Physical Health Measure
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A Physical Health Measure is a health measure that determines whether a human (or organism) is without physical disability, disease or health condition.
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- It can (typically) be associated with a Physical Health Score on a Physical Health Test.
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- See: Healthy Organism, Health Care, Genetic Disorder, Mental Health, World Health Organization, Well-Being, Disease, Infirmity, Physical Exercise, Stress, Health Measure.
References
2022a
- (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health Retrieved:2022-2-4.
- Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".[1] A variety of definitions have been used for different purposes over time. Health can be promoted by encouraging healthful activities, such as regular physical exercise and adequate sleep, and by reducing or avoiding unhealthful activities or situations, such as smoking or excessive stress. Some factors affecting health are due to individual choices, such as whether to engage in a high-risk behavior, while others are due to structural causes, such as whether the society is arranged in a way that makes it easier or harder for people to get necessary healthcare services. Still other factors are beyond both individual and group choices, such as genetic disorders.
- ↑ World Health Organization. (2006). Constitution of the World Health Organization – Basic Documents, Forty-fifth edition, Supplement, October 2006.
2022b
- (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_fitness Retrieved:2022-3-27.
- Physical fitness is a state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations and daily activities. Physical fitness is generally achieved through proper nutrition, moderate-vigorous physical exercise, and sufficient rest along with a formal recovery plan. Before the Industrial Revolution, fitness was defined as the capacity to carry out the day's activities without undue fatigue or lethargy. However, with automation and changes in lifestyles, physical fitness is now considered a measure of the body's ability to function efficiently and effectively in work and leisure activities, to be healthy, to resist hypokinetic diseases, improve immune system and to meet emergency situations.