‘HumFitTohIndiaFit’ Challenge: A Fitter India

Challenge is Open to All! Join the Celebrities & Post Your Photos

The #HumFitTohIndiaFit tweet by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore a couple of weeks back has taken the country by storm. He came up with a unique challenge for the nation that inspires people of the country to start leading a healthier lifestyle. The Minister circulated his video message through twitter in a challenging way by doing push-ups continuously while talking about the challenge in the video. Doing push ups is challenging, doing it continuously is even more challenging and doing it while talking simultaneously is unimaginable for many! Of course, Mr. Rathore can do it as he is an Olympic medalist and a former professional shooter.

The Challenge
The Minister launched his video by first showering complements on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, praising the PM for his love for fitness and his ability to juggle efficiently between work and fitness. The ex-armyman did 10 pushups without a hint of a huff or a puff dressed in his formal work attire (disproving that athleisure clothes or tracks can only help you exercise) to initiate the challenge.
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The Minister launched his fitness drive on social media urging people to exercise and start posting videos and photos on how they stay fit. He even requests each of us to throw a fitness challenge to our friends and expand the challenge loop in the maximum way possible. Mr. Rathore throwed his first challenge to Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and badminton superpower Saina Nehwal.

Take Up the Challenge, Work Towards a Fitter India

Virat Kohli has gone one step ahead and has challenged our beloved PM of India who has accepted this challenge in the right spirit and posted his fitness video routine.
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PM Narendra Modi Ka Fitness Routine
Mr. Narendra Modi is one of the latest high-profile individuals to take up the #FitnessChallenge that is driving the entire country to become a fitter one in which citizens post videos and photos of their daily physical activity.

In his video, the PM starts his day with Yoga, walks on a track inspired by the Panchtatvas or 5 elements of nature (Prithvi, Jai, Agni, Vayu and Aakash) rolling on a rock, walking on pebbles, circling a tree and practicing breathing exercise.
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The campaign has gone viral and people across the nation are warming up to the fitness challenge-even the greatest business tycoons right from Anand Mahindra to the entire IPS force have taken up the healthy challenge.

Have You Taken Up the Challenge?
Some celebrities like Virat Kohli, Deepika Padukone and Mithali Raj have taken up the fitness challenge after being nominated while some other such as PT Usha have taken it up without being forced into the loop.

A nutritionist, doctor or gym trainer can only motivate people and chalk out a fitness plan for individuals. After that, it is up to us to take up the task seriously, work dedicatedly and achieve our goals successfully. Some helpful tips before taking up the challenge include:

1. If you have taken up the challenge out of your own interest, please be self-motivated and remain energetic about your goals until you achieve it. Remember, one does not need a reminder every now and then to keep working towards your target. We set targets only when we love to do the activity and there is no point in skipping the routine after setting one.
2. First timers who are eager about the challenge should not pounce onto it like a hungry lion but work slowly towards it. Start slowly by exercising or walking for a minimum of 10 minutes. Every three days keep increasing your time duration by another 5 minutes until you reach your 60-minutes-a-day exercise schedule.
3. Engage in any form of physical activity that satisfies you-it might be walking, cycling, running, going to the gym or taking up an interesting sport. At the end of the day, the activity you do must be rewarding and refreshing.
4. The challenge is a healthy way of spreading fitness awareness to people residing in every nook and corner of the country. Even those who don’t have access to social media or Internet can take up this endeavour to become healthier and fitter. Friends can help these individuals post their pictures or even more, take up the responsibility to post their friend’s picture on the Internet.
5. Healthy competition paves way for fruitful results and challenges and comparisons in a healthy way is sure to motivate your near and dear ones to keep improving themselves and perform better and better to achieve their desired results.
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It helps you achieve better results if you eat nutritious foods and a well-balanced meal along with your physical activity to boost your stamina and keep yourself energized to perform more vigorous activities that make you much fitter. Every person needs a different food plan to suit his/her body conditions and physique. Get in touch with a registered dietitian nutritionist at www.firsteatright.com who can help you accomplish your desired fitness goals effectively and reap better benefits. Are you ready to take up the #HumFitTohIndiaFit fitness challenge and encourage your friends and family to take up the same? Let’s make it a revolution that would be remembered forever reaping benefits for both, the individual and the country. 

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