Technology's Role In Achieving Physical Fitness

Technology has become a part of our environment in today’s society. It is present in every street, every corner and has become essential in our lives. Studies show, however, that the rise of technology has caused most children to spend more time idle on their gadgets rather than outside being active or playing sports (Hockenberry and Wilson 669). It is no secret that technology was made to make life easier for us. We have cars, planes and boats for traveling, phones and social media for communicating and stoves and ovens for cooking. It is very obvious that the technology around us reduces manual labor. Because we have machines performing tasks for us, we are no longer required to participate in as much physical activity as before.

As stated earlier, one of the main reasons why people strive to be fit is for them to conform to society’s image of beauty. We also see this in the ancient times in Greece. It was also mentioned earlier that they greatly related physical fitness to beauty and it became a part of their culture ( Dalleck and Kravitz n.p.). Some people however don’t seem to grasp the fact that achieving physical fitness does not always mean that they are automatically attractive, there are some things that cannot be changed by mere exercise ( Corbin and Lindsey 13). As society developed people found more creative ways on how to achieve Physical Fitness. Zumba from Brazil, Parkour and Pilates are just a few of the different kinds of exercises people do now. They methods are very different from each other but they all exist as a ladder to reach Physical Fitness. Another factor of Fitness is Wellness. Wellness or spirituality as said mentioned earlier, had been greatly recognized as a factor of fitness in India during the ancient times. It is about having not only a healthy body on the outside but on the inside as well (Dalleck and Kravtiz n.p.).It had risen and was fully recognized by society during the 1970’s and was greatly welcomed by the people. “Even corporations have finally begun to realize that the great ideal of mens sana in corpore sano makes a great deal of sense.” (Ryan

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