Virat Kohli answered PM Modi’s curious questions about fitness during their chat on the Fit India movement.
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00:00To be honest, I started fitness to improve my game.
00:06But even if I miss practice today, I don't feel so bad.
00:10But if I miss fitness session or activity, I feel worse.
00:16This new mantra place must have hurt Delhi's Chole Bhature a lot.
00:26Virat ji, your name is Virat and your work is also Virat.
00:32Namaskar Sir.
00:33You left Dubai today.
00:36This game is very stressful for you.
00:40In that too, in your busy life,
00:45the fitness routine you follow now,
00:49I would like to know, the country would also like to know,
00:53how does it help you?
00:58First of all, I would like to thank everyone for inviting me here.
01:04Everyone talked about the Fit India Movement.
01:08We see its benefits and benefits in our daily lives.
01:15In my own experience, I got to experience a transition.
01:21The generation we started playing and the demands we had at that time,
01:28changed very quickly after a while.
01:31And I got to experience that our system, our routine,
01:38was not right for the demands of our game.
01:44And it was necessary to change it.
01:46Because our game was moving very fast.
01:49And we felt that we were lagging behind in terms of fitness.
01:53There was no problem in our skill.
01:55Swamiji also talked about it.
01:58You also talked about it.
02:00Mr. Milind also talked about it.
02:02It is a matter of self-realization.
02:05You have to realize what you want to change in yourself.
02:08I experienced that at one time.
02:12Fitness should be a priority.
02:15If I tell you honestly,
02:19I started fitness to improve my game.
02:23But even if I miss practice today,
02:25I don't feel so bad.
02:27But if I miss my fitness session or activity,
02:31I feel worse.
02:33This new place,
02:37must have been very painful for Delhi's Chole Bhature.
02:43Very painful, sir.
02:46We just talked about our native diet.
02:54The region where we come from,
02:56what we eat,
02:58I have never experienced any health issues
03:02or any disease.
03:06In my own experience,
03:08I have seen my grandmother for a long time.
03:10She was healthy at a very young age.
03:13She always ate simple home-cooked food.
03:15When I grew up,
03:18there was a lot of heavy food.
03:22We used to go out to play.
03:24I ate a lot of unhealthy food.
03:28Diet was also a big contribution,
03:30which was not disciplined.
03:32I had to change both physical fitness and diet.
03:36Because of that, these changes started coming.
03:39I can relate to this because
03:41when changes came in our game,
03:43today's life also has a lot of demands.
03:45Life has become very hectic.
03:47If we don't keep our fitness in sync with that pace,
03:52we will keep falling behind.
03:54If we didn't improve our fitness,
03:57we would have fallen behind in our game today.
04:00Because you can't just depend on your skill.
04:03Your mental strength,
04:05how healthy your body is,
04:07and how healthy your mind is,
04:09both have a combination.
04:11So, if my body is not supporting what my mind is thinking,
04:15then I won't be able to do what I want to do.
04:18So, there must be a challenge to reduce calories
04:22and there must be a challenge to do such a big job.
04:25How do you handle that?
04:29Sir, what I have experienced in my experience is that
04:34it is very important to give time while eating.
04:38We eat a lot of times,
04:40and then after a big meal,
04:42we eat little by little throughout the day.
04:45So, our system doesn't get a chance to process food.
04:50And we keep eating till night.
04:52So, when I was young,
04:54I used to have dinner at 11.30 or 12.00
04:56and then after eating sweets, I went to sleep.
04:58No activity, no walk after that.
05:00So, I think these are the small things that matter a lot
05:03and how much time you are giving to your inner system
05:06to process the food that you are eating.
05:09So, for that, awareness is very important.
05:12What are you doing it for?
05:14Are you doing it to keep yourself fit overall
05:16or are you doing it just for weight loss,
05:18as Mr. Pujuta just said?
05:21So, priority is very important in your mind
05:23that your intention should be right
05:25and then accordingly your results will also come out.
05:28I have heard that these days,
05:31there is a yo-yo test going on for the team.
05:35Does the captain also have to do this yo-yo test
05:38or do you have a holiday and what is a yo-yo test?
05:41What all do you have to do?
05:43Sir, this test was very important from a fitness point of view.
05:47If you talk about global fitness levels,
05:50then our level is still lower than other teams.
05:53And we want to take that level up,
05:56which is a basic requirement.
05:58A T20 match or a one-day match ends in a day.
06:01But if we talk about a test match,
06:03which you have to play for 5 days,
06:05you have to go back every evening,
06:07you have to come fresh the next day.
06:09So, from that point of view,
06:10this fitness standard was very important.
06:12And first of all, I go and run.
06:14And this condition is that if I also fail,
06:16then I am not available for selection.
06:18So, I think it is very important to set this system and culture.
06:22And what happens with that, sir,
06:24the overall fitness level of the team will increase.
06:27For example, in Test Cricket,
06:29many times you are tired.
06:30On the third day,
06:31like our fast bowlers today,
06:33they are at the top of the world.
06:35So, if they have to come on the second, third,
06:37fourth day and put that effort on the field,
06:39then they can do it.
06:41Earlier, what used to happen was that
06:42the skill has always been with us.
06:43But maybe, as I told you,
06:45the transition I experienced,
06:47the important time comes when the body gets tired
06:50and the team needs you.
06:52There, our performance would dip
06:54and the other team would win.
06:56In today's date, because of our fitness,
06:58we are able to capitalize on that at the right time
07:01and our results are coming in the same way.
07:03So, one benchmark, I think,
07:05is necessary to be in elite sports.
07:07That has created a fitness feature.
07:09Mr. Virat, I see that you have time management,
07:12but still your activity is so visible.
07:16I also follow sometimes.
07:18Don't you ever feel tired?
07:20Sir, if I tell you honestly,
07:25everyone feels tired.
07:27If you put in physical effort,
07:29then you will feel tired.
07:31But if your lifestyle is good,
07:33if you eat well,
07:35if you are doing fitness regularly,
07:37if your recovery is good,
07:39if your sleep patterns are good,
07:41then your recovery will be fast.
07:43So, if I am tired and get ready again in a minute,
07:46then that is my plus point.
07:48So, I think I have experienced that
07:50which is very important.
07:52It depends a lot on your overall lifestyle.
07:55Mr. Virat, I liked it very much.
07:57And I wish you, Mr. Anushka,
08:00and your family
08:02a bright future.
08:07Thank you so much, sir.