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Virat, Amitabh, Hrithik and other celebs: The Fitness Challenge is going places!

Initiated by Union Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore, the #HumFitTohIndiaFit social media campaign to spread awareness regarding fitness is, well, spreading! The minister, who had also won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, urged users to post pictures and videos of how they keep themselves fit and send a #FitnessChallenge to friends on social media. He challenged Hrithik Roshan, Virat Kohli and Saina Nehwal to join in.

Since then many, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma, Amitabh Bachchan and Varun Dhawan are coming forward to share their fitness stories. Here are the ones we found inspiring…

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Hrithik Roshan posted a video of himself commuting to the office, cycling. Working up a sweat, he commented that sitting static in a car is such a waste. He urged his followers to walk, cycle, jog, and feel the earth.

https://twitter.com/iHrithik/status/998959071020617734

Tiger Shroff, who had been nominated by Hrithik, showcased his flexibility, adding, “Tareeke anek par maksad sirf ek.” He has nominated Sonam Kapoor, Karan Johar and Farhan Akhtar to take the #FitnessChallenge forward.

https://twitter.com/iTIGERSHROFF/status/999274630681591809

Amitabh Bachchan shared his “main mantra” writing, “BE CONTINUOUSLY MOBILE .. get up for every errand yourself, gym each day, push away that excess morsel of temptation, drive or cycle yourself, see the Sun more often!” These are all rules that the Bachchan practices and not merely preaches.

https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/999536148077625344

When badminton champ and silver Olympics medallist PV Sindhu shared her video, she also passed the challenge to Deepika Padukone, Akhil Akkineni and Joshna Chinappa.

https://twitter.com/Pvsindhu1/status/999187354194595840

What’s more, Union Minister of state for Home affairs, Kiren Rijiju from Arunachal Pradesh who is often hailed for his fit lifestyle has thrown the fitness challenge at three prominent figures including Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu, Bollywood Actor Salman Khan and television actress Soumya Tandon in a recent tweet. We can’t wait to see what Salman has in store!

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