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CBSE & Fit India Movement to Organize Unique Live Fitness Sessions
It is a welcome move in order to keep the spirit of the students high and promote fitness when the schools are closed.
To keep up the spirits high during the lockdown, the central board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Fit India have organized first-ever Live fitness sessions for schools students in the second phases of the lockdown. The guidelines for the sessions will be provided by the Ministry of Ayush.
Talking about this first-of-a-kind initiative, Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank,’ said, “CBSE has supported the Fit India Movement right from its initiation. 13868 CBSE schools have been part of several Fit India programmes in the past and 11682 CBSE schools have already got the Fit India flag. Now, with this unique endeavour, I am confident that students across the country will not just be gainfully engaged during the lockdown but will also be motivated to take up fitness and healthy living as a way of life, which is the vision of our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi."
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju, feels that the online sessions are the need of the hour. He said, “Children are all at home with limited physical activity. These sessions by fitness experts will ensure that children practice fitness even when at home. It is also imperative at these times to ensure that everyone, especially children remain healthy and have strong immunity. In these sessions, besides fitness-related topics, the guidelines of the Ministry of Ayush, with regard to following simple steps to increase immunity will also be discussed. I am sure children and parents will benefit greatly from these rich sessions.”
Owing to the nation-wide lockdown due to Covid19 up to May 3rd and following Prime Minister’s call to all citizens to increase immunity and stay healthy, Fit India and CBSE have taken this unique initiative to ensure fitness of all school children. Besides sessions on fitness-related issues, guidelines of the Ministry of Ayush on ways to build immunity and stay healthy during this time will also be shared with students.
Commencing from 15th April 2020 at 9:30 am, students can easily get access to these Live sessions on the Facebook and Instagram handles of Fit India Movement and CBSE. All the sessions will also be available on YouTube so that students can access it at their convenience as well.
The Live sessions will cover all aspects of children’s fitness from daily workouts to yoga, nutrition to emotional well-being. Distinguished fitness experts like Aliya Imran, nutritionist Puja Makhija, emotional wellness expert Dr. Jitendra Nagpal, yoga professional Heena Bhimani and several others would be a part of the sessions.
Live streaming would also be available on the social media handles of CBSE, GOQii and Shilpa Shetty App.
The extension of the lockdown was necessary and yet it has created a sense of sadness among students as they cannot keep up with their outdoor and sports activities. This initiative will make sure that the students are kept engaged physically so that they can keep their fitness intact.
News Source: PIB