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Personal health - an unmedicated state of being with high physical, mental, and emotional function
 
Training - tasks and other stimuli that cause bodies and minds to adapt over time (including working out, sitting
      and standing postures, listening, and learning languages)

 
Wellness
- maintaining health over time
 
Fitness - the ability to complete physical, mental, and emotional tasks
   • Physical factors:
         - Coordination
         - Flexibility
         - Speed
         - Agility
         - Strength
         - Endurance
         - Power
         - General and specific skill
 
   • Mental factors:
         - Concentration
         - Creativity
         - Problem-solving
         - Handling complexity
         - Memory

 
   • Emotional factors:
        - Handling set-backs
        - Interpreting situations and events in empowering ways
        - Having a positive self-image
        - Keeping perspective