physical fitness
noun
: good health and strength achieved through exercise
The program promotes healthy eating and physical fitness.
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Some of these values—such as a disciplined commitment to physical fitness—are good and, in my opinion, necessary correctives to the enervating distractions of 21st-century living.
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Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Researchers at the University of Vienna in Austria linked physical fitness in older adults to changes in blood markers, exploring whether simple blood tests can reflect how someone is aging, according to a new study published in Nature.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The changes follow a Hegseth memo in March ordering a review and enhancement of physical fitness.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Hegseth announced that every service member must undergo a physical fitness test and meet height and weight requirements twice a year.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Researchers at the University of Vienna in Austria linked physical fitness in older adults to changes in blood markers, exploring whether simple blood tests can reflect how someone is aging, according to a new study published in Nature.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The changes follow a Hegseth memo in March ordering a review and enhancement of physical fitness.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Hegseth announced that every service member must undergo a physical fitness test and meet height and weight requirements twice a year.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Physical fitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20fitness. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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