Bodily fitness is being able to
deal with and handle the daily stresses of life, good physical and mental
health, especially when maintained by proper diet, exercise, and habits. Nutrition refers to the nurturing of our
body, in our ability to keep it healthy and functioning as it is supposed to
do. Our ability to provide the body with
all the necessary food, vitamins, and minerals so that we continue to thrive in
our daily life processes is a part of overall fitness. Fitness refers to the condition of good
physical, mental, and spiritual health.
Fitness of the body occurs when all
the body processes, physical and mental are functioning as the peak levels.
What does it take to achieve complete body fitness? It requires more than simply
taking a trip to the gym, or a walk in the park.
Many
factors come into play when we consider our body’s fitness. The daily intake of
food, vitamins, and water are absolute necessities, and most often the items
thought about. What about the conditioning
of our body to deal with life each day?
Does our
physical exercise have anything to do with the fitness of our body?
Absolutely. For one condition without
regard to the other, is not a complete whole.
The body includes all of our physical processes, our mind, and our
physical being as a whole. When we give
thought to the fitness of the body, most often we contemplate our physical
condition as it applies to our cardiovascular needs and our weight. But our bodies are much more than heart and a
nice figure. What about all of our other
organs? Are they fit? How do we maintain
a fitness of the entirety? Daily
physical exercise that benefits the body as a whole, taking time to rest and
restore what has been depleted from our body over the course of the day, and
making sure that we adequately supply our entire body with the nutrition
necessary for healthy function.
If we use
our resources wisely and educate our selves about the things our body needs to
maintain fitness, over the course of our life, it isn’t a difficult thing to
attain. But you cannot abuse your body for years, and then hope for immediate
results in trying to attain overall fitness.
It didn’t become unfit overnight, and it won’t become fit again that
quickly.
Proper
attention to the physical needs of each part of your body results in the fitness
of the whole. Every part of your
physical body exists to work in unison with another part of the body. Two hands are necessary for optimal
functioning of the limbs, two feet, two eyes, etc. The physical body is designed to work better
than any machine invented to date. It is
more complex and powerful than any piece of equipment we have on the
market. It takes more abuse than
believable, and continues to operate, even without the daily requirements being
met, for several days. It is a
fascinating machine, as machines go. But
it is an even more fascinating subject, when we choose to care for our bodies
as the temples they really are. They
house our mind and soul, and when the body is fit, it does its job tremendously
well.