Answer to litter and fitness together "plogging"
How India’s rising fitness culture can become a solution
to its litter problem
The problem with Indians is that lack of respect for
cleaning or garbage collecting people
People called them ragpicker or garbage people there exist a
social discrimination or society is divided between “clean” and “dirty” people.
This should be eliminated India has one of the youngest population and they
have time and energy passion but not the resources that’s where it feels the
gap and doing something alone doesn’t actually drives for long terms also. The existing
societal norm affect the young people psychologically and blocks them from
doing good to the Society.
Kind of ironic is
that societal thinking is negatively affecting the society. The upcoming health
concern youth can be used to the cities advantage the concept of “plogging party”
can be a good workout that help both the person and the cities. Plogging, which
takes its name from the Swedish words plocka upp meaning pick up, has been
around from 2016, but has started trending globally and in India in the last
few months. Its popularity could be due to growing awareness about plastic
pollution and the presence of microplastics in food and water. It can be a free
and helpful exercise. According to Swedish health app Lifesum, half an hour of
plogging burns 288 calories compared to just 235 calories burned while jogging
for the same period. Also anyone can do it anywhere anytime
With influx of NRI and youngster outside the country also
people who spend time outdoors runners and cyclist after and pandemic notice
trash more it can be used to promote plogging and decrease the societal stigma


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