Fitness

Physical fitness comprises two related concepts:
• general fitness (a state of health and well-being); and

• specific fitness (a task-oriented definition based on the ability to perform specific aspects of sports or occupations).

Physical fitness is generally achieved through correct nutrition, exercise, and enough rest.

In previous years, fitness was commonly defined as the capacity to carry out the day’s activities without undue fatigue. However, as automation increased leisure time, changes in lifestyles following the industrial revolution rendered this definition insufficient. These days, physical fitness is considered a measure of the body’s ability to function efficiently and effectively in work and leisure activities, to be healthy, to resist hypokinetic diseases, and to meet emergency situations.

It is advantageous to develop a comprehensive fitness program tailored to you as an individual. Your fitness program should focus on one or more specific skills, as well as your age or health-related needs. Your mental, social and emotional health is also an important part of overall fitness.