What is fitness?

What is all about fitness? You need not be an athlete to be fit. Athletes are well trained in their sports and they reach maximum level of fitness. Fitness is your ability to perform physical activity without any hassles. Anyone who is regular in brisk walking for about 45 minutes can be in good fitness. It means having the energy and strength to feel good.

Being fit makes you healthy and keep some kind of diseases like diabetes, heart attack, high blood pressure and some cancer away from you. Being fit, it helps you sleep better, manage stress and keep you in acute mental sharpness. Flexibility, aerobic fitness and muscle fitness are three kinds of fitness. Flexibility is your ability to move your joints and muscles through their full range of motion. Stretching exercise helps to attain flexibility.

Aerobic fitness is about how your body manages oxygen. This depends on the health of your heart, lungs and muscles. Any activities which increase your heart rate improve your aerobic fitness.

Muscle fitness is about building stronger muscles and increasing the endurance. That is how long you can use these muscles. Weight lifting, push ups are few exercises which improve your muscle fitness.