Fitness And Why You Should Start

When someone mentions fitness what comes to mind?

·         Someone who eats healthy?

·         A bodybuilder?

·         A dancer?

·         Or someone who walks for 30 minutes a day?

My Fitness Lifestyle 

What if I told you that according to the American College of Sport Medicine “ACSM” you’re fitness level could be determined by how well you perform on the toe touch test. So can you touch your toes? If you can’t, you have nothing to worry about.
That’s just one of the many ways a person’s fitness level can be evaluated. Some even say that physical fitness is a state of mind that leads to better health and more productivity. So, what is fitness?

To keep things simple, there are primary components and secondary components to fitness (Foundation of professional personal training 2008). The primary ones consist of your cardio (so how long you can last being chased by a raging pitbull), muscular capacity (can you keep the mouth of a lion shut while subduing a rhino on your lunch break… caution: do not actually attempt), flexibility (can you place your legs behind your head), body composition (pretty straight forward, you probably don’t have the body of a bodybuilder or a supermodel). The secondary ones are mostly balance, coordination, agility, speed, power, etc.

Now why am I here boring you with all this information? Let me get straight to the point, the benefits of a healthy and fit lifestyle are tremendous! You LOOK better, you FEEL better and you PERFORM better. Going on the path of eating healthy and doing physical activities such as working out can benefit you now and in the long run. Fit is the new skinny and I hope by starting this blog, I will motivate you to become the best you can be physically, mentally and spiritually. So stay tuned for some of the best fitness and health advice Maroun can offer.