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Physical Fitness and Wellness MODULE-1
Concept of Physical
Education and Yog
INTEXT QUESTIONS 3.1

Complete the following sentences to make them meaningful:

a) Fitness component, ‘speed’ comes under ..............................................
b) Cardiovascular endurance is a component of ....................................

c) Body composition is related with .............................. and ...............................
d) Ability to quickly and purposefully doing group of movements with better Note
quality and effect is known as ..........................................

3.3 CONCEPT OF WELLNESS

WHO defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Dr. Halbert Dunn coined
the wellness in 1950’s in view of pursuit of optimal wellbeing. Now a days
Wellness is defined as “an integrated and dynamic level of functioning oriented
towards maximizing potential, dependent on self-responsibility”. Wellness not
only involves preventive health related behaviour but also a change in thinking
and attitude. Wellness is for all means it can be achieved by all ages, genders, all
socioeconomic groups, heredity, race etc. Wellness is a process of continuous
and prolonged growth and achievement in the physical, social, emotional,
spiritual, intellectual, occupational and environmental dimensions. Wellness is
a way of life that an individual designs to achieve optimal health.

3.3.1 Dimensions of Wellness

Wellness has seven dimensions: physical, social, emotional, spiritual, intellectual,
occupational and environmental which are interrelated. These are shown in Figure
3.2 below. For example, an individual does regular exercise in nearby fitness
centre which covers her/his physical dimension, but she/he is not socially and
intellectually sound to learn activity and interact with other members of the
fitness centre. All activity helps him/her release emotional stress and also
encourages co-workers to join the activity. Another important thing is that an
individual should be having mastery over balancing all the dimensions.

Physical Dimension

Physical dimension focuses on functional health of the body. It involves regular
exercise, eating a balanced diet, maintaining recommended weight, sufficient
sleep, avoid smoking, alcohol, tobacco etc., medical self-care, regular testing,
proper medications etc. Physically healthy individual should have the ability to
carry out day to day activity and having enough energy for recreational and
emergency work.

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