bhubaneswar back to nature is the new fitness mantra of the citys denizens they are flocking to yoga centres art of living classes laughter clubs and going for ayurvedic treatments and regimented diets to keep lifestyle diseases such as diabetes heart attacks and obesity at bay we conduct yoga classes and parti courses in at least 10 art of living centres in bhubaneswar round the year said bijayalakshmi mohanty a faculty of the centre around 500 people participate in these courses every month besides there are also art excel and yes plus courses that are huge stress busters mohanty said even corporates like nalco are encouraging their employees to practice yoga besides yoga and meditation classes we conduct a lot of stressmanagement drills at our community centre said anil bhatt the dgm of nalco the corporate house also has gymnasiums and recreation centres for its staff laughing clubs are a big draw earlier limited to retired people these stressrelieving sessions are now attended by women and notsoold the sittings are paying dividends we not only feel happy that lowers our stress level but these laughter clubs also help us in building our social circle said sanatan mishra a club member the number of such clubs has also doubled over the past few years besides the above healthy moves morning walk has gained lot of ground over the past few years enthusiastic walkers can be sighted on the citys footpaths and parks as walking is the easiest form of exercise and one does not need to buy any gadgets for it only a good pair of walking shoes is suffice those who rise late are making it a point to do a few laps of the park in the evening apart from taking a thousand steps fitness freaks are keeping abreast with the latest news for maintaining good health besides devoting time to morning walk i keep myself uptodate with the latest news in naturopathy i also buy books and cds of munger yoga ashram in bihar besides a lot of books on nutrition said rashmi mishra a former yoga teacher