physical fitness
noun
: good health and strength achieved through exercise
The program promotes healthy eating and physical fitness.
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These students’ rooms were then equipped with air-quality monitors, and the students were given Fitbits to assess their sleep quality on the night before a physical fitness test they were required to take, and apparently pass, in order to graduate.
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Richard A. Lovett, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Many are citing the desire for a more healthy lifestyle, drinking less at home while still trying to socialize at bars with mocktails and other non-alcoholic drinks, and spending more time (and money) on physical fitness and wellness.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Back as a freshman, Christopher was selected as squad leader over older students and then led the battalion's largest company to excellence in academics and physical fitness.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2026
For Anthony Abbott, owner of ADMA, a local Ramona gym and physical fitness Center, youth sports have never just been about competition.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Richard A. Lovett, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Many are citing the desire for a more healthy lifestyle, drinking less at home while still trying to socialize at bars with mocktails and other non-alcoholic drinks, and spending more time (and money) on physical fitness and wellness.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Back as a freshman, Christopher was selected as squad leader over older students and then led the battalion's largest company to excellence in academics and physical fitness.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2026
For Anthony Abbott, owner of ADMA, a local Ramona gym and physical fitness Center, youth sports have never just been about competition.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Physical fitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20fitness. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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