Specific Fitness: Something for Everyone
If asked, "what does fitness mean to you?", the variety of answers received would be quite large to say the least.
This is because fitness is specific (hence the name: Specific Fitness) to each individual and can not effectively be grouped into categories.
Yeah sure you've got your powerlifters, marathon runners, bodybuilders, etc. but even within each of those groups lies concepts and methods specific to each person working toward their own "idea" of what fitness means to them.
The easiest way to narrow down what specific fitness concept you are related to is to simply step back and ask yourself, "What do I really want to achieve or how would I like to use the results of my efforts?".
For example, do you really want to get better at playing soccer? Do you think to yourself, "I know if I had more stamina I could easily keep up with the other team." Just by thinking of that very simple idea you have almost instantly narrowed down what type of fitness is specific to you. You most likely should be focusing on cardio to become lean and build more stamina.
Now I understand it isn't always this straightforward, many times people want to have their cake and eat it too. For example, perhaps the person in the soccer example above wants to build the stamina but doesn't want to lose the muscle? What does he do?
The good thing about this situation is that there is always an option that is, again, fitness specific to cater to each individual.
It is my hopes that I will be able to update more on how attaining a level of fitness that is specific to you is really what everyone should be striving for when pertaining to this topic. I will try to periodically point you in the right direction for methods and whatnot that I truly think can prove to be beneficial.
If you have any suggestions or would just like to comment, feel free to anytime.
Cheers,
Shannon
If asked, "what does fitness mean to you?", the variety of answers received would be quite large to say the least.
This is because fitness is specific (hence the name: Specific Fitness) to each individual and can not effectively be grouped into categories.
Yeah sure you've got your powerlifters, marathon runners, bodybuilders, etc. but even within each of those groups lies concepts and methods specific to each person working toward their own "idea" of what fitness means to them.
The easiest way to narrow down what specific fitness concept you are related to is to simply step back and ask yourself, "What do I really want to achieve or how would I like to use the results of my efforts?".
For example, do you really want to get better at playing soccer? Do you think to yourself, "I know if I had more stamina I could easily keep up with the other team." Just by thinking of that very simple idea you have almost instantly narrowed down what type of fitness is specific to you. You most likely should be focusing on cardio to become lean and build more stamina.
Now I understand it isn't always this straightforward, many times people want to have their cake and eat it too. For example, perhaps the person in the soccer example above wants to build the stamina but doesn't want to lose the muscle? What does he do?
The good thing about this situation is that there is always an option that is, again, fitness specific to cater to each individual.
It is my hopes that I will be able to update more on how attaining a level of fitness that is specific to you is really what everyone should be striving for when pertaining to this topic. I will try to periodically point you in the right direction for methods and whatnot that I truly think can prove to be beneficial.
If you have any suggestions or would just like to comment, feel free to anytime.
Cheers,
Shannon
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