TOLENTINO, LOU JOHANNE C. BSN 1B What are the 10 benefits of physical fitness? Exercise can make you feel happier, helps you lose weight, good for your muscles and bones, helps your energy levels, can also reduce your risk to chronic diseases, helps your skin, makes your memory retention stronger, can help your sleep quality and relaxations, can also reduce pain, and promote better sexual life. What is physical fitness and health? Physical fitness is being physically fit, not just your body, but also your mental fitness and emotional fitness. Physical Health is on another level, this is having a healthy lifestyle physically, like exercising regularly, having a healthy diet and meditating for your mental health. What are the components of physical fitness and wellness? Cardiovascular Endurance; this is the ability to perform exercises at moderate to vigorous intensities for a prolonged period of time. Muscular Strength; how much force your muscles can exert or how heavy weights they can lift. Muscular Endurance; the ability to sustain exercises for a period of time. Flexibility; the ability to move muscles and joints through full range of motion. Body Composition; your body’s ratio of fat mass to fat-free mass like muscle and bones. Why is wellness important? It is important because it helps to promote or encourage the balance of physical activity, nutrition and mental well-being to keep your body in top condition. Why is it called wellness? Basically, because it promotes overall wellness to our self or body, mind and soul. What are the 7 aspects of wellness? It has seven dimensions. Mental, physical, social, financial, spiritual, environmental and vocational. These dimensions are interdependent and have influence on each other. What is an example of wellness? Having social connections, regular exercise, good nutrition, sleep and having a healthy mind. What is the nutrition of wellness? Nutrition of wellness pertains to having good nutrition, eating regularly and getting all the vitamins you need for a good homeostasis. How are nutrition and wellness related? Technically it is the backbone of wellness, you can not exercise or function properly without nutrition as it supplies all the energy, protein and fats that you need to function. What are 5 principles of nutritional wellness? * Eat more fruit and vegetables * Eat fewer discretionary foods * Eat smaller portions * Drink fewer sugary drinks * Sit less, move more. Why is good nutrition important for health and wellness? People with healthy eating patterns are more likely to live longer and lower the risk of chronic health diseases, it also supplies our energy for every day functioning.
