Watch: From Virat Kohli to Manika Batra- how sportstars are responding to the Fitness Challenge

The fitness challenge has taken over India. 

Ever sinceUnion Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Rajyavardhan Singh Rahore tweeted a video in which he performed push-ups and urged Indians to shoot and share a video of their “fitness mantra”, people have been posting their fitness videos. 

Many sportpersons have taken a challenge and shared their videos.

Rathore had challenged Virat Kohli, Hrithik Roshan and Saina Nehwal to join in and take the #FitnessChallenge forward. 

On Wednesday, The Indian cricket captain Kohli accepted the #HumFitTohIndiaFit challenge and asked PM Modi, former Indian skipper MS Dhoni and his wife Anushka Sharma to take up the challenge.

I have accepted the #FitnessChallenge by @ra_THORe sir. Now I would like to challenge my wife @AnushkaSharma , our PM @narendramodi ji and @msdhoni Bhai for the same. #HumFitTohIndiaFit #ComeOutAndPlay pic.twitter.com/e9BAToE6bg

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 23, 2018

Saina Nehwal too accepted the challenge by Rathore and posted her video soon. She also challenged PV Sindhu and Gautam Gambhir.

Thank u so much @Ra_THORe sir for challenging me ..#HumFitTohIndiaFit

Post pictures and videos of how you keep yourself fit and send a #FitnessChallenge to your friends on social media. Here's my video and I challenge @RanaDaggubati @Pvsindhu1 and @GautamGambhir pic.twitter.com/XEaJ9tPj2W

— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) May 22, 2018

Sindhu was quick to respond to Saina's challenger.

Thank u @NSaina for the challenge #HumFitTohIndiaFit

Post pictures and videos of how you keep yourself fit and send a #FitnessChallenge to your friends on social media . Here's my video and I challenge @deepikapadukone @AkhilAkkineni8 @joshnachinappa pic.twitter.com/AscsZxqklp

— Pvsindhu (@Pvsindhu1) May 23, 2018

India's table tennis star and CWG 2018 gold medalist Manika Batra also shared her fitness challenge video.

Inspired by @narendramodi sir and @Ra_THORe sir, here is my fitness video.
I further challenge @sharathkamal, @MoumaDasTT, @TheJohnAbraham and @priyankachopra pic.twitter.com/yl8yupmmlJ

— Manika Batra (@manikabatra_TT) May 24, 2018

Indian women's hockey captain Rami Rampal posted a video of her fitness regime.

Inspired by @narendramodi sir & @Ra_THORe sir, I am sharing my way of keeping fit
Post pictures/videos of how you keep yourself fit & send a #HumFitTohIndiaFit Challenge to your friends on social media. I challenge @rupinderbob3 @akshaykumar @HeenaSidhu10 @diljitdosanjh pic.twitter.com/LCSfxmKGWi

— Rani Rampal (@imranirampal) May 23, 2018

India's most famous track and field star PT Usha also joined the fitness challenger.

If you want to look like an Athlete, then train like an Athlete.
Thank you @PTUshaOfficial @deepikapadukone for the #FitnessChallenge.

Let’s do this. I
I would like to challenge @MangteC @sachin_rt @priyankachopra @MissNicollet #HumFitTohIndiaFit pic.twitter.com/KSo0tEsM9e

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) May 24, 2018

Wrestler Babita Phogat also took the challenge.

Thanku @nikhat_zareen for challenging me @Ra_THORe for starting this, what a great initiative. This is thow I keep myself fit. #fitnesschallenge #HumFitTohIndiaFit
I challenge @TheShilpaShetty @vidya_balan @TheJohnAbraham @SunielVShetty @WrestlerSushil @RandeepHooda pic.twitter.com/qCZ2ozfCjC

— Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) May 23, 2018

Suresh Raina too shared a video.

This is pure motivation sir @Ra_THORe. Fitness is the way of life & I hope everyone starts putting an effort in the right direction. I accept your challenge & further nominate honourable minister Mr @JPNadda, @harbhajan_singh & @sonamakapoor #HumFitTohIndiaFit #fitnesschallange pic.twitter.com/lBd1BLsJUe

— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) May 24, 2018

Gautam Gambhir too took up the fitness challenge.

Another day, another #FitnessChallenge and this time for @shahidkapoor. Come on superstar show us how you do it. #HumFitTohIndiaFit @Ra_THORe pic.twitter.com/ZoaAxhXmBJ

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) May 24, 2018

Olympic gold winner Abhinav Bindra too joined the fitness challenge.

Here is my 20 min EMS work out. I nominate @HarshKapoor_ @digpalranawat and @nandankamath further ! Thank you @yashodhararaje for nominating me ! #HumFitTohIndiaFit #tecfit20 @abhinavbindratp pic.twitter.com/C03Ys1FGsR

— Abhinav Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) May 24, 2018