To follow a healthy lifestyle, it is essential to do mindful eating and include basic physical exercises in your routine. Physical exercises, walking, jogging, and running surpass yoga and gym training, the top choices of most fitness enthusiasts in India. This statement has been made after a new survey conducted on 7th April 2019. Another activity gaining prominence as a fitness form is Zumba, especially among women, with 18 percent of respondents enjoying it in 2019, up from 11 percent in 2017, according to the Reebok “Fit India Survey 2.0” launched on World Health Day.
Over half the respondents (53 percent) confirmed that they have at least five activities included in their fitness regime, with walking (84 percent), jogging (64 percent), running (63 percent), yoga (56 percent), and gym training (53 percent) emerging as the top choices. The results showed that millennials in the country increasingly opt for a healthier lifestyle, with 95 percent of respondents indulging in at least one fitness activity – running, jogging, or walking. For the study, over 2,200 men and women between the age group of 18-35 years were surveyed across nine cities in the country.
Kolkata scored the highest “FitScore”, a combination of several fitness activities, a frequency of working out, and nutritional awareness – of 9. While Delhi-NCR closely follows Kolkata with a FitScore of 7.99, Pune dropped from the number 1 position in 2017 to the eighth on this year’s list with a low FitScore of 5.73. With a FitScore of 7.64, Mumbai was placed third. This year’s survey revealed an increase in women undertaking self-defense activities, with 45 percent of respondents including it in their fitness regime. Strength workouts have also gained popularity among women in recent years. More than 50 percent of female respondents also claimed to have participated in a marathon, half-marathon, or quarter-marathon.
