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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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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 is the foundation of good citizenship.

From Community Civics and Rural Life by Dunn, Arthur William