New Delhi, August 29: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday launched the Fit India mobile app, a personal trainer-cum-fitness guide, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Fit India Movement here.
Thakur said the app was a gift from the government to the people of India on the National Sports Day, which is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. Also Read | Will Cristiano Ronaldo Feature in Manchester United Playing XI Against Wolves Today in EPL 2021-22 Match? Click Here to Know The Deets!.
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur Launches Fit India Mobile App
FIT INDIA ?? MOBILE APP
India’s most comprehensive Fitness App launched on #NationalSportsDay !
On Your Marks,
Fitness Test,
Go !
“FITNESS KI DOSE, AADHA GHANTA ROZ!”
Google Play Store:https://t.co/blpuV0yeGR
Apple Store:https://t.co/zytUEN6RCl#FitIndiaApp pic.twitter.com/k5hUWFVUyO
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) August 29, 2021
“The Fit India app is a tribute to Major Dhyan Chand who is an icon to country’s sportspersons,” Thakur said at a function at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here. The event was also virtually attended by bronze medal-winning Tokyo Olympics hockey team captain Manpreet Singh. Also Read | Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United ‘Homecoming’ Sparks Angry Reactions From Netizens Slamming Him Over Kathryn Mayorga’s Alleged Rape Allegations!.
“The app is a must for sportspersons to remain fit and they are expected to follow the app rigorously. This is an effort to keep new, young India fit because a fit youth can make a great India,” he added.
“We don’t give enough importance to fitness. What we need to devote is just half an hour of our time in a day to fitness. This app is fun and free and anyone can test and monitor their fitness anywhere.” Hockey captain Manpreet too vouched for the app.
“This app is very helpful and easy to use. I am already using it and I hope it will help me in improving my fitness more,” he said. The event was also attended by Minister of State for Sports Nisith Pramanik, Sports Secretary Ravi Mittal, Sports Authority of India Director General Sandeep Pradhan, among other dignitaries.
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