The nurse is conducting a class on health promotion and uses the following definition:
"The ability to perform daily tasks vigorously and alertly, with energy left over for enjoying leisure-time activities and meeting emergency demands." Which area is the nurse stressing?
1. Physical fitness.
2. Emotional health.
3. Physical health.
4. Psychologic well-being.
Correct Answer: 1
Physical fitness is the ability to perform daily tasks vigorously and alertly, with energy left over for enjoying leisure-time activities and meeting emergency demands. Physical fitness is an important component of physical and emotional health. Physical fitness influences mental alertness and emotional stability, as well as a general feeling of well-being, which some may call psychologic fitness.
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