Fitness Week Activities & Celebrations to be conducted in all schools in the month of November or December month under Fit India School Movement.
Here we have provided the details on Fit India Movement. i.e., Fit India School Movement Fitness Week Celebrations and Activities under Fit India Mission. So, Fit India School Movement Fitness Week Celebrations and Day wise Activities (Six Day Fitness Activities) would be conducted in all Schools across India.
What is Fit India Movement?. The Fit India Movement is a movement to take the nation on a path of fitness and wellness. It provides a unique and exciting opportunity to work towards a healthier India. As part of the movement, individuals and organisations can undertake various efforts for their own health and well-being as well as for the health and well-being of fellow Indians.
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India has launched the ‘Fit India Movement‘ on 29 August with a view to make Physical Fitness a way of life. Fit India Movement aims at behavioral changes – from sedentary lifestyle to physically active way of day-to-day living. Fit India would be a success only when it becomes a people’s movement. We have to play the role of a catalyst.
‘How to Live’ ought to be the first pillar of formal education. This involves teaching and practicing the art of taking care of one’s body and health daily. Schools have to be the first formal institution after home where physical fitness is taught and practiced.
In the above background, the Fit India Mission encourages Schools to Organise a Fit India School Week in month of November/December. It has also prepared a set of Fit India School rating with simple and easy parameters. Fit India Schools – Join the Fit India School movement. Increase physical education and physical activity for your students and in your school and make a fitter, healthier and happier India.
Background of Fit India School movement:
The challenges of the modern day life has brought along with it the need to be more physically proactive and fit in order to face its challenges with optimum energy and positivity. Fit children are able to handle day-to-day physical and emotional challenges better. However, for a holistic and intrinsically healthy lifestyle, awareness and support for fitness movement is more essential than ever.
On 29 August, the Honorable Prime Minister launched nation-wide “Fit India Movement” aimed to encourage people to inculcate physical activity and sports in their everyday lives and daily routine. So as to take this mission forward, CBSE has decided that each year THIRD and FOURTH WEEK in November, a total of 06 working days, will be celebrated as “Fitness Week” in all its affiliated schools. This movement therefore endeavors to alter this behavior from ‘Passive Screen time’ to ‘Active Field time’ and the aim of the objective is to develop Sports Quotient among all the students to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Such movement will also instill in students the understanding for regular physical activity and higher levels of fitness enhancing in them self-esteem and confidence.
It has also been decided to take-up “Ek Bharat – Shreshtha Bharat ( एक भारत – श्रेष्ठ भारत )” on day six of this program.
Fitness Week Activities under Fit India School Program
| Day | Activity (CBSE Schools) |
|---|---|
| 01 | i) Morning Assembly – Yoga for all ii) Activities on Fitness and Nutrition for Students and Staff |
| 02 | i) Morning Assembly – Free hands exercise for all ii) Mental Fitness Activities (Ex. Debates, Symposium, Lectures by Sports Psychologists) |
| 03 | i) Beginning of “Fitness Assessment” of Students through KHELO INDIA App. ii) Poster making Competition for all Students on theme “Fit Body – Fit Mind – Fit Environment” |
| 04 | i) Physical Activities for all Students including Dance, Aerobics, Yoga, Martial Arts, Rope-Skipping, Gardening etc. ii) Essay/Poem Writing Competition for all Students on theme “Fit India School” |
| 05 | Fitness/Sports Quiz for all Students |
| 06 | Competition for Students, Staff and Parents in Traditional/ Indigenous/ Regional Games – To celebrate the Unity in Diversity of our Nation and to maintain and strengthen the fabric of traditionally existing emotional bonds between the people of our Country; Engagement Matrix between States and UTs have been done. Against each pair of State/UTs, the suggestive traditional games list too has been given. Schools may engage its students in minimum one game of its choice from the partner state. Children, Parent and Teacher participants may also participate in exploring the history and interesting facts of the indigenous games from partner States. |
CSE Telangana Proceedings:
Commissioner Of School Education has given proceedings on Fit India movement – Fit India School Program. CSE Telangana has given instructions to all RJDSEs, DEOs, MEOs, HMs to take necessary action on Fit India School movement and Fit India Week Activities and upload images in fitindia.gov.in and Nodal Officer email ID gcpehyd@gmail.com. Fit India School Movement Program should be started in all schools from 30-12-2019. Activities to be undertaken for this programme and activities should be conducted during the Fitness Week (Fit India Week) Celebration in all schools
Fitness Week Activities in TS Schools
- 1st Day (Monday): Yogasanas should be held by the students in the morning assembly of the school. Students and staff should be educated on physical fitness and nutrition
- 2nd Day (Tuesday): Exercise hands-on exercise in morning assembly in schools. Conduct programs (activities, sports, lectures on psychological philosophers) on psychological distress.
- 3rd Day (Wednesday): Students need to start fitting assessment through Khelo India App. Conduct competitions on the preparation of posters for students on the subject of ‘Fit Body-Fit Enrichment’.
- 4th Day (Thursday): Students should be trained in Dance, Aerobics, Yoga, Martial Arts, Rope Skipping and Gardening. Essay / Poetry Competitions should be held for all students on Fit India School.
- 5th Day (Friday): Students should conduct a sports quiz on fitness.
- 6th Day (Saturday): Traditional / domestic / regional games such as Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Bongaralata, Donga police game, Chain game, Tiger game etc.
We need to make students and parents take part of interesting things to strengthen our country’s unity and people-to-people bonds. For more details contact Dr. K. Ram Reddy, Nodal Officer, Fit India (Telangana State).. Principal, Govt. College of Physical Education and Secretary, School Games Federation of Telangana State Mobile No. Cell No. 9010292258. 7032910092.