Fitness and Health

Fitness – refers to the $quality of being able and suitable to do a certain task or demand.$ Fitness covers ^^physical well-being, balanced mental state, emotional stability, and spiritual soundness.^^

Health - is defined as $“a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.$” (WHO 2003).

\ A proper diet includes $Go food for energy; Grow food for bones, muscles, and teeth; and Glow food for skin, hair, and eyes.$

The %%FITT (Frequency, Intensity, Type, Time) %%principle of exercise or workout can help you achieve your goal to stay fit.

Frequency refers to %%how often you will exercise%%. Some exercise routines must be done two to three or three to five days each week.

Intensity pertains to %%how much effort or work you will exert in exercise%%. Be careful not to overload or overstrain your body to avoid injury or burnout. Monitor your heart rate and resistance as you exercise.

Type determines what %%kind of exercise will help you achieve your fitness goal%%. Will it be for the heart or for the muscles? Running, cycling, and swimming are good exercises for the heart.

Time relates to %%how long you will exercise per session.%% Will it be for 20, 30, or 60 minutes per routine? Time is based on the intensity and type of exercise.

Physical activity - physical activity is any $bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that require energy expenditure$ – including activities undertaken while working, playing, carrying out household chores, traveling, and engaging in recreational pursuits.

@@Exercise@@ - is any %%bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness.%%

Wellness - the quality or %%state of being healthy in body and mind,%% especially as the result of deliberate effort.

A balanced lifestyle - is the way in %%which we live and reflects that the different elements of our life are in the right amount and proportion.%%