Healthy Body - Its more than just looking fit

We all have several definitions for healthy body or health, which we hear from our doctors, trainers, dieticians etc. But in the real sense, we can not say a person healthy if they are just looking fit from outside, a healthy body means more than that.

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." WHO, 1948.

These days we see several people turning towards the gym, exercising and eating well which is a good sign for a healthy body. But if you want to be healthy in a real sense then you need to focus on complete physical, mental and social well being. One must understand that he/she is healthy from inside as well apart from looking fit and toned from the outer body.

Being fit and looking toned from the outer body is one part of being healthy, it does not make sure that you are healthy from the inner body or mentally too. I met several people and fitness freaks hitting the gym regularly when diagnosed for overall health status they were found to be sick from inner body parts or mental.

Being healthy is not a short-term goal which could be accomplished by only joining health/fitness clubs, it’s a lifestyle which one need to carry until he/she is alive. Just focusing on how much calories you intake is not a good way of being healthy, we need to look for the food which gives the right set of energy, for the physical and mental well being.

These were few of my thoughts on health in the real sense, I would like to come up with a few new things which we can incorporate in our lifestyle for overall health development.