After taking another rest day yesterday, I got back out on the trail with a friend today. We spent a little over an hour running and hiking the Mike Uhtoff Trail above Ashland. It was nice getting above the Medford fog and out into the sun.
WHAT IS FITNESS?
Fitness is a concept that can be hard to define but easy to recognize when you see the real thing.
To some, being fit means looking like a model or bodybuilder, while to others it means being able to run a marathon or being able to lift more weight than all of their friends.
Is this really enough? Absolutely not! These definitions are too limited and one-dimensional.
At the most basic level, fitness should mean the ability to meet your daily challenges in life with a little left over for emergencies. To carry this one step further, fitness could be defined as a state of peak levels of strength, power, endurance, flexibility, coordination and general health in addition to an optimal level of bodyfat that allows a person to participate in life to its fullest, free of preventable health risk factors. This level of fitness is a step above simple health and wellness. This is a level of fitness that will not leave you wanting for more strength, power, endurance, etc. when presented with an unexpected challenge or attempting a new sport or activity.
To learn more, visit www.topfitonline.com
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- TOPFIT
- Medford, OR, United States
- Hi! I'm Patrick Frey, your in-home, online and on-the-trail Personal Trainer, Fitness Educator, and Strength & Conditioning Specialist. With over 35 years of fitness experience, and certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the International Sports Sciences Association, and the American Council on Exercise, I have the knowledge and experience you need to reach your health and fitness goals. My interests over the years have included running, bicycling, cross-country skiing, hiking, backpacking, bodybuilding, powerlifting, olympic lifting, volleyball, and general health, fitness and nutrition. I've trained hundreds of people of all ages and abilities from elite athletes to sedentary couch potatoes, in everything from well equipped gyms to un-equipped homes, online, in the park and on the trails. To me, there's nothing more exciting than helping people improve their health, look better, feel better, or improve their sports performance.
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