Dr. Lorimer on Recreation, Health & Fitness
Recreation 
Recreation is a refreshment of one's mind and body by means of a pastime, amusement, relaxation, or a pleasurable exercise. By simply getting out of your room and being involved in recreational activities, whether individually, or as part of a group, is essential for human development. Recreation also is essential to one's personal health and the quality of life. Research studies have established that recreational activities reduce stress. Stress disturbs a person's health as well as their mental and physical well-being. Relaxation alleviates stress.
Good Health and Fitness
Good Health and Fitness
Good health and fitness is often a necessary condition for performing certain tasks in a satisfactory manner, and is used to judge a person's suitability for employment by some agencies and organizations. The health of person is a state or the general condition of the body and mind that allows that person to function normally, in the absence of abnormality, or physical and mental disease, at a given time.
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Fitness Requirements for each type of Task are Different
Recreation, health and fitness are interconnected as parts of a whole system of body and mind. The level of fitness varies in relation to the type of task a person is capable of undertaking. For example, the fitness requirements for being a navy pilot are different from the fitness requirements for becoming a member of the navy seals. Similarly, the fitness requirements for participating in one exercise program differ from other fitness programs such as kendo, yoga, swimming, or mountain climbing. Various tests are available for assessing a person's level of fitness in order to engage in certain physical activities.
Conditions for Physical Fitness
Physical fitness is defines as having the capacity for physical work or to perform normal daily activities without exhaustion. Physical fitness depends on strength, cardiovascular and respiratory efficiency, flexibility, endurance, and nutrition, lifestyle, and body type.