Move your body, save your life: The real need of fitness in today’s world

Posted by admin_kas on 2025-06-03 22:41:44 |

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By Bilal Azad and Dr Aftab Jan

In today’s world, life has become fast, modern, and full of technology. With the help of machines, everything is just one click away. We can buy things online, study from home, talk to anyone across the world, and order food without stepping outside.

While this digital life has brought comfort, it has also made our bodies lazy and inactive.

We are sitting more than ever—at home, at school, at work, and even during free time.

Most people, including children, teenagers, and adults, now spend hours every day looking at screens—whether it is mobile phones, laptops, or televisions.

Because of this, our physical movement is reducing day by day, and our bodies are slowly getting weaker.In the past, life was full of physical activity.

People walked long distances, worked with their hands, played outdoors, and did most things manually.

Their bodies were strong, hearts were healthy, and minds were fresh. But now, machines do everything for us.

Cars replace walking, lifts replace stairs, and even simple chores are done by devices.

Sadly, this has made physical fitness a forgotten part of daily life, and we are seeing the bad results: more people are falling sick, getting tired quickly, gaining weight, and feeling mentally stressed or depressed.

Fitness is not just about having a muscular body or going to the gym. Real fitness means being able to do your daily work with ease, without feeling tired or sick.

It means having energy, strong bones, a healthy heart, good sleep, a calm mind, and the ability to fight diseases.

When a person is fit, they feel light, active, and happy.

But when a person becomes lazy and unfit, they feel heavy, slow, and often fall sick.

Today, even young children are suffering from problems like obesity (too much weight), weak eyesight, back and neck pain, and lack of sleep.

Teenagers and young adults are facing stress, anxiety, and depression because their bodies are inactive and their minds are overused with screen time and digital noise.

One of the most dangerous effects of this lifestyle is that people think being sick is normal.

They believe that back pain, tiredness, stress, or even sugar (diabetes) is just part of life.

But this is not true.

These problems are often the result of ignoring our physical health.

The human body is made to move. If it does not move, it becomes stiff, tired, and full of diseases.

Regular movement, like walking, running, cycling, playing games, doing yoga, or even simple stretching, keeps the muscles strong, bones healthy, heart active, and brain fresh.

Exercise also helps release natural chemicals in the brain like serotonin and endorphins, which make us feel happy and relaxed.

Children need physical fitness not just for their bodies but also for their minds. Playing games improves their focus, discipline, teamwork, and memory.

Sadly, today’s children are growing up in small rooms, with screens in their hands and junk food on their plates.

They need fresh air, outdoor games, sunlight, and physical activity to grow well.

Physical Education (PE) in schools should be given the same importance as Maths or Science. No child should be judged only by marks—fitness and health should be part of learning too.

Adults are also badly affected by inactive lifestyles.

Office workers sit for 8 to 10 hours a day, eat quickly, skip exercise, and spend evenings watching TV or scrolling on phones.

This routine is slowly killing the body from inside. People suffer from heart attacks, cholesterol, weak muscles, poor sleep, and joint pain because of this silent damage. But even small changes can bring big improvements.

Walking for 30 minutes a day, taking stairs instead of lifts, stretching during work breaks, and avoiding junk food can save your body from future pain.

We must also talk about food. Our modern diet is full of harmful things—sugary drinks, chips, burgers, packaged snacks, and fried food. These fill our bodies with fat but give no real strength.

If we do not opt for xercise and keep eating such food, we gain weight and become weak inside.

Healthy food like fruits, vegetables, home-cooked meals, and water is necessary for real fitness.

Sleep is also a big part of physical health. Staying up late on phones or watching screens until midnight weakens the brain and body.

Going to bed early and waking up fresh is a beautiful habit that supports total wellness.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the whole world saw how important physical fitness and immunity are. People who were fit and active recovered faster and suffered less. Those who were weak or had health problems suffered more.

That time was a big lesson: money, phones, and cars could not save us—but health could.

Fitness is not something extra. It is the most important part of life. Without health, nothing else feels good—not wealth, not success, not beauty.

Our religion, Islam, also guides us to take care of our bodies. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) was physically strong, active, and full of discipline. 

He walked often, encouraged sports like running, archery, and horse riding, and taught moderation in food and sleep.

He said, “A strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than a weak one.”

Hazrat Ali (RA) beautifully said, “Health is a crown on the heads of the healthy that only the sick can see.”

This means we only realize how valuable our health is after we lose it.

Our body is a trust (Amanah) from Allah, and keeping it healthy is an act of gratitude and worship.

In the end, we must remember: fitness is not about looking good, it is about living well. In this modern world of screens, noise, and stress, our body is crying for help.

It needs movement, fresh air, natural food, and peaceful sleep. Don’t wait for disease to teach you the value of health.

Start now. Move your body every day. Walk, play, stretch, breathe deeply.

Eat less junk, drink more water. Sleep on time, rise with energy. Thank Allah for your body and take care of it before it’s too late. Because at the end of the day, no comfort is greater than a healthy body, and no wealth is richer than good health.