HEALTHY LIFE

Health is life, living without good health conditions such a person will pray for death. Even a miser whom every household knows that he cannot play with his money will holistically spend his last fund to acquire or regain his health. Health is so important that human beings cannot do without. Therefore, you have life when there is health. No health without life and no life without health.

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What is Health?

Health is the general condition of a person in all aspects. It is therefore a level of functional and/or metabolic efficiency of an organism.

In 1948, the world health organization (who) defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of diseases or infirmity.

In 1986, the WHO said that health is “a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities.

Overall health is achieved through a combination of physical, mental, and social well-being, which are commonly referred to as the health triangle

FACTORS THAT DETERMINE HEALTH

Factors that determine health are physical environment, social and economic environment and person’s individual characteristics and behavior. The style in which an individual lives is of great importance to his health status.

The physical environment is the most critical factor to be considered when classifying the health status of individual such factors as unpolluted air, clean water safe house and all others

Also, the social and the economic environment are key factors use to determine the health status of an individual; in the fact that those who are able to enjoy higher education are attached to higher-income which is linked to higher income; this is because people who have higher education are more likely to get a better job and therefore are less prone to stress compare with people with a low education level

MAINTAINING HEALTH

Achieving and maintaining health is a continuous process. Effective strategies for staying healthy and improving one’s health include the following elements 

 DAILY OBSERVATION
partially personal health depends on your daily observations about your health in your everyday life. The information gleaned from observations may be used to inculcate your personal decisions and actions (for example, "i always daze at my working place every morning, I need to change my food intake), or you observe a strange pain around your neck every morning your the mind will surely reveal to you that you need to change your pillow or how you lie down on your bed. If you have not developed the habit of observing your health status every day because you better do the daily observation of one's health will prevent any aggravation of infection. 

 

HYGIENE 

hygiene is the practice of keeping the body and the surroundings clean to prevent infection and illness, and avoiding one's from contact with infectious agents. Hygiene practices include, bathing twice a day ie in the morning at night before bed, brushing teeth regularly and handwashing fruits before eating, washing food before it is eaten, washing and cleaning kitchen and cooking utensils before and after preparing meals, and many others. 

"Prevention is better than cure," therefore, proper sanitation helps prevent infection and illness. 

SOCIAL ACTIVITY

partially personal health depends on the social structure of one's life. The maintenance of strong social relationships is linked to good health conditions, longevity, productivity, and a positive attitude. Because this is a positive social interaction as viewed by the participant increases many chemical levels in the brain which is linked to personality traits and intelligence.
Also, volunteering can lead to a healthy life. To be a volunteer, while gaining plenty of social benefits, people also take off their mind their own troubles. Volunteering could even add years of life. According to a study at university, compared with people who did not volunteer, senior citizens who volunteered showed a 67% reduced risk of dying during a seven-year period.

 

PHYSICAL EXERCISE

Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health or wellness. It is performed for various reasons. These include strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletics skills, weight loss or maintenance and for enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the ‘diseases of affluence such as heart Type2 diabetes  and obesity It also improves mental health, helps prevent depression, helps to promote or maintain positive self-esteem, and can even augment an individual's sex appeal or body image, which again is also linked with higher levels of self-esteem childhood obesity is a growing global concern and physical exercise may help decrease the effects of childhood obesity in developed countries.

PHYSICAL FITNESS

Physical fitness is ability to carry out daily tasks with vigor and alertness, without undue fatigue and still have enough energy to enjoy leisure time, pursuits and meet the above-average physical stresses encountered in emergency situations.

Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness and specific fitness general fitness is (a state of health and well-being) and specific fitness (based on the ability to perform specific aspects of sports or occupations). Physical fitness is generally achieved through exercise correct nutrition and enough rest It is an important part of life. In previous years], fitness was commonly defined as the capacity to carry out the day’s activities without undue fatigue. However, as automation increased leisure time, changes in lifestyles following the industrial revolution rendered this definition insufficient. These days, physical fitness is 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.

Examples of diseases of affluence include: type2 diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, coronary heart disease   obesity, certain forms of cancer, asthma, alcoholism, and depression as well as a major range of other psychiatric illnesses.

These diseases are categorized as non-communicable diseases whereas the diseases of poverty tend to be largely communicable either through infection, inadequate safety or environmental health regulations, or poor hygiene.

Diseases of affluence are predicted to become more prevalent as starvation and diseases of poverty decline, and as longevity increases.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A PHYSICALLY FIT PERSON

1) A physically fit person must be able to perform a given amount of work such work could be light, moderate or exhausting with less displacement of physiological equilibrium.

2) A physically fit person must be able to establish a steady state of a high level of work.

3) He must be able to return to a resting level rapidly after exhausting work.

 

EXERCISE TO DEVELOP PHYSICAL FITNESS

Exercises are generally grouped into two types depending on the overall effect they have on the human body:

Aerobic exercises, such as cycling swimming, walking, skipping rope, running or playing tennis, focus on increasing cardiovascular endurance.

Anaerobic exercises such as functional training weight training increases short-term muscle strength

FACTS ABOUT PHYSICAL FITNESS

Physical fitness is one of the most important keys to a healthy body. It is also  the basis of creative activity.

Physical fitness as part of total fitness consists of social, emotional, physical, and mental developments.

Physical fitness consists of various components and not a single component, each component is specific, A person can be high or low in any of the components.

COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS

This can be said to be of two-fold and they are health-related and performance-related physical fitness

1) Cardiovascular

2) Strength

3) Muscular endurance

4) Power

5) Co-ordination

6) Flexibility

7) Body compos ion

8) Agility

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