physical fitness
noun
: good health and strength achieved through exercise
The program promotes healthy eating and physical fitness.
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Bodies had to be in tip-top shape Their oftentimes acrobatic routines require peak physical fitness, so Klimeczko said physiques had to match.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
These activities not only enhance physical fitness but also elevate mental well-being, releasing endorphins that combat stress and anxiety.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Spry enough to do leg splits into her 90s, Keleti expressed pride in influencing young people to take up gymnastics and to embrace physical fitness.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Be true to yourself and make physical fitness mandatory.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
These activities not only enhance physical fitness but also elevate mental well-being, releasing endorphins that combat stress and anxiety.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Spry enough to do leg splits into her 90s, Keleti expressed pride in influencing young people to take up gymnastics and to embrace physical fitness.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Be true to yourself and make physical fitness mandatory.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Physical fitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20fitness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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