Age Appropriate Fitness Protocol Now in Odia

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step towards promoting healthy living among people across all age groups, Minister for Sports and Youth Services Tusharkanti Behera on Tuesday launched  ‘Age Appropriate Fitness Protocols’ in Odia via video conferencing.

The protocols in the form of three books will create awareness on the benefits of adopting an active lifestyle and being available in both Odia and English will reach out and benefit a larger diaspora, a press release said.

During the present pandemic situation, people across all age groups are taking calculated steps to improve their health and protect themselves from coronavirus. Aiming to address the concerns of people and to reach out to a large mass, the state government took the step to launch a fitness protocols book in Odia, it added.

Age Appropriate Fitness Protocols and Guidelines has been jointly developed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and designed by experts for all age groups – 5 to 18 years, 18 to 65 years, 65 years and above.

Launching the three books, the Minister said, “I am happy to launch the ‘Age Appropriate Fitness Protocols and Guidelines in Odia’ under the Fit India Movement. These protocols designed for three different age groups, include simple tests and basic guidelines that demystifies what it means to stay fit and active. The launch of the protocols in the regional language is a significant step. Being available now in both English and Odia, in the State, the outreach will be widespread. It will further the objective of the mission and contribute towards a healthy and fit society.”

On this occasion, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Sports, Vishal K Dev, Director-cum-Additional Secretary, Sports, R Vineel Krishna, Regional Director, SAI Eastern Region Kolkata, Vineet Kumar and Deputy Secretary, Sports, Shailendra Jena were present.