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By APD writer Rishika Chauhan
New Delhi, July 11(APD) -- The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi found his name at the top of the 30 health influencers list compiled by a California-based fitness technology venture named, GOQii.
It is the second time that Modi has topped the list, which was compiled through a points system on categories like followers on social media, number of Google news mentions and focus on fitness and health.
Film actor , Akshay Kumar who is a black belt in taekwondo was in the second place while yoga guru Baba Ramdev was on the third. Others on the list were cricketer Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, and actors Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor, Tiger Shroff and Priyanka Chopra.
In a statement, Vishal Gondal, CEO and founder GOQii, said, “This report is an effort to identify the most influential healthcare personalities in our country who have the power to make India healthy.”
About Modi, the statement said, “Modi was instrumental in instituting the International Day of Yoga 2015, which is now observed globally. He is not only keen on improving India but keen on improving the health and fitness of Indians as well. Despite all the tasks at hand, the 68-year-old still manages to stay fit.”
On Kumar it explained, “Even with his hectic life, he manages to maintain his workout regime, occasionally adding new exercises to avoid boredom. He believes that one should devote their body to exercise for one hour in order to be fit.”
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)