Good health goes a long way in building a good personality. For most, being healthy is about having a beautiful and sexy body. If only it was that simple! True fitness, like true beauty, comes from within. If you’re healthy from inside, it transforms not just your body but your personality as well.
Fitness
We must consider all components of physical fitness when we chose a program. A balance in the physical components is crucial to overall fitness. While on one hand achieving a balance of muscular strength / endurance between muscle groups is essential, it is also paramount to ensure we achieve a balance between muscular strength / endurance and flexibility.
Also, for optimal benefits of fitness, one needs to address the components of cardiovascular endurance and body composition that relate directly to the primary risk factors for heart disease.
5 components of fitness
Program Design:
Exercise programs should consist of exercises for all fitness components. An example of an inclusive program could be;
Nutrition :
Nutrition is essential for growth and development, health and well being. Eating a healthy diet contributes to preventing future illness and improving quality and length of life.
5 tips to better nutrition
P.S. Don’t forget to hydrate yourself – A dehydrated body cannot burn fat or build muscle!
P.P.S. Before you eating or drinking any food or beverage, ASK YOURSELF, if it’s going to help you achieve your health, fitness and performance goals or detract from them.
