"FITNESS IS NOT ABOUT BEING BETTER THAN SOMEONE ELSE….. ITS ABOUT BETTER THAN YOU USED TO BE" - #Fit India Movement-2020

 

Urmila Yadav

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DAV Centenary College,

1,Haryana Naval Unit NCC

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the fit India Movement on 29^th august,2019 saying the initiative was the need of the hour and will take the country towards a healthier future.

At a colorful ceremony , which included  a presentation of India’s indigenous martial art form, dances and sports, Modi said technology has contributed to a sedentary lifestyle.

“Fitness has always been an integral part of our culture. But there is indifference towards fitness issues now. A few decades back, a normal person would walk 8-10 km in a day, do cycling or run,” Modi said during  the  event .” But with technology, physical activity has reduced. We walk less now and the same technology tells us that we are not walking enough.”

India has a growing burden of non- communicable diseases. More people now suffer, and die from, lifestyle diseases than even before in the history of this country.

According to the fourth National Family Health Survey- the latest such survey of pan-India health:

“Non-communicable diseases (NODs) account for 60 % of all death in India. The major metabolic risk factors for NCDs are obesity, raised blood pressure, raised total cholesterol levels in the blood.”

OBESITY:

A study funded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Indian Council of Medical Research , and the Bill & Melinda  Gates Foundation found that 20.4% of Indian adults were overweight in 2016.

Cardiovascular diseases : in 2016 , cardiovascular diseases led to more than 28%  of all death in India, according to a study published  in The Lancet Global Health ,a peer- review journal.

HYPERTENSION:

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research , one in four Indians has hypertension. High blood pressure affects multiple organs, including  the eyes , heart and  kidney. Earlier this year , the ICMR expanded its India Hypertension Control Initiative to 100 districts.

 

DIABETES:

With more than 72 million people living with diabetes , India has become the diabetes capital of the world.

‘IF THE BODY IS FIT, MIND IS A HIT’

-Narendra  Modi, Prime  Minister.