What does being physically fit mean?

 

Experts define physical fitness as “one’s ability to execute daily activities with optimal performance, endurance, and strength with the management of disease, fatigue, and stress and reduced sedentary behavior.”


This description goes beyond being able to run quickly or lift heavy weights. Despite being important, these attributes only address single areas of fitness. 

 

  • Maintaining good physical fitness can help prevent some conditions.
  • With exercise, body composition can change without changing weight.
  • Athletes’ hearts show different changes depending on their chosen sport.
  • Muscle strength increases due to fiber hypertrophy and neural changes.
  • Stretching to increase flexibility can ease a number of medical complaints. 

 

Being physically fit depends on how well a person fulfills each of the components of being healthy.

When it comes to fitness, these components are:

  • cardio-respiratory fitness
  • muscular strength
  • muscular endurance
  • body composition
  • flexibility

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The health triangle

Image
  What is The Health Triangle- The health triangle, also known as the wellness triangle, is a measure of our body’s overall well-being. It is a representation of your body’s efficiency and balance. The health triangle consists of three sides that contribute to your overall wellness. When you are at the optimal state, all three are in a balanced state and your body is at it’s most efficient. What are the Three Sides of the Health Triangle The three sides that make up the health triangle and contribute to your overall health are: Physical Health Mental Health Social Health Most people have heard of physical health, some may even be aware of mental health, but are you also aware there is social health. Growing up, I ...
Read more

Components of physical fitness

Image
Components of physical fitness     Health-related components of Physical Fitness. There are five components of physical fitness: (1) body composition, (2) flexibility, (3)muscular strength, (4) muscular endurance, and (5)cardio-respiratory endurance. A well-balanced exercise program should include activities that address all of the health-related components of fitness. Aerobic activities develop cardio-respiratory endurance and burn calories to aid in achieving a healthy body composition. Muscle-strengthening activities develop muscular strength and endurance and assist with the development of a healthy body composition. Activities such as stretching and yoga help improve flexibility. Physical activity guidelines for adults are presented below.
Read more

Achieving good health

Image
      How can we achieve good health? By adapting a few healthy lifestyles changes we can significantly improve our health. Consuming healthy meals Diet plays an important role in overall health. What we consume is directly related to health. Consuming a healthy diet will boost the immune system and improve overall health. Consuming more fruits and vegetables will improve health. Consuming fewer animal products and hydrating oneself is important. Regular exercise and keeping the body active will improve bone density and muscle strength. Doing moderate to intense physical activities regularly has a lot of benefits. Shedding a few pounds around the waist will keep us away from type two diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases .   Getting enough sleep is an important factor in improving health. Having proper sleep at the right time would improve physical and mental health and prevent various heart diseases . Cutting down on refined sugar ...
Read more