| General fitness refers to overall health. It means | | | | diet and regular exercise will all but eliminate |
| having the correct body weight and an ability to | | | | certain "lifestyle-caused" diseases. This is general |
| handle physical activity without wearing down too | | | | fitness functioning at optimum. |
| quickly. General health is being fit in a well rounded | | | | In addition, general fitness contributes to an |
| kind of way. Weight loss and maintenance of that | | | | improved mental outlook on life, it gives a sense |
| loss is considered general fitness if varying | | | | of belonging and self confidence. Fitness helps to |
| activities were used to achieve good health. | | | | achieve healthy body weight, low body fat and |
| These activities include over all toning exercises or | | | | better bone density, while improving circulation and |
| cardiovascular exercises. In other words, running | | | | heart function. This improved circulation will lower |
| or swimming at a moderate pace in order to get | | | | the risk of heart disease and regulate blood |
| the heart pumping and increase oxygen to the | | | | pressure and cholesterol. Regular workouts bolster |
| rest of the body are the types of exercises used | | | | the immune system and enable the body to heal |
| to gain and maintain general fitness. Lifting weights | | | | itself faster. |
| and strength training are also general fitness | | | | However, is there a point when you've exercised |
| exercises. | | | | too much? The American College of Sports |
| However, when workouts are done to improve | | | | Medicine says cardio should be done at a minimum |
| performance within a particular sport, then it | | | | of three times per week for at least 20 minutes |
| becomes "specific fitness" as opposed to "general | | | | per session. Ideally, anyone concerned about |
| fitness." As an example, hiring a personal trainer | | | | overall health and general fitness should workout |
| to help you improve your golf swing as a means | | | | everyday for at least 30 minutes per session. |
| of breaking onto the PGA circuit of professional | | | | These general workouts should include a healthy |
| golfers, is specific fitness training. Golfing itself falls | | | | amount of cardiovascular exercise like running or |
| into the general category of fitness. | | | | jogging or walking, combined with strength and |
| General fitness workouts include walking, brisk | | | | weights training on alternate days. If you want to |
| walking or cardiovascular walking exercises. All of | | | | lose weight, adjustments in calorie intake should |
| these forms of walking tone legs and arms in a | | | | accompany the daily workouts. |
| general sort of way, meaning the muscle groups | | | | It is important to vary your routine regularly to |
| can be used to function in other sports and | | | | keep the muscle changing and challenged. It is also |
| activities without specificity. These exercises | | | | important to keep you challenged and motivated |
| contribute to overall good health. Good over all | | | | in continuing your workouts. Set goals and work |
| health reduces the risk of diseases associated | | | | toward the keep you going forward. When you |
| with lifestyle and diet like heart disease, or adult | | | | reach a goal, set another one and start working |
| onset diabetes, or obesity in general. A proper | | | | toward the new one. |