PHYSICAL FITNESS

LESSON #3: PHYSICAL FITNESS

Are you physically fit?........or do you think you are physically fit. It is said that if a person is physically fit then they are in healthy conditions. Being fit doesn’t mean that you’re small/thin or moderate in size. One can be plump but still fit. It’s good and healthy to take fitness exercises for it helps burn off unwanted calories, makes your heart beat healthier plus it makes your body flexible and muscles less tense.

Most people always jog or decide to take a run to burn off excess weight but this is wrong if it is only done for this purpose because one will be straining their bodies to shade off weight so fast in the shortest time. Hence affecting the heart and how it pumps blood around the body, getting muscle sprains or stitches.

Jogging is not the only option to stay fit there are so many fitness exercises for one to use to stay in shape e.g. Gymnastic, swimming, tennis or squash, small weight lifting, yoga e.t.c whichever suits you. At the end of the day one has to have a healthy diet to back up this exercise so that they body does not go back to its former state.

·        Develop the wonderful habit of a daily swim. It will promote excellent health, keep you relaxed and concentrated, lean and trim. Swimming is not stressful on the body, provides a great workout for the lungs and requires little time to do effectively. Remember that in a fit body resides a fit mind-- Robin S. Sharma

·        Try entering a 5 km running race and then a 10 km event. The adrenaline that flows from the experience of racing with several hundred other fitness-minded people is exhilarating. By constantly pushing the envelope of your capacity, your potential will quickly unfold. Remember, the body will give you only what you ask of it. -- Robin S. Sharma.

·        To be at your performance peak mentally, your body must be loose physically and relaxed. It is now beyond dispute that there is a mind-body connection and when the body is supple, free from tension, the mind is clear, calm and focused as well. This is why yoga is such a beneficial activity. It keeps the body relaxed so that the mind can follow. Basic stretching for 15 minutes a day is also an excellent way to release tension that builds up as a result of our life in this highly complex and fast moving, but wonderful world. Try having a massage or power lounging in a Jacuzzi. Relax the body and you relax the mind-- Robin S. Sharma

·        Peak performers are physically relaxed and mentally engaged-- Robin S. Sharma