Thursday, March 6, 2008

Fitness

Many of us participate in exercise for better fitness/health/wellness, but did you know that there are actually 2 major types of fitness and both of them will contributed to greater overall well being and decrease the rate of the onset of aging.

They are:
  1. Health related fitness
  2. Motor skill related fitness

Components under health related fitness include:

  • Cardiorespiratory endurance
  • Muscular Flexibility
  • Muscular Endurance
  • Muscular Strength
  • Body composition

Components under Motor Skill related fitness include:

  • Coordination
  • Speed
  • Power
  • Agility
  • Balance
  • Reaction time

Therefore it is suffice to say that if you are able to work on all these components, studies have shown that you will greatly decrease the rate of aging in your body.

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