Make Fitness a Part of Lifestyle

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Fit India campaign at a function held in New Delhi on the occasion of National Sports Day. 

 

  The Prime Minister urged the countrymen to make fitness a part of their lifestyle. Inaugurating the mass campaign on the birthday of Major Dhyanchand, the Prime Minister paid tribute to India's sporting paradigm Major Dhyanchand, who won the heart of the world with his sports and technology. 

  He congratulated the young players of the country who waved the tricolor on the world stage with their efforts.
   The Prime Minister said that the medals of these players are not only the result of their hard work but also a glimpse of the passion and new faith of the new India. The Prime Minister said that the 'Fit India campaign' should become a national goal and its ambition. Trying to excite the country, the Prime Minister said that the Fit India campaign can be started by the government but it will have to be led by the people and it will have to be successful.
   The Prime Minister said that success is related to fitness and there is a commonality in the success of people who set the pattern in any sphere of life and they want to stay fit, pay attention to fitness and want fitness. 

  The Prime Minister said, “Technology has reduced our physical ability and taken away our fitness habits and today we have become ignorant of our traditional practices and lifestyle, which can keep us healthy. Over time our society has distanced itself from giving less importance to fitness. Earlier a person walked many kilometers on foot or bicycle, today the mobile app tells us how many steps we have taken. 

   The Prime Minister said, "Lifestyle diseases are increasing in India today and youth are also being affected by it. Cases of diabetes and hypertension are increasing and even in India children are getting these diseases. But minor lifestyle changes can prevent these lifestyle-related diseases. The Fit India campaign is an attempt to bring about minor changes in lifestyle. 

  The Prime Minister said that people associated with any profession can play a more effective role in their profession if they remain mentally and physically fit. If the body is fit then you are mentally fit also. Sports is directly related to fitness. But the Fit India campaign aims to go beyond fitness. Fitness is not just a word but an essential pillar of a healthy and prosperous life.