Are you fit, fat or just a little flabby on the side? Are you short of breath after climbing a flight of stairs? Does a day spent shopping at the mall wear you out and leave you aching all over? You don’t have to be a medical expert to determine if you are fit or not.
It pays to be fit. In general, physical fitness refers simply to a general state of being in good physical health. It is the result of regular physical activity, proper nutrition and enough rest for the body to allow full physical recovery.
Fit persons are able to deal with the daily stresses of life better than the rest of us, both on a physical and emotional level. Stress is a well-known killer that takes its toll on people after prolonged periods of time. Some widely-practiced stress busters include regular exercise, physical therapy, massage and activities that can relax and sooth our nerves such as luxuriating in a nice, hot bath. Generally speaking, the more fit you are, the better equipped you are to handle stress.
A person’s overall physical fitness level takes into account his flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, body composition, agility, balance and speed.
It takes a certain amount of time and sacrifice to be physically fit, but the rewards far out-weigh the difficulties. Physically fit people are seldom overweight and often have impressive physiques that others envy.
In addition, exercise lessens our urge to eat and increases our fluid intake. It also helps the circulation of our blood.
Mentally, being physically fit also has its rewards such as peace of mind and a general self-assurance and readiness to face the physical, emotional and mental challenges of everyday life.
The hardest part of going on a fitness regimen is getting started. But once you’ve hit the weight room or started on your aerobics program, you will see exactly how your body benefits in a few short weeks and will therefore be encouraged to stick to your regimen. Remember that in matters of exercise, you get exactly what you put in, so the harder you exercise, the more you benefit.
Walking is an effective and simple fitness activity that is a good starting point for your regimen. Other effective fitness activities include running, swimming, aerobics, water aerobics, aero boxing, cycling, strength programs (weights), martial arts and a host of hybrid gym aerobic programs.
September 29th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Who pays the difference between in-state tuition and out of state tuition?
when you get to be an in state student?
one year you are paying 10,000 and another 3,000 dollars, how is that possible? who pays that difference, or why they do that, or is it done not to stimulate migration of student from one state to another? Please help I need to know, I am going to UNO ( University of New Orleans) and trying to get aproved for an in state tuition.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Public state schools get money from state taxes. Usually property taxes.
The argument is that if you live in a state and therefore directly or indirectly (via renting) pay property tax, and since that tax pays for education, you deserve to get a break on the costs at those instate schools.
If you come from another state, while you have supported the schools in that state, you haven't paid anything towards the schools in this new state, so you have to pay the real full cost.
It's not a perfect system, but on average it works out.
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September 29th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
I can't imagine how this knowledge will help with your practical problem, but:
1. In-state tuition is invariably LOWER than out-of-state, as you apparently know since you're trying to get it. That would stimulate students to NOT leave their home state, as any UNO student should be able to deduce. (The preference given to out-of-state students for admission, in order to diversify the student body–and increase the total tuition paid–works the opposite way. Scholarship arrangements may also do so. But that's not what you asked about.)
2. The taxpayers pay for the difference, along with voluntary donors to the basically state-supported school. The assumption, of course, is that the student's parents have been paying state taxes for some minimum period, and possibly all their lives, or that the student him or herself has paid taxes, and have thus already made some contribution–so it's fair to give the kid a break.
Incidentally, http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/preparing/pt4.html confirms what I'd assumed: Private schools all "charge the same tuition for both in-State and out-of-State students."
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