Comparison of selected motor and health related physical fitness among students belonging to different schools of Varanasi district

Abstract

One of the important, remarkable, beautiful, valuable and priceless things that God has created particularly on the earth is human life. Therefore, it is necessary to protect and maintain human life in order to achieve higher goals and objective and also to live a happy and meaningful life. To develop health and fitness and to lengthen life, the scientists and researchers have devoted their lives to invent medicine that protect life from various diseases; and health related equipment that measure the physical, physiological and psychological parameters of individuals. Their dedication, determination and will to discover new things in these fields are highly remarkable and admirable in the history of man and civilization. newlineAccording to Arabic proverb, Health is a crown on the well person s head but only the sick seem to see it . Nieman and Facsm rightly said, Health promotion is defined as the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move towards a state of optimal health . This modes emphasis on the health promotion was inspired in the past by World Health Organization s definition of Health: Health is a physical, mental and social well being, not merely on absence of disease and infirmity . These four aspects of health may be achieved through physical education because the main objective of physical education is to make and individual physically fit, mentally alert, emotionally balanced and socially adjusted within the society. newline newline