physical fitness
noun
: good health and strength achieved through exercise
The program promotes healthy eating and physical fitness.
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The Army has unveiled its new physical fitness test in response to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's push for gender-neutral standards and tougher requirements for frontline troops.
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Steven Beynon, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
While Whitton has a full-time job, her hobby and true passion is physical fitness.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Know your limits, including physical fitness and medical conditions.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
With experience in physical fitness and without a height requirement to consider, Makwana cleared the agility test and joined the Police Department.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Steven Beynon, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
While Whitton has a full-time job, her hobby and true passion is physical fitness.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Know your limits, including physical fitness and medical conditions.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
With experience in physical fitness and without a height requirement to consider, Makwana cleared the agility test and joined the Police Department.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Physical fitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20fitness. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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