Health and physical activity

             Health and physical activity are often closely associated with each other. You feel you are able to perform to your best ability in any field whether it be sporting or academically when you are healthy. Health is the most important thing in our lives it can determine the way you live your life. Physical activity is any movement that results in expenditure of energy, it can be branched out in to many different categories that include exercise, fitness, active living, active recreation and sport.
             Health means different things to different people. Health was the opposite to to illness prior to world war two, it was defined as "the body operating efficiently" which meant if there was a problem you were unhealthy. A person may not have been suffering from any physical illness but they could be suffering depression which affects overall health. This is why the world health organisation changed that meaning so that people would see health as a holistic concept, not just the physical side. Their meaning of health was "A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being." But even with this definition it would be be virtually impossible to achieve optimal health.
             There are four dimensions of health these include physical health this refers to the state of the body. Physical health is largely determined by our lifestyle and behaviour. social health this refers to our interactions with other people. Good social health means we can socialise effectively with other people. Spiritual health relates to a sense of meaning and purpose in our life. Levels of spiritual health can be influenced by an awareness and understanding of ourselves. Mental health is the capacity to express our emotions, adapt to a range of demands and to function properly. A breakdown in one of these aspects can affect others in a negative way, but a positive impact can improve others.
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