Media Release

Mangaluru, Dec 18: St Agnes CBSE School observed the expansive six-day Fit India School week from December 7 to 12, to instill the understanding of regular physical fitness activity, thereby enhancing confidence and self-esteem in the students. Several virtual activities were conducted during the week in an attempt to promote fitness among the students and staff.

The main objective was to develop a sports quotient among the students to achieve a healthy lifestyle. On December 7, the day began with a virtual assembly conducted by the students. They indulged in freehand exercises and activities such as aerobics, fun and fitness games like rope skipping and shuttle running.

On the second day of the fitness week, students began with a virtual assembly. Common yoga protocol was conducted after the assembly.

The following day focused on brain storming exercises such as chess and Rubik's cube to improve concentration in the students and to help them develop creative solutions to the problems. Poster making was conducted for the students on the topic 'New India Fit India'. The students enthusiastically participated in preparing advertisement on 'Hum Fit Toh India Fit'. Essay writing on the theme 'Fitness beats Pandemic' was conducted for the students on the fourth day of the fitness week celebration.

Virtual challenges like squats challenge, spot jogging, rope
skipping, ball dribbling, step-up challenge and more were conducted for the teachers on the fifth day of the fitness week.

Finally, the sixth day was dedicated to family fitness wherein parents and children creatively prepared home-based equipment for sports and fitness like a cricket bat with a wooden piece, ball with aluminum foil inside a sock, mosquito bat and table tennis ball to play badminton/ tennis

The prime objective of the initiative was to bring about a behavioural change in the school children- from spending 'passive screen time' to 'active field time'.