Physical Fitness & Nutrtion

Fitness

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July 10 , 2010

Fitness

Concept in the olden days about being fit was just looking healthy Today we know that there is a lot more required to be healthy . Just because a person looks healthy does not mean that his arteries are not clogged up with cholesterol . In the dictionary fitness is described as being in a good state of health due to exercise and proper nutritional habits (Houghton Mifflin Company , 2000 . Thus to be physically fit an individual needs

regular exercise and a balanced nutritional diet . Just falling into the required body mass index does not certify an individual as fit

Current Fitness and Nutritional Habits

My body mass index falls in the normal range but I do not feel as healthy as I should at my age . Breakfast consists of cereal with milk or sometimes fried egg with brown bread . Occasionally I have heavy foods such as French toast or sweet tea with fried paratha . Lunch has white meat and is usually a heavy meal of the day . The meat is cooked with oily gravy and is usually consumed with rice . Dinner also consists of similar type of food items . Vegetable are only consumed about two to three times a week . I consume a soft drink almost every day . Sometimes consume around three soft drinks in one day . Have about four glasses of water each day . Do not follow any regular exercise plan . Since I live on the first floor climbing...