“Fitness”, is a such a familiar word. Often when we hear the word “fitness”, we have the mental image of an athlete with a firmed, tanned body, and who has a stamina better than normal people.

It is definitely not wrong to have that connotation. However, the meaning of the word is much more than that. The word “fitness” comes from “fit”, which means “in good shape; or in health” from the dictionary. When we co-relate fitness to exercise stamina, we overlook some other important meanings of the word.

“Fit”, is actually an all-encompassing word. It should more accurately co-relate to more than exercise stamina, for eg. a healthy person looks better, runs faster, recovers from illnesses quicker, feels happier than an unhealthy person.

Ceteris paribus, a person who is battling hair loss or struggling with frequent colds, is unlikely to perform better at sports than someone who isn’t.

To me, the word “fitness” means sports stamina and so much more! I see great looking people with truckloads of energy, they have got fresh skin, nice hair, clear eyes, you can feel the sun rays emanating from their smiles, they recover from training & sports injuries faster, they always look young… there are enough to fill this page and then some more!

And the good news is? You can be fit too! You have a right to be beautiful, happy, healthy and energetic. Yes, it is your birthright to have great skin, clear eyes, thick hair, boundless energy and joy, in other words ,”fit” !

Join me and thousands worldwide today, to start marveling at the wonder of your own body. Be amazed at what your body can do for you if you respect and treat it kindly. I am still pretty awed by how I can repeatedly break my own running records, and I know there are countless sportsmen who are enjoying this fortune too!

Linda Loo