Archive for June 30th, 2009
Physically Fit or Physical Fitness now a phrase that is almost as outdated as “Calisthenics”. The term Physically Fit is is more likely to be expressed in the 21st century jargon more commonly as wellness, being well or he or she is in great shape. So whats the point you might be asking yourself who cares what you call it. Well that is what this 4 part series is about. “What’s in a name or word”, the nomenclature and how it affects the way you look at being and staying healthy. And more importantly how you approach staying healthy, like those incredible “buzz” words used to describes the latest trendy exercise or diet craze like “jazzersise” or the South Beach Diet remember those? If you do you probably remember the “Thigh Master” 
Welcome to the nomenclature behind the semantics that drives us “buy” or “not to buy”.
So lets take a quick look at this.
A Nomenclature is the act or process or an instance of naming something.
3 a : a system or set of terms or symbols especially in a particular science, discipline, or art b : an international system of standardized New Latin names used in biology for kinds and groups of kinds of animals and plants.
So in a summary it is a word or a phrase that is used to express a system which should produce a specific desired out come such as “Dieting” for example, or “loosing weight”. So in other words by following the system one should lose body fat as the end result according to the the term used. Correct? If this is correct then why are there so may Americans not producing the desired results?
This question leads us to a little word called SEMAMTICS which is the study of the meaning of the word. The word “semantics” itself denotes a range of ideas, from the popular to the highly technical. It is often used in ordinary language to denote a problem of understanding that comes down to word selection or connotation. In short what we associate with that word or phrase. ie. “Yoga” association “Good Health” “Junk food” association “Poor health”.
So you may be asking again so “what’s the point”. Great question and we will be answering that over the next three parts of this series. I believe you will be pleasantly surprised with our explanation and will find it very useful in achieving your competitive fitness or basic wellness goals. So come join us as we explore the semantics of the latest jargon of three most common but very important terms 1)Working out 2) Exercise 3) Training and how they shape your plan and effect your desired outcome.
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