Set your fitness goals

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Set your fitness goals

We often use the words fit or fitness in a very conversational way – for example, “so-and-so is very fit” or “I wish I could improve my fitness” and so on.

But what do the words fit or fitness really mean? Is it simply being in good health, having a great body, being good at sports, or is there something more to it? For different people, fitness can mean very different things. For one person that might mean having a six-pack abdomen, for another being able to run a marathon, and for yet another person it could be the desire to stay away from or combat any long-term disease. Seen this way, fitness is a very individualistic concept and no single definition is possible. However, whatever your fitness goals are, there are some things that need to be followed to achieve them. These include regular exercise, eating an appropriate well-balanced diet and stress management. In a nutshell, these are the cornerstones of health and fitness. A well-designed fitness programme followed consistently will allow the participant to experience benefits such as:

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