physical fitness

American  

[fi-zik-uhl fit-nis] / ˈfɪ zɪk əl ˈfɪt nɪs /

noun

1. a person's degree of bodily health and ability to perform exercise.

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Other Word Forms

• physical-fitness
  adjective

Example Sentences

Physical fitness has always been the focus of dressing-room discussions, but Halford says, at the start of his career, mental fitness was never considered.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024

Physical fitness since childhood is associated with cerebellar grey matter volume in adolescents.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2023

Physical fitness is also important and female candidates have to meet the same standards as men on a series of challenging tests that include repeated sprints over distances from 40 to 150 meters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2017

A red ribbon on the award reads: "Physical fitness program walking 50 miles per month from TV to refrigerator and back."

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2013

Physical fitness for the position sought, reference being had here to all questions of physical fitness other than those covered in a physician's report as to "sound health."

From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.