India, March 4 -- Cyclist Kanthi Dutt, who is also a Sports Authority of India (SAI) fitness ambassador, will embark on a 750km road tour from Hyderabad to Mumbai to promote the government's flagship 'Fit India' campaign, starting March 7.

Dutt is an ultra-endurance cyclist and took to the sport to rebuild himself psychologically after the death of his father. "Fitness did not just make me fitter. It helped me heal emotionally. It helped me find myself again. That is what I want people to understand. This is about inner health, not just the physical," Dutt stated in a press release as he spoke about the planned journey, which will culminate on March 14.

"Hyderabad to Mumbai. My first tour. I want it to stand for something, for every per...