Monday, May 4, 2020

Importance of health and fitness - Saumya Aloysius

Health of a person is defined as the state of being free from any illness and injury. Along with the physical condition, it also includes the mental and social well-being of the person. Fitness is the condition of being physically fit and healthy so that the person is able to tackle the demands of the surrounding environment.
For a successful, happy and peaceful life, health and fitness are very important. If a person is healthy and fit, he/she can live life to its fullest extent. Health and fitness just do not mean physically but also mentally and healthy fit. There are many benefits of maintaining the health and fitness of the body like it lowers the risk of diseases like heart attack, high BP, obesity, and stroke; increases the longevity of life, reduces stress, provides better quality of life and many others.
There are many ways to maintain your health and fitness. Certain activities should be followed daily like regular physical exercise. It can be a simple activity like climbing stairs instead of taking a lift or elevator, walking more rather than taking care to go to different places. It is important to eat proper and clean food at the right time. The food should also be rich in nutrition such as high in fiber, low in fat, high protein content and have more vitamins. A proper sleeping pattern is also important to maintain health and fitness.
For any of these activities, it is important to be self-motivated. The fitness activities should be a part of your daily routine. All this will not only maintain your health and fitness but also improve your lifestyle.
It is important to maintain the health and fitness of not just our physical self but our mental self as well, to have a happy and fulfilled life. The maintenance of these should be taught to children at a young age so that they are used to doing certain activities and are motivated to continue doing them as they grow up.

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