Health and Fitness

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Health and fitness are also a part of an abundant life. If you have ever been ill, you know that nothing else matters. Money sure doesn't mean anything if you don't have the energy to enjoy it.

I think we can agree that quality of life is what we all want. Think of health and fitness like this - good health helps us achieve a high quality of life and fitness makes us want to live it every day. So, where are you "bankrupt" in your health? Where are you "bankrupt" in your fitness? Figuring out where you are regarding your current level of fitness will allow you to come up with a plan that will take you into a life filled with an abundance health and fitness.

Fitness

Before you can decide where you are bankrupt, you may want to know just what fitness and health are.

Fitness: "The ability to function efficiently and effectively, to enjoy leisure, to be healthy, to resist disease, and to cope with emergency situations. Health-related components of physical fitness include body-composition, cardiovascular fitness, flexibility muscular endurance, and strength. Skill-related components include agility balance coordination, power, reaction time, and speed. The relative importance of each of the components varies for each sport. Physical fitness is not only sport specific, it may also be position specific." (WikiAnswers)

One of the ways that I check in with my fitnes level is this: how easy is it for me to jump off the couch and run up the stairs? Do I feel lean and flowing or am I heavy and slow? Do I creak with aches and pains?

Health

Health is generally defined as being "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Physical, mental and social well being are critical to your overall health. It is not just being disease free. Think about where you are. Do you have an abundance of well being relating to how you are feeling physically, mentally and socially?

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If you are not sure where you are, maybe the first thing you could do is consult a physician and find out where you are:

blood pressure
weight
% body fat
% of muscle
bone density

These are the physical, in your face numbers. Where are you when it comes to stress, depression or anxiety?

Where do you want to be?

What daily physical activities do you perform? Do you have enough energy throughout the day?

If you are under a lot of stress financially, it's probably a given that you are physically stressed. Understanding your stress level will determine if a yoga practice or a boxing class is best for you. Maybe hula hoop?

All movement holds the potential for individual self-expression and self-expression is a great stress relief! Finding the activity that embodies your spirit and energy will bring you a sense of accomplishment and pride.

Whether weight loss, improved flexibility, or cardiovascular fitness is your objective, knowing how you want to feel is important to keep focus on the routine and set a benchmark from which to measure progress. Feel good about what you’re doing and see how effortless fitness can be!

Weight Loss

Most of us are looking to lose weight. This is probably the one thing you can do that will benefit you the most.

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