Do you Know the
Definition of Healthy?
May 10, 2005
Different people have different opinion
on what healthy is. For some it may be strength, for
others weight lifting or cardiovascular health. But
most people agree on definition that being healthy means
their body is functioning properly. From diet
pills to weight lifting, people are gullible to
any new idea or fad diets that can promise them lose
few pounds and stay healthy. The question cannot be
solved by one answer alone.
A person has to know his or her body and what works
for them, according to Gunnery Sgt. J.F. Courtenay,
a frequency manager, U.S. Pacific Command, J6, Camp
Smith. "I'm in the best shape of my life, because I
found what's right for me," said Courtenay. Courtenay
is a firm believer in weight training to stay in shape.
He is fulltime committed to this profession and and
ardent supporter of weight lifting and gym exercises.
No doubt, it has paid off greatly for him as well. He
finds that in the weight room, it doesn't come down
to workout programs, it's how intense you are with it".
"It all comes down to intensity. If you don't go at
it hard you failed," exclaimed Courtenay, still a little
winded from his last set.
According to Courtenay, you must dedicate yourself
to the goals you set. Weightlifting is one way to stay
in shape, but according to Marine Corps physical fitness
regulations, Marines have to have endurance to go along
with their strength. "Once I started, I never stopped
training," said Rhodes, a chaplain for Marine Corps
Forces, Pacific. Rhodes defines being healthy is being
ready. If you're not training, you're not ready, if
you're not ready you won't make it.
Whatever views and opinions people cast about being
health but certainly as per Rhodes and majority of health
organizations, the key to physical success is to continually
work at it, because there are no quick fixes.
Source: http://www.usmc.mil
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