Amitabh Bachchan accepts #HumFitTohIndiaFit challenge

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Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is the latest to join the bandwagon of celebs to take up the fitness challenge initiated by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.

Sharing a peppy picture of himself, Big B wrote on Twitter on Wednesday: "@Ra_THORe we accept the challenge of #HumFitTohIndiaFit #FitnessChallenge .. main mantra : 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 !".

The challenge 'HumFitTohIndiaFit' has been making rounds on social media since Tuesday when Rathore posted a video message on his Twitter, urging the citizens of India to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

Along with his tweet, Rathore also posted a video of himself wherein he could be seen speaking about the significance of fitness as stressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi before he went down to do ten push-ups.

While inviting Indians to post pictures and videos of their fitness attempts, Rathore also appealed to Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli, Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal and Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan to join in the effort and be aspiring role models for others.

-with inputs from ANI