_____________"Fitness"_____________
Is a broad term that means something different to each person, but it refers to your own optimal health and overall well-being. Being fit not only means physical health, but emotional and mental health, too. Smart eating and active living are fundamental to fitness". According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Complete Food and Nutrition Guide (3rd ed.
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when you are fit, you have!!!
# Energy to do what's important to you and to be more productive Stamina and a positive outlook to handle the mental challenges and emotional ups and downs of everyday life and to deal with stress.
# Reduced risk for many health problems, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and osteoporosis.
# The chance to look and feel your best
Physical strength and endurance to accomplish physical challenges.
# A better chance for a higher quality of life and perhaps a longer life, too. "That's a loaded question".
# In a nutshell, fitness is defined as the state of being physically fit and healthy.
# A better question to me would be: What does it mean to have a healthy body? Just because you engage in fitness doesn't mean you are healthy.
# *So I equate fitness with both the mental and physical states and working towards having a body that can function well in everyday life*.�
# A body with no pain, a person with boundless energy, great digestion, one that takes no medication to curb a symptom, no disease —
� � "THAT IS A HEALTHY BODY"� �
