Physical Fitness

Physical fitness is the most important ingredient to achieving any kind of success in life. I can honestly make that statement without hesitation because of my personal struggles with my health. Seventeen years ago I was diagnosed with a life-threatening disease called lupus. The symptoms I lived with created many limitations for me both physically and emotionally such that my ability to achieve my goals were affected. Physical fitness is a significant part of your life. It's easy to take your health for granted and ignore the signs your body sends you each day. It's easy to think that your "to do" list takes precedence over your physical fitness.

Today 17 years later, I am proud to say that my lupus is in remission and the decision to make physical fitness a priority in my life paid off. The first few years were difficult but once I established a health rhythm and stayed disciplined I was able to accomplish many of my own personal and professional goals. Even when I suffered a hemorrhagic stroke at age 37, with all the odds against me, I was able to beat the odds, which many medical professionals attribute to my good physical state of health.

Without good health you will be unable to live a satisfying life. The same discipline you use to stay focused on your "to do list" must be transfered to preserving your physical health.

Let's face it there is no short-cut to becoming physically fit. There is no quick-fix for staying physically healthy. I know for many of you physical fitness is important and you truly want to incorporate it into your life. But physical fitness is a mental state of mind. It is adopting a mentality that keeps you constantly aware of the healthy habits you must stick to and becoming proactive. Decide what is important to you. Reanalyze how you manage your time and how to introduce more daily physical activity. Learn how to become a better food shopper and cook to fuel your body with healthy foods.

A nutritionally balanced diet and plenty of physical activity is the winning formula to achieving physical fitness.

In my personal life as well as those of my clients, I witness the endless benefits that physical activity offers. We read about it, we hear it on the news, the evidence is astounding.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), regular exercise significantly reduces the risk of dying from coronary heart disease. The risk for colon cancer, stroke, diabetes, and high blood pressure is also reduced. The CDC continued that physical activity leads to healthy bones, muscles, and joints and reduces the pain of arthritis and the symptoms of anxiety and depression. Fewer visits are made to the doctor, less medication is prescribed, and fewer hospital visits are required.

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"Every human being is the author of his own health or disease. "- Buddha

What does physical fitness really mean? Many people believe that physical fitness is building muscle and developing great muscular definition. We tend to focus on the outward appearance and aesthetics that we lose sight of how fit we are on the inside. Physical fitness means just that, physically fit in every sense of the word, internally and externally. When my health took a turn for the worse, I realized I needed to change my lifestyle to maintain some semblance of good physical health. It required a change of mentality and strong desire for change but above all it requires self-discipline and self-control. No matter your name, your fame, or your claim, ill health will prevent you from enjoying any of it. It will hold you back from reaching your true potential. Awareness is the first step to achieving good physical health. In the words of Aristotle "The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival." Are you physically healthy? How can you tell? Because I have had my share of ill health, I am aware of the importance of good health, but I am more aware of how the body can heal itself when we practice healthy habits. We cannot achieve our true potential without sound physical health. Knowledge of your physical condition empowers you to take action. Staying in denial and avoiding the facts has the potential to destroy you. Physical fitness is really about about having all our vital organs our muscles, heart, lungs, bones, and blood circulation, performing at their optimum and working together as a whole to achieve overall optimum function. We may not even be aware that our bodies are not functioning at its optimum. We get an occasional ache and pain and before long we become so accustomed to living with them. Don't wait for your health to fail you to wake up and take action. Why do you think there is so much talk about physical fitness? It's because of how vital it is to your success. How do you measure success?

I have designed this page so you can become aware of the focal areas of your health. These areas must be considered in the category of NEED TO KNOW:

Click on each link below to become more aware of your physical condition :

I The genetic diseases in your family

II Your cholesterol levels

III Your Blood Pressure reading

IV Your Blood Sugar Level