Mehmet Ok, who started sports two months ago, sweats in the gym seven days a week. Stating that there was improvement in his health during this process, Ok invited everyone from 7 to 70 to do sports.
“I GET MY HEALTH WHEN I DO SPORTS”
Saying that he is 76 years old, Mehmet Sıddık Ok stated that he started sports due to health problems. Stating that he suffered from atherosclerosis, Ok said, “My heart ached, I went to a cardiologist. The doctor made my films and said that I had problems with my heart valve and that I had to have an operation. Then he didn’t operate on me because of my age. He recommended sports to me. I came home, talked to the people at home. They gladly accepted. They know that sports are beneficial for health. I also come to the gym every day and work out. As I work, I come to myself, I get better. My heart pain is gone, my arteriosclerosis is normalized. I started for two months and I come to the gym every day. When I exercise, I regain my health. I feel more rested and comfortable. I am happy with sports, I recommend sports to everyone, young and old. Let the elderly people who are not in good health come and do sports. Young people welcome me when they see me. They say, ‘my uncle, mashallah, you are doing very good sports at this age; you are energetic’. They pray for me and I pray for them.
Mehmet Sıddık Ok, who has a talent for poetry as well as being a tailor and athlete, finished his words by reading the poem he wrote:
Don’t waste time, let’s value time
Time passes quickly, let’s value it
Time is more valuable than gold, no one is embezzled, It should be human, let’s value time diligently
Time is like a flying bird.
“I AM SO HAPPY TO SEE HIM”
Sports center business manager Sercan Arslan noted that he has been the business manager of the gym where Mehmet Sıddık Ok came to for 7 years. Stating that he was surprised when he saw Mehmet Ok for the first time, Arslan said, “He is 76 years old, I have never encountered such a thing before. In general, I saw young people, civil servants, students, people over 50 years old at the most. We were very surprised when we saw him. While we were wondering if he could do sports, we saw that he did sports very well. It’s interesting and we like it. Let me tell you for myself, I am very, very happy when I see him.”
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