Quality of life is what we all want. Good health helps us achieve a high quality of life. Fitness makes us want to live it every day.
Health is defined as “a state of complete well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”
Health is to a certain extent a matter of cleanliness, proper diet and exercise; but it is more than that. It is also the conscious and subconscious recognition of the well-being that comes from doing, every day, a full measure of one's duty—doing what you can, with what you've got, where you are.
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The absence of fulfilling such duty makes us prey to anxiety and doubt which weakens the mind, body and spirit; and opens the door to disease and morbidity.
Perhaps perfect health does not guarantee that you will live for a 100 years, nor will it protect you from bullets or accident; but the measure of life is to be found in its quality. A keen interest in the high quality and purpose of one's life provides the best chance for well-being, happiness and longevity—and brings us closer to the Greek ideal of a sound mind in a sound body. Health and fitness make the difference between living well and living. |