Health Fitness and Living for Life
The Creator has given each and every one of us a life to live. Each individual’s life is unique in itself, and everyone’s life journey is paved with his or her personal encounters and events to enrich that unique life experience.
Since time immemorial, man has applied every means to extend life for basically only two reasons — to defer the inevitable end; and to continue indulging in the pleasurable experiences along the life journey.
Irrespective of the purpose of everyday living for any individual, the quintessence of living for life is health fitness, without which everyday living may become a daily struggle, a dream turned into a nightmare. Health fitness is a prerequisite for living for life.
Life is never static: everyday living is full of challenging changes from time to time. Many of these changes are welcomed and embraced, but some are dreaded and even painful. Being able to cope with these changes in life is fundamental to living for life. More importantly, the ability to bounce back from these undesired negative changes holds the key to the art of living well.
What is living for life?
Living for life is living with passion and purpose. Nobody is born with the gift of living for life: it comes from thoughts, behaviors, and actions. These attributes have to be acquired through effort and deliberation, and only health fitness provides an environment to turn them into reality.
What is health fitness?
Health fitness embraces physical fitness, mental fitness, and spiritual fitness — they impact your thoughts, your behaviors, and your actions, which are the components of living for life. You need physical fitness to reduce the likelihood of becoming ill or disabled or dying prematurely. Mental fitness enables you to adapt appropriately to negative changes brought on by diagnosis and treatment of chronic disease. Spiritual fitness may facilitate your bounce back from the devastating effects brought on by sudden and unexpected changes, such as bereavement of spouse or loved ones.
Stephen Lau
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