physical fitness

noun

: good health and strength achieved through exercise
The program promotes healthy eating and physical fitness.

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Making the invisible measurable The parallel to physical fitness runs deeper than metaphor. Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has responded to reports that more than a third of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruits have failed the physical fitness test at the agency’s training academy in Georgia. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Thomas adds that now is also a great time to work on your physical fitness and health. Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025 The policy memorandums lay out in detail his plans to enhance physical fitness, grooming standards and military readiness. NPR, 15 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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