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those who take care of their health increase considerably their chances to be in
good health and to delay ageing process.
Today
it is proven that regular practice of physical activity
associated
with balanced nutrition play an important therapeutic part in case of some
pathologies like backache.
These
two topics refer to the concepts of physiology and anatomy.
Let
us specify the concepts of fitness and health. Health
is the opposite of illness (traditional concept of health), not to forget the
transition between health and illness. Health represents a psychic and complex
physics quality, which is integral for everybody.
Physical
fitness is the ability to carry out daily tasks while preserving enough energy
to benefit from leisure
and
to face up to situations of emergencies. The Concept of physical fitness is
different from health. For example, an athlete will enjoy an excellent physical
shape even if he is temporarily suffering whereas a sedentary person, even if
very healthy, would be unable to carry out a sporting performance.
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 Elements of shape depend on seven
principle factors which are the body (morphology, proportions, weight), flexibility (extent of movements of
articulations, degrees of mobility), muscular power, muscular endurance (resistance),
cardiovascular and respiratory capacities, the locomotion possibilities
(coordination, balance, agility, reflexes). Defining
in a few words this concept of physical fitness and health and of total
fitness is complex.
Many
reasons can explain why sometimes we are not in a good shape.
Inactivity
involves atrophy of muscles tissues and a decline of physical capacities. Stress
exhausting
our energy.
Excesses
of food transforming our overeating into fat. Hyperactivity
decreasing our physical and mental capacities. And harmful practices such as
cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, lack of sleep, unsuitable diet.
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 Consequences
of a bad form are well-known. A short breath or palpitations, back pains (lack
of exercises strengthening muscles of the back), insomnia (mental activity not
compensated by a physical exercise), excess
weight (excess of fat), bad looking
complexion (paleness). In this last case, we can always work to correct ones
look with beauty care.
To
practice of a physical activity during free time, increases chances to be in
good health, to be active, to have social contacts. The goal is not to do a good
performance or to reach a high level.
It's
better to practice activities for maintenance or improvement of general physical condition
in order to and so you delay, for
example, effects of ageing process.
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