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Social Media: The Faster Information Provider

COVID-19 has still not stopped its spread and intimidation of individuals to this day. The world's rising number of covid cases is still uncontrolled. People still get bad news about this COVID-19 virus from the television or radio news. Television, radio and newspaper helped us to stay updated on what's happening and provides us enough informations about COVID-19 and how they can manage themselves to become safe this days.

During the pandemic, social media also became our information provider. Getting informations here is much faster than on TVs or radios, since most people are soaked in using mobile phones and social media accounts. Social media platforms enable families to obtain immediate information on what to do to prevent COVID-19 from spreading. More informations about COVID-19 are given to them everyday and they can get a lot of new informations here than what is seen on TV or radios.

It has also helped frontliners to spread awareness worldwide. Providing people with reports on their progress and information about the rising and reducing number of cases every week.

Social media also serves as a platform for government agencies. The meetings are conducted via live in social media because there is a pandemic, so they can spread their virus prevention strategies and what needs to be done in the future more effectively to individuals.

Social media and modern technologies have made it easier to spread information across the world, unlike previous technologies used in news and current affairs, such as radio and TV, where disseminating information is terrible and not easy to spread because of the lack of technologies used. Social media has a great influence on society. as a result people gain new knowledge about other things and are given every opportunity to deliver informations needed in battling COVID-19.

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Staying Physically Fit

Physical Fitness

- Physical fitness is a state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations and daily activities.

- According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, physical fitness is defined as “a set of attributes that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity.”

- In simple words, physical fitness refers to the ability of your body systems to work together efficiently to allow you to be healthy and perform activities of daily living.

Types of Physical Fitness

Health-related fitness - is defined as fitness related to some aspect of health, it is influenced by individual's exercise habits. It is composed of five different components, these are:

Cardiovascular Endurance - it is the ability of a heart, lungs and blood vessels to supply oxygen to your body tissues during sustained physical activity.

Muscular Endurance - it is the ability of a muscle to continue without fatigue.

Muscular Strength - it is the maximum amount of force a muscle can exert in a single effort.

Body Composition - it is the percentages of fat, bones, water and a muscle in a human body.

Flexibility - it is the ability to bend and move the joints through the full range of motion.

Skill-related fitness - It consists of fitness components that are necessary for the success of skillful activities and athletic events, and may not be as crucial for health enhancement. It is composed of six different components and these are:

Agility - is the ability to rapidly change the position of the entire body in space with speed and accuracy.

Balance - is the ability to control your body's position, whether stationary or while moving.

Coordination - is the ability to execute smooth, accurate, controlled motor responses (optimal interaction of muscle function).

Power - is defined as an amount of work done in a particular time.

Speed - is defined as the ability to move the body in one direction as fast as possible.

Reaction Time - it refers to the speed at which an athlete responds to an external stimulus.

Importance of Physical Fitness

Regular physical activity and exercise encourages strong muscles and bones. This improves respiratory, cardiovascular and general health. Staying active can also help you maintain a healthy weight, reduce your risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and decrease your risk of certain cancers.

Benefits of Physical Fitness Activity

Improve joint pain and stiffness.

Improve your memory and brain function (all age groups).

Protect against many chronic diseases.

Increase life span.

Aid in weight management.

Lower blood pressure and improve heart health.

Improve your quality of sleep.

Reduce feelings of anxiety and depression.

Combat cancer-related fatigue

Maintain muscle strength and balance

Sources:

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Mana, Medical Associates

Sharecare

Healthline

ScienceDirect