| Fitness refers to ability of the body to function with | | | | manage to speed up the affect of the real culprits. |
| vigor and alertness. Nutrition refers to the nurturing of | | | | Stress is basically an out of control situation for most |
| our body, in our ability to keep it healthy and functioning | | | | adults today. We manage to schedule every moment |
| as it is supposed to do. Our ability to provide the body | | | | of our free time, and leave ourselves with no time for |
| with all the necessary food, vitamins, and minerals so | | | | quiet reflection, or time to deal with life's unexpected |
| that we continue to thrive in our daily life processes. | | | | emergencies. |
| But do we know if we are really fit? How do we tell? | | | | Fitness requires us to examine more than just our |
| First, you might want to look at your exercise habits, if | | | | exercise routine. The mere definition of fitness refers |
| there are any. If there aren't any exercise routines to | | | | to the body's ability to meet physical stresses. That |
| examine, no fitness. Everyone, no matter what their | | | | includes coping with our day to day life, getting from |
| age, benefits from exercise. It keeps our bodies | | | | the beginning of the day to the end, without being worn |
| conditioned, our mental sharpness working at top | | | | completely out. In order to be truly fit, we find ways to |
| speed, and thanks to the physical aspect, we get a | | | | rid ourselves of built up stress, the kind that begins to |
| boost to our cardio health, extra calorie burn, and more | | | | affect our muscles, muscle tone, and composition. |
| oxygen to those cells! | | | | Massages are the best cure for ridding our bodies of |
| Do you take in more calories than your body needs? | | | | the stress buildup that can occur, even with exercise |
| Are you supplementing your vitamins and minerals to | | | | regimens and detract from our overall fitness. |
| make sure you are getting your recommended daily | | | | Exercises that demand total body involvement are the |
| allowances? If you're not making the most basic of | | | | best for maintaining and improving your level of fitness |
| efforts to take care of your nutritional needs, you | | | | most effectively. Running, swimming, jogging, dancing, |
| aren't a fit individual. You may not look sick, you may | | | | cycling, and very brisk walking are some of the more |
| not have any noticeable symptoms of ill-health, but | | | | popular total body involvement exercises. |
| you're not the fit and toned individual you could be. | | | | There are so many occasions to stop and question |
| What about the stress levels in your life? Do work in | | | | our efforts at maintaining optimal health, that we usually |
| an environment with high levels of stress? Is your | | | | don't even take the time to begin the examination. But |
| personal life a source of comfort or does it add to | | | | it is beneficial to our overall health, the quality and |
| your stress levels? Do you engage in some form of | | | | quantity of our life, to make every effort to be fit, |
| stress-relieving activity? Stress is the number on | | | | healthy, individuals. |
| contributor to heart attacks and strokes, since they | | | | |