physical fitness
noun
: good health and strength achieved through exercise
The program promotes healthy eating and physical fitness.
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Yet many people still separate physical fitness from mental wellness, viewing them as two different goals rather than parts of the same whole.
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
The Defense secretary’s decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a Pandora’s box of widely differing rules among the services.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Past military leaders have testified that the military has not lowered standards for women to gain entry into combat positions, but conservatives have insisted that women have been given lower physical fitness requirements compared to their male counterparts.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
In addition to evaluating people’s mental and physical fitness at age 70, the researchers screened for 11 chronic conditions, including cancer, diabetes, stroke, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2025
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
The Defense secretary’s decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a Pandora’s box of widely differing rules among the services.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Past military leaders have testified that the military has not lowered standards for women to gain entry into combat positions, but conservatives have insisted that women have been given lower physical fitness requirements compared to their male counterparts.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
In addition to evaluating people’s mental and physical fitness at age 70, the researchers screened for 11 chronic conditions, including cancer, diabetes, stroke, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for physical fitness
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“Physical fitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20fitness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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