physical fitness
noun
: good health and strength achieved through exercise
The program promotes healthy eating and physical fitness.
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The Presidential Physical Fitness Test is just one of many physical fitness tests that students may take in school.
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Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Modern leadership increasingly demands physical fitness beyond traditional executive skills like strategic vision and emotional intelligence.
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Julian Hayes Ii,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2026
Like physical fitness, it can be built up through practice.
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Supreet Kaur,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
The tour gives him a chance to both demonstrate his physical fitness at a time of heightened awareness of the nation’s aging political leaders and to introduce himself to the state’s notoriously picky voters before the rest of the field swoops in after the November midterms.
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Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Modern leadership increasingly demands physical fitness beyond traditional executive skills like strategic vision and emotional intelligence.
—
Julian Hayes Ii,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2026
Like physical fitness, it can be built up through practice.
—
Supreet Kaur,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
The tour gives him a chance to both demonstrate his physical fitness at a time of heightened awareness of the nation’s aging political leaders and to introduce himself to the state’s notoriously picky voters before the rest of the field swoops in after the November midterms.
—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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“Physical fitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20fitness. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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