Meaning and Definition of Physical Fitness

Definition

• According to David R Lamb “Physical fitness is the capacity to meet the present and potential physical challenges of life with success.”

Meaning

• Different people have different points of view regarding physical fitness

• For a common person to have a good physique is a symbol of physical fitness.

• For a doctor, the proper functioning of physiological systems is physical fitness.

• Hence we can say Physical fitness of a common person means the capacity to do the routine work without any fatigue or exertion and after doing his/her work he/she has power to do some more work with quick recovery.

Meaning and Definition of Wellness

The fact or condition of being physically and mentally healthy.”                                                                                                                   OR

“Wellness involves a healthy balance of mind, body and spirit which results in the overall feeling of well-being.”

• Wellness is made up of multiple dimensions such as physical wellness, mental wellness emotional wellness, spiritual wellness, social wellness, occupational wellness and environmental wellness.

Importance of Physical Fitness and Wellness

• Reduce Fatigue

Definition and Meaning of Lifestyle

DEFINITIONS

MEANING

• Lifestyle is a way how a person leads his/her life.

• It includes the patterns of social relation, consumption, entertainment and dress.

• Also expressed in activities, attitudes, interests, opinions and values.

Importance of Healthy/Positive Lifestyle

Increases the Level of Physical Fitness:

• Healthy lifestyle consist of Healthy food which gives proper Nutrition which helps them toimproves their fitness.

• Person who is doing regularly work on Physical Fitness having a good Body Posture.

• The person is having good energy level who is taking good nutrition and doing regularly exercise because due to this their all energy used properly and none of its energy go waste.

• Peoples have a great self confidence if they are physically fit, mentally fit and active.
• All these physically fit, mentally fit and active are only possible due to Healthy Lifestyle.

• If a person is having good lifestyle which consist of good nutrition, fitness etc. then a person will never be Obese and if a fat person obtain a healthy lifestyle then he/ she will loose their weight.
• Obesity is a friend of many disease so we have to keep distance from it.

• A person is having good lifestyle remain at a long distance from many disease as regular exercise help in maintaining  Cardiorespiratory system and other internal organ fit and healthy.

•  If a person is free from disease and having stress free life it will increase Longevity and that is oonly possible by Healthy Lifestyle.