1. Factors that influence Physical Fitness

1. Heredity

The transmission of character traits from parents to offspring, some inherited characteristics that may influence one’s physical fitness are:

1. Optimum-size and body built.

2. Variation of senses

3. Development of muscular system

4. Type and durability of blood vessels

5. Digestive and respiratory variations

6. Type and stability of nervous system

7. Ability to generate force to accomplish specific act

2. Mental, Emotional and Physical Health

No one denies that there is a relationship between intellectual, emotional and physical health. The concept of oneness of mind and body has been accepted.

The emotional health of an individual will be directly related to this effort to tolerance. When we are in good spirits and confident, we move easily with little fatigue, ourselves, we move listlessly with dropping posture and great effort. Emotion is an energizing force and can bring about strenuous movements.

3. Nutrition

Proper nutrition is essential for your fitness. A person cannot look well, feel well, be full of vitality or work efficiently with only his calories needs satisfied by his daily diet. A well balance diet is essential for your optimum health. Without it your fitness level will suffer and your capacity to meet the physical, mental or emotional demands of your life will lessen.

4. Adequate rest, sleep and relaxation

The human body is not a perpetual motion machine. It must take time to fuel up, to replenish it’s energy supplied at regular intervals, sleep should mean rest. It is not the quantity of hours of sleep that counts but the quality of the sleep, rest and relaxation it becomes fatigue and tired. The big medicine for fatigue is food, rest, sleep and relaxation.

5. Recreation

This is a fundamental human need, without a capacity and skill to recreate, your well being and your total fitness would suffer. Recreation is not just whiling away time pleasantly. It is simply leisure time activities. Recreation refers to all activities that are not connected with your job. Activities that you choose to do purely because you like them, have fun in doing them and act satisfaction and pleasure from there is recreational.