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FITNESS AND HEALTH  W H Y D O Y O U T H INK M A I NT A INI NG G O O D F I T N E SS A N D H E A L T H I S C R U C I A L N O T JU S T F O R O U R P H Y SI C A L W E L L - B E I N G , B U T F O R O U R O V E R A L L Q UA L IT Y O F L IFE A ND D A I L Y PE R F O R M A N C E...

FITNESS AND HEALTH  W H Y D O Y O U T H INK M A I NT A INI NG G O O D F I T N E SS A N D H E A L T H I S C R U C I A L N O T JU S T F O R O U R P H Y SI C A L W E L L - B E I N G , B U T F O R O U R O V E R A L L Q UA L IT Y O F L IFE A ND D A I L Y PE R F O R M A N C E ? Maintaining good fitness and health is crucial because it impacts more than just our physical well-being; it affects our entire quality of life and daily performance. When we stay fit and healthy, we have more energy, better mood, and improved mental clarity, which helps us perform better at work or school and enjoy our daily activities more fully. Regular exercise and a balanced diet also help prevent chronic diseases, reduce stress, and enhance our ability to cope with challenges. Ultimately, good fitness and health contribute to a more vibrant, active, and fulfilling life. DEFINITION OF FITNESS & HEALTH Most people believe being healthy and being fit are one and the same. In reality, they can be separate states of physical being. You can be really fit, and not very healthy, and you can be very healthy and not very fit. The best benefits are found with trying to get a balance out of both sides, this requires us to identify the difference between fitness and health.  HEALTH AS DEFINITION Health has been defined by the World Health Organisation as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. It includes aging well, longevity, quality of life, freedom from pain, etc.  FITNESS AS DEFINITION Fitness, on the other hand, is defined as a set of attributes that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity.  Physical Fitness as Defined A person who is free from illnesses and can do physical or sports activities and still has an extra energy to do more activities is considered to be physically fit. Physical fitness is a combination of health fitness and body fitness.  Physical Fitness as Defined Health fitness refers to your body’s ability to fight off diseases. Body fitness, on the other hand, is refers to the ability to do strenuous physical or sports activities without getting tired easily.  Physical Fitness as Defined It is not enough for someone to only look good and feel good in order to be called physically fit. An individual should also take into consideration his kind of lifestyle including the food he/she takes every day because it can lead to better health.  FACTORS IN ACHIEVING FITNESS & HEALTH HEALTH RELATED FITNESS COMPONENTS SKILL RELATED FITNESS COMPONENTS  Health Related Fitness This is primarily associated with disease prevention and functional health. Participating in regular health-related fitness helps you control your weight, prevents diseases and illness, improves mood, boosts energy and promotes better sleep.  Health Related Fitness Components 1. Body Composition – The combination of all the tissues that make up the body such as bones, muscles, organs and body fat. 2. Cardiovascular Endurance – The ability of the heart, lungs, blood vessels, and blood to work efficiently and to supply the body with oxygen.  Health Related Fitness Components 3. Flexibility – The ability to use your joints fully through a wide range of motion. 4. Muscular Endurance – The ability to use muscles for a long period of time without tiring.  Health Related Fitness Components 5. Muscular Strength – how much force your muscles can exert or how heavy weights they can lift.  Skills Related Fitness Components 1. Agility – The ability to change body positions quickly and keep the body under control when moving.  Skills Related Fitness Components 2. Balance – The ability to keep the body in a steady position while standing and moving.  Skills Related Fitness Components 3. Coordination – The ability of the body parts to work together when you perform an activity.  Skills Related Fitness Components 4. Power – The ability to combine strength with speed while moving.  Skills Related Fitness Components 5. Reaction Time – The ability to move quickly once a signal to start moving is received.  Skills Related Fitness Components 6. Speed – The ability to move all or a part of the body quickly.  Divide the class into two groups, with each group tasked to create and present a role play that emphasizes the importance of Fitness and Health. The ultimate goal is to effectively showcase to your peers why engaging in Fitness and Health is important. Your presentation will be graded based on specific criteria; DIMENSIONS OF WELL-BEING A MODEL FOR ACHIEVING BALANCE IN YOUR LIFE By Don West, Jr., JD Founder, Knock Out The Stigma, Inc.  8 DIMENSIONS OF HOLISTIC WELL-BEING We recognize that our purpose here on earth is greater than doing things or collecting things. Here at the Knock Out The Stigma, Inc., (“KOTS”), we seek to provide our peers and participating practitioners a holistic set of tools and information to empower them in increasing their clients' happiness and satisfaction with their life's journeys. The search for balance in life leads one to examine their holistic well-being. Holistic well-being is the pursuit of continued growth and balance in the eight dimensions of well-being. A lot of people think about "well-being" in terms of physical health only. The word Well-Being invokes thoughts of nutrition, exercise, weight management, blood pressure, etc. Well-being, however, is much more than physical health. Holistc well-being is a full integration of all six dimensions of our physical reality, as well as our mental and spiritual well-being. It is a complex set of interactions that when balanced together leads to quality of life.  EXPLORING THE EIGHT DIMENSIONS OF HOLISTIC WELL-BEING Holistic Well-Being is commonly viewed as having eight dimensions. Each dimension contributes to our own sense of well-being or quality of life, and each affects and overlaps the others. At times one may be more prominent than others, but the neglect of any one dimension for any extended length of time may have adverse effects on overall health and often is the cause of "dis-ease.“ Dimension 1 – Environmental Well-Being Dimension 2 – Physical Well-Being Dimension 3 – Emotional Well-Being Dimension 4 – Financial Well-Being Dimension 5 – Intellectual Well-Being Dimension 6 – Social Well-Being Dimension 7 – Spiritual Well-Being Dimension 8 – Occupational Well-Being  DIMENSION 1 – ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING T i p s an d su ggesti on s for op ti m al en v i r on m en tal w el l- bei n g: Many people focus on the grander scale of the E x pl ore th e C hi n ese pri n ci pl es of environment when discussing this particular dimension F u ng S hu i for y ou r h ome an d/or focusing on cleaner air, oceans and conservation efforts. offi ce We like to think of it in a much more personal sense. We D eep cl ean an d organ i ze th e pl ace define our environment as the places where we spend our y ou spend m ost of y our ti me time. This does include the oceans and the great outdoors, S top y our j u nk m ai l but more directly we see it as our bedrooms, homes, C on serv e w ater an d oth er offices, cars, etc. These are our personal environments. resources M i n im i ze chem ical use R edu ce, R eu se, R ecy cl e R enew y ou r rel ati on sh i p w i th th e earth  DIMENSION 1 – ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING T i p s an d su ggesti on s for op ti m al en v i r on m en tal w el l- bei n g: Environmental well-being is an awareness of the unstable state of balance in our homes and communities as well as E x pl ore th e C hi n ese pri n ci pl es of across the entire earth and the effects of our daily habits F u ng S hu i for y ou r h ome an d/or on the physical environment. It consists of maintaining a offi ce way of life that maximizes harmony within our homes and D eep cl ean an d organ i ze th e pl ace throughout the earth and minimizes harm to the y ou spend m ost of y our ti me environment. It includes being involved in socially S top y our j u nk m ai l responsible activities to protect the environment. It starts C on serv e w ater an d oth er with cleaning and organizing our personal quarters. resources M i n im i ze chem ical use R edu ce, R eu se, R ecy cl e R enew y ou r rel ati on sh i p w i th th e earth  DIMENSION 2 – PHYSICAL WELL-BEING T i ps for op ti m a l p h y si ca l w el l - b ei n g: Physical well-being encompasses a variety of E x erci se dai l y , w al k , ru n, sw im , healthy behaviors including adequate exercise, bi k e, stretch and u ti l i ze w ei gh ts, proper nutrition and abstaining from harmful habits al so con si der try i n g som eth i ng n ew such as drug use and alcohol abuse. It means l i k e Y oga, T ai C hi , or Pi l ates i f learning about and identifying symptoms of y ou hav e n ot al r eady disease, getting regular medical checkups, and G et adequ ate rest protecting yourself from injuries and harm. U se seat bel ts, h el mets, an d oth er protecti v e equ i pment Developing such healthy habits today will not only L ear n to r ecogn ize earl y si gns of add years to your life but will enhance the i l l n ess enjoyment and quality of those years. E at a v ari ety of heal th y foods C on trol y ou r m eal porti on s S top sm ok i n g an d protect y our sel f agai n st secon d- hand smok e U se al cohol i n m oder ati on, i f at al l  DIMENSION 3 – EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING Emotional well-being is a dynamic state that T ip s for op ti m a l em oti on a l fluctuates frequently with your other six dimensions w el l- bei n g: of well-being. Being emotionally well is typically defined as possessing the ability to feel and express T u ne- i n to y ou r th ough ts and human emotions such as happiness, sadness, and feel i n gs anger. Our clients have found wellness in this C u l ti v ate an opti m i sti c atti tu de S eek an d prov i de suppor t dimension more attainable when once they L earn ti m e m an agement sk i l ls recognize they are the Observer of their own Practi ce stress man agem en t thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Having an tech ni ques awareness that you are not these things and A ccept an d forgi v e y ou rsel f separate seems to promote wellness. It means having the ability to love and be loved and achieving a sense of fulfillment in life. Emotional wellness encompasses optimism, self-esteem, self-acceptance and the ability to share feelings.  DIMENSION 4 – FINANCIAL WELL-BEING The financial well-being dimension challenges us to T i p s an d su ggesti on s for op ti m al master our economic landscape. In this dimension we f in a n ci a l w el l - b ei n g i n cl u d e: seek to develop satisfaction with both our current and our future financial situations. Financial well-being D ev el op an d sti ck - to a bal an ced includes our relationship with money, skills to manage an d w ri tten budget resources to live within our means, making informed L earn to u nder stan d an d appl y the R i ch D ad Poor D ad C ash F l ow financial decisions and investments, setting realistic Q u adrants goals, and learning to prepare for short-term and M ak e an d execu te a pl an to long-term needs or emergencies. Part of this el i m i n ate y ou r debt dimension includes an awareness that everyone’s C on su lt a fi nanci al professi onal for financial values, needs, and circumstances are unique. adv i ce an d gui dance Most express a need to expand their knowledge of C on ti n u e y ou r fi n an ci al edu cati on financial matters and understanding of the tools th rou gh l i v e semi n ar s, w ebi n ars, available to find mastery in this dimension. Y ou T ube v i deos, book s, m agazi nes, etc.  DIMENSION 5 – INTELLECTUAL WELL-BEING The intellectual well-being dimension encourages T i p s an d su ggesti on s for op ti m al i n tel l ectu a l w el l - b ei n g i n cl u d e: creative, stimulating mental activities. Our minds need to be continually inspired and exercised just T ake a con tin u i ng educati on cour se as our bodies do. People who possess a high level or w ork sh op of intellectual wellness have an active mind and L earn (or per fect) a forei gn continue to learn. An intellectually well person uses l an guage the resources available to expand one's knowledge S eek ou t peopl e w h o ch al l enge y ou and improve skills. Keeping up-to-date on current i n tel l ectual l y events and participating in activities that arouse our R ead, R ead, R ead minds are also important. L earn to appreci ate ar t i n al l i ts forms  DIMENSION 6 – SOCIAL WELL-BEING Social well-being refers to our ability to interact T i p s an d su ggesti on s for op ti m al soci a l w el l - b ei n g i n cl u d e: successfully with our global community and to live up to the expectations and demands of our C u l ti v ate heal th y rel ati on sh i ps personal roles. This means learning good G et i n v ol v ed communication skills, developing intimacy with C on tr i bu te to y ou r com mu n i ty others, and creating a support network of friends S h are y ou r tal en ts an d sk il l s and family members. C omm u ni cate y ou r th ough ts, Social well-being includes showing respect for feel i n gs an d i deas others and yourself. When we see those, we interact with as mirrors of ourselves, we have opportunities to grow and develop a deeper understanding through what we see. Contributing to your community and to the world builds a sense of belonging.  DIMENSION 7 – SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING Spiritual well-being involves possessing a set of T i p s an d su ggesti on s for op ti m al sp i r i tu a l w el l - b ei n g: guiding beliefs, principles, or values that help give direction to one's life. It encompasses a high level E x pl ore y ou r spi ri tu al core of faith, hope and commitment to your individual S pen d ti me al on e/m edi tate beliefs that provide a sense of meaning and regu l arl y purpose. It is willingness to seek meaning and B e i n qu i si ti v e an d cu ri ou s purpose in human existence, to question everything B e fu l l y present i n ev ery th in g y ou and to appreciate the things which cannot be do readily explained or understood. L i sten w i th y ou r h eart an d li v e by y ou r pri n ci pl es A spiritually well person seeks harmony between A l l ow y ou rself an d th ose aroun d what lies within as well as the forces outside. y ou th e freedom to be w h o they are S ee opportu ni ti es for grow th i n th e ch al len ges l i fe bri n gs y ou  DIMENSION 8 – OCCUPATIONAL WELL-BEING Occupational/Vocational well-being involves preparing T i p s an d su ggesti on s for op ti m al and making use of your gifts, skills, and talents in occu pa ti on al w el l - b ei n g in cl u de: order to gain purpose, happiness, and enrichment in your life. Oprah instructs us to seek to find our bliss, A sk y ou rsel f i f y ou w oul d do the thing that brings us joy, and then seek to find a an y thi n g at al l w i th no l i m i tati ons way to make money or monetize whatever it is that C on si der w hat y our l if e's jou rn ey brings you such joy. The development of occupational h as pr epared y ou for th at i s u n iqu e satisfaction and wellness is related to your attitude C reate a v i si on for y ou r fu ture C h oose a career that al i gn s w i th about your work. Achieving optimal occupational y ou r personal i ty , i n terests, an d wellness allows you to maintain a positive attitude and tal ents experience satisfaction/pleasure in your employment. B e open to ch an ge an d l earn new Occupational wellness means successfully integrating sk i l l s a commitment to your occupation into a total lifestyle that is satisfying and rewarding.