What is Physical Fitness?

What is physical fitness?

Depending on who you ask, you will get quite a variety of answers. Some will tell you it is having good cardio. Others will tell you it is eating the right amount of Calories for the amount of work you do. And still others will simply tell you, "It is to be in good shape."

...Whatever that might mean.

So, what is physical fitness?

To help answer that question, I turned to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. They have a fantastic little chart (the chart below is borrowed from their website) that helps break down some of the basic categories included.

It is important to know that everyone has physical fitness. It is merely the assessment of where a person is on the "Health & Wellness Scale", and not necessarily how well they are doing with getting in shape.

That is not the same thing as saying everyone IS physically fit. Obviously, it doesn't take a personal trainer to figure out that simply isn't true.

Take some time to click on the links in the chart to find out what each little slice of the fitness pie is, and how it relates to you.

And just remember, in no time at all, you will be a Fitness Woman, too!

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