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Fitness for people
Being fit is a demand set by individuals; this
is one of the most important goals people set in everyday life. Fitness is a
quality of being particularly suited for a role. Being fit is not all about the
body but is about mental state aswell. Being fit ensures your mind and body will not
be disturbed.
Being fit and healthy are related, to have
good health a person need to remain fit so in many ways fitness and health are synonyms.
But have you heard of the evolution theory? It clearly states only the fit of
all species can survive and pass on there genes. So this means that being fit
also depends on the environment you live in. A person can adapt to any
environment in order to survive.
Some people have different mindsets on
fitness, they don’t think that fitness is important, they want to enjoy the
pleasures of life but how can you enjoy life when you are sick all of the time.
By being fit you will enjoy life more it
will freshen you up, keep you going for the challenges you will face ahead, it
makes it easier for you to avoid catching harmful illness it makes you enjoy
the pleasures of life.
People’s main stumbling block is being lazy,
not wanting to go to the GYM. Think of the free time you have as an opportunity
of being fit, this should be your responsibility and you should be in the right
frame of mind if you want to make things happen.
When you start training to be physically
fit, the focal point of your training is distributed into different categories.
Health
-Body composition
-Muscle strength
-Muscle endurance
-Flexibility
-Cardiovascular fitness
Skill
-Pace
-Agility
-Control
-Power
-Reaction time
-Coordination
Aerobic exercises are with oxygen, this can
be swimming, running, walking, canoeing etc. This type of exercise makes your heartbeat
faster and blood flow increases. You should be doing aerobic exercise atleast 4
times a week, this will help strengthen your heart this exercise is key if you
want to reduce weight.
Anaerobic exercise this is without oxygen,
this is strength training this training focuses on muscle and strength it
includes push ups, sit ups, weight lifting etc.
This can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease,
arthritis etc.
Your flexibility can improve by pulling
your muscles to the full extent, doing gymnastics are very beneficial if you
want to be flexible.
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