PHYSICAL FITNESS

It comprises of cardio respiratory endurance, flexibility, strength, speed, agility, co-ordination, balance, accuracy and toughness. In order to pursue fitness par excellence, one must physically train in order to optimize performance in all of the physical abilities. People who do not understand that physical fitness is a compromise, they feel that more longer aerobic training indicates higher level of fitness is predominate.

Physical fitness should start as a hobby or interest. It can include rock climbing, bushwalking, golf, tennis or scuba diving. If one requires physical fitness to enjoy the activity, one need to be more inclined to train for it.

If one looks at the physical fitness industry, it can be seen that the industry is more concerned with maximizing specific skills rather than building better humans. Physical fitness optimization is considered to be the most acceptable and deliberate compromise of competence and ability to perform in all the areas of endurance, strength, power, flexibility, accuracy and toughness to produce optimum performance results under the greatest amount of circumstances.

True physical fitness is concerned with the physical ability to perform the widest variety of task under the greatest diversity of circumstances.