No excuses for fitness
Physical fitness is a general state of
health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of
sports, occupations and daily activities. Physical fitness is generally achieved through proper
nutrition,
[1] moderate-vigorous
physical exercise,
[2] and sufficient rest.
[3]
Before the industrial revolution,
fitness was defined as the
capacity to carry out the day’s activities without undue fatigue.
However, with automation and changes in lifestyles
physical fitness
is now 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.