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To celebrate second anniversary of Fit India Movement and as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur launched the Fit India Mobile Application.
Fit India Movement
- Fit India Movement was launched on 29th August 2019, on the occasion of National Sports Day by Hon’ble PM with the aim to make fitness an integral part of the lives every Indian.
- The key message is Fitness is easy, fun and free, and can be practiced anywhere.
Objective
- To promote fitness as easy, fun and free
- To spread awareness on fitness and various physical activities that promote fitness through focused campaigns
- To encourage indigenous sports
- To make fitness reach every school, college/university, panchayat/village, etc.
- To create a platform for citizens of India to share information, drive awareness and encourage sharing of personal fitness stories
About the app
- The “My Plan” feature of Fit India Mobile App lets every Individual to define their current lifestyle – time spent on physical activity, water intake, sleep hours, current weight and targeted weight - to get a customised food plan, lifestyle changes for them to achieve his/her goals.
- Fit India App is free and available in English & Hindi on both the Android and the iOS platforms
- The Fit India App recommends Indian Food Plan, No. of Glasses of Water and no. of hours of Sleep.
- The “Activity Tracker” feature of the application helps Individuals to keep track of their daily activity levels.
- The real time Step Tracker helps Individuals to track their daily steps and encourages them to set higher goals for themselves.
- The App lets individuals to also track their daily Water Intake, Calorie Intake and Sleep Hours.
- Individuals can set hourly reminders and track their progress of Fitness Scores and Daily Activity over a period of time, share their fitness and activity data with other to motivate more people to take up fitness and lifestyle changes.
Source: PIB
