Give yourself the following points for each question in the assessment:
1. a, 0; b, 2; c, 1
2. a, 2; b, 1; c, 0
3. a, 0; b, 1; c, 2
4. a, 0; b, 2; c, 1
5. a, 2; b, 1; c, 0
6. a, 1; b, 0; c, 2
7. a, 2; b, 1; c, 0
8. a, 0; b, 1; c, 2
9. a, 2; b, 0; c, 1
10. a, 0; b, 1; c, 2
Add up your scores for the 10 questions and check the key below.
0 to 6: Fit to Survive.
Great opportunities could be knocking at your door, but you're so overloaded with clutter that you'll be lucky if you can even find the door. You probably don't think that the state of your car interior or a walk in nature has anything to do with why you're not reaching your fitness goals, but it does! Job one: Clear out the smoke. Even if you don't smoke, when you spend a great deal of time around someone who does, you increase your risk of dying from lung cancer by 20 percent. If that person smokes more than 40 cigarettes a day, your increased risk of dying from lung cancer goes up by 90 percent. A Fit to Live Environment makes it easier to become Fit to Live.
7 to 13: Fit to Enjoy.
You are starting to realize the impact that your environment has on your health. Perhaps you cleaned out your closet last weekend and realized that not only do you not miss the puffy-sleeved dresses you wore in college, you have found that the extra space is keeping your head clearer. Most important, you're making your home and living spaces safer and more Fit to Live user-friendly. You're thinking about preventing falls and protecting your precious body from injury and disability. Of the nearly 20,000 deaths and more than 21 million medical visits because of preventable home injuries, falls are by far the number one reason.
14 to 20: Fit to Challenge.
You're queen or king of your environment. When you wake up in the morning, you feel in control of your living and working spaces. Your stress level is low because you have created a way of living that is manageable, that allows you to adapt and adjust when challenges occur. You have integrated the outdoors into your life and feel a greater sense of community and connectedness to nature. You're one of the 90 percent of nature-loving people who seek out experiences nature on a regular basis because they -create a sense of energy and well-being. You may even be among the 77 percent of people back from a nature retreat who initiated a major life change in their relationship or career as a result. You have energetically blasted the roadblocks--such as a cluttered home, unsafe environment, and toxic (health-destructive) friends--that hold so many people back. Your Environmental Fitness is not just saving you calories and frustration--your preparedness will save your life. You are the Fit to Live champion.
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Fitness Assessments are reprinted with permission from Fit to Live by Pam Peeke. Copyright 2007 by Pamela Peeke, MD. Permission granted by Rodale, Inc. Emmaus, PA 18098. Available at the Discovery Store, directly from the publisher by calling (800) 848-4735, or wherever books are sold.
