With an aim to promote both healthy living and environmental consciousness, the Delhi Metro has launched a unique initiative at five stations. They have installed “calorie counter” signages near escalators and stairs, to encourage the commuters in making healthier lifestyle choices.
According to a senior official, these signages were recently pasted at five stations this month: Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat, Patel Chowk (on the Yellow Line), and Barakhamba Road, and Supreme Court (on the Blue Line).
The signages display the number of calories burned with every step taken, serving as a motivating reminder of the health benefits associated with taking the stairs.
These eye-catching signs are placed adjacent to the escalators and on the stairs to motivate commuters to choose the stairs instead.
The purpose of the calorie counter is to educate and inform commuters that by taking the stairs, they can burn calories, improve cardiovascular health, and reduce their carbon footprint, the officer further stated.
Through this, DMRC aims to encourage its commuters to adopt sustainable and healthy lifestyle choices, contributing to a better environment and improved overall well-being, the official added.
Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE)
This initiative aligns with the “LiFE” (Lifestyle for the Environment) concept promoted by the Ministry of Environment to encourage citizens to adopt environmentally friendly and healthy habits.
‘Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) was introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at COP26 in Glasgow on 1st November 2021, calling upon the global community of individuals and institutions to drive LiFE as an international mass movement towards “mindful and deliberate utilisation, instead of mindless and destructive consumption” to protect and preserve the environment. LiFE puts individual and collective duty on everyone to live a life that is in tune with Earth and does not harm it. Those who practice such a lifestyle are recognised as Pro Planet People under LiFE.
Through this, DMRC aims to encourage its commuters to adopt sustainable and healthy lifestyle choices, contributing to a better environment and improved overall well-being, the official added.
