physical fitness
noun
: good health and strength achieved through exercise
The program promotes healthy eating and physical fitness.
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In addition to taking more academic credit hours per semester, students also play sports, and develop their physical fitness and leadership skills.
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Tatum Parman, Hendersonville High School The senior is the Cadet Commanding Officer (CO) of her 130-cadet unit, which is focused on leadership, character development and physical fitness.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Many of his accounts featured the usual fare, like photos from his travels, and with friends and family, as well as posts about weightlifting, physical fitness, self-improvement, science, and tech.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
Smoking during childhood causes severe health problems, including the onset of respiratory disease, decreased physical fitness, and problems with lung growth.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Tatum Parman, Hendersonville High School The senior is the Cadet Commanding Officer (CO) of her 130-cadet unit, which is focused on leadership, character development and physical fitness.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Many of his accounts featured the usual fare, like photos from his travels, and with friends and family, as well as posts about weightlifting, physical fitness, self-improvement, science, and tech.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
Smoking during childhood causes severe health problems, including the onset of respiratory disease, decreased physical fitness, and problems with lung growth.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Physical fitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20fitness. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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