Keeping fit means maintaining good health. Looking at history in the West, the activities connected with keeping fit first started in Greece where the Olympic Games were born. In those days these days these activities were pursued for sportsmanship. the Chinese have their unique from of exercises for keeping fit. These have been developed from methods used a thousand years ago. Examples are Taiji, Gogfu and Waidangong which are among the most popular in Singapore. Many people here began to take and interest in physical fitness exercises in the early sixties. By 1970 it became so popular that today we can see hundreds of people taking part in these exercises in every park and any available open space. People from all walks of life, male an female, young and old do these exercises under the instruct8ions of professional instructors. There are many factors which may account for this popular involvement. Technology has made a lot of improvements in the last few decades. As a result, machines are used extensively at work also at home. Machines save time and effort. This means that man not only does less manual work, but also has more free time. Hobbies are pursued, pastimes are created, and too much leisure leads to sloth. People who develop a habit of laziness normally find that it affects their ability to work effectively. As a result the past competitive decades have woken up men from their sleep of indolence. Men have learnt to fill up their free them with activities. Science has both curse and blessing with various new diseases and cures. Some of these diseases are different in that they affect even those who eat nutritious food, live in a clean environment and have access to health facilities. Previously diseases resulted from lack of hygiene and nutrition deficiency. These normally affected the poor and under-privileged. Doctors say that the present life style has in some ways created a new range of diseases like “heart attacks”, cancer and diabetes. Large intake of junk food and preservatives, air pollution and insufficient physical activity have been identified as some of the causes of the new range of diseases. A new awareness to change our way of life and the realization that health is more important than wealth has taken place.