Multifaceted continuum extending from birth to death; affected by physical activity; ranges from optimal abilities in all aspects of life to severely limiting disease and dysfunction
The physiological contribution to wellness through exercise and nutrition behaviors that maintain high aerobic capacity, balanced body composition and adequate strength and flexibility to minimize risk of chronic health problems and to enhance the enjoyment of life.
ability of the body to carry out everyday activities with little fatigue and enough energy left for emergencies.
the ability to carry out daily tasks with vigor and without undue fatigue, and with sufficient energy to engage in leisure-time pursuits and the vitality to perform at one's fullest capacity.
The ability to perform regular to vigorous physical activity without great fatigue.
An overall measure of physical attributes including cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, body composition and flexibility.
is the ability to perform daily tasks without feeling fatigued or exhausted, with energy left over for enjoying leisure-time activities and meeting emergency demands. It involves the performance of the heart and lungs, and the muscle of the body. As such physical fitness has four parts: Cardiorespiratory fitness reflects the condition of your heart and lungs, and the ability of your body to deliver oxygen throughout the body. Muscular fitness means the strength and endurance of your muscles. Flexibility is the ability to move your joints freely and without pain. Body composition is the makeup of your body in terms of lean mass (muscle, bone, vital tissue and organs) and fat mass.
A set of attributes that relates to the ability to perform physical activity.
A set of characteristics demonstrating a person's ability to perform physical activities that require aerobic fitness, endurance, strength or flexibility.
The general capacity to adapt and respond favorably to physical effort. A physically fit person is one who is healthy and can meet the ordinary as well as unusual demands of daily life safely and effectively without being overly fatigued. Referenced by 540.105 - Recreation Program for Offenders
The study and practice of physiological principles related to training programs for the development of flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition.
Physical fitness is used in two close meanings.
