Dr Mansukh Mandaviya gives a clarion call to citizens to contribute towards a fitter India, download FIT India mobile app
36th edition of Sundays on Cycle pays tribute to youngsters from the National Cadet Corps
Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, gave a clarion call to all citizens to adopt an active lifestyle by participating in the Fit India Sundays on Cycle initiative from his home village, Hanol in Palitana, Gujarat.
Started by the Minister in December 2024, the cycling initiative has been organised across more than 46,000 locations till date, with an overall participation of 8 lakh-plus individuals. Continuing its mission to build a healthier, pollution-free India, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports organised a special edition of ‘Fit India Sundays on Cycle’ today in partnership with the National Cadet Corps across 5000 locations nationwide. Around 3000 Namo Fit India Clubs also participated in the event.
Dr Mandaviya urged fellow citizens from villages to download the FIT India mobile app and utilise the carbon credit feature.
“I would urge everyone to download the FIT India mobile app and check how much carbon is being saved by cycling to work or going around the village. The app has been developed such that it gives you all information about your health from a distance, and the time taken to the heart rate, and other parameters beneficial to monitor one’s health. Cycling is a great tool for fighting obesity and is a solution to pollution. I would ask everyone to become part of our Fit India Sundays on Cycle movement,” Dr Mandaviya said in Hanol.
In Delhi, the 1200-plus enthusiastic cyclists rode around the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and enjoyed participating in Zumba, meditation and yoga sessions, alongside rope skipping activity organised by Dr Shikha Gupta. Further, fencers Naziya Shaik and Beni Quebha pledged their support for the cycling movement, highlighting its role in spreading much-needed awareness in Tier 1 and Tier 2/3 cities about the bad effects of obesity and air pollution.
Fencers Beni Quebha, Naziya Shaik pledge their support for Sundays on Cycle, describing it as a tool against obesity and air pollution
“This is my first experience of cycling with such a huge crowd. I am very happy to be part of it. Fit India Sundays on Cycle is a great initiative to make people aware of lifestyle diseases like obesity and air pollution. It was so nice to see people enjoying different physical activities from Zumba, yoga, rope skipping, to badminton, net cricket, etc. at one place. The morning began with high energy, and the message was clear to everyone that we have to adopt an active lifestyle to remain fit and healthy,” said Beni Quebha, a National Games medallist in fencing.
Meanwhile, more than 100 riders from the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) actively participated in the Fit India Sundays on Cycles at the Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW). The event was organised in collaboration with the Indian Railways’ cycling training camp currently being held at PLW. This successful event not only promoted physical fitness but also reflected RSPB’s unwavering commitment to encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle among its athletes and employees.
The ‘Fit India Sundays on Cycle’ is organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), in collaboration with the Cycling Federation of India (CFI), Raahgiri Foundation, My Bikes and MY Bharat. The cycling drive is organised simultaneously in the capitals of all States and Union Territories besides SAI Regional Centres, National Centres of Excellence (NCOEs), SAI Training Centres (STCs), Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCEs) and Khelo India centres (KICs) across various age groups.
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