It always amazes me that FITNESS is a multi-billion dollar industry… Yet an excellent, concise and universal definition of fitness is tough to nail down.
Just ask a person taking part in a physical workout plan, as well as someone in the fitness sector See for yourself that matter, to give you a clear meaning of health.
You will more than likely be welcomed with the “deer seen in the headlights” stare accompanied by absurd stammering.
If you get a remedy, it’ll most probably be slanted toward the particular abilities of an individual asked.
For example…
A marathon runner will define fitness in terms of muscular and cardiorespiratory endurance… A power-lifter is going to define fitness in conditions of absolute strength… A bodybuilder will define fitness in conditions of muscle size as well as definition… etc.
But the vast majority of people taking part in a physical exercise program are not professional athletes worried about the improvement of only one physical ability.
So, basing your definition of fitness in one specific physical skill does not result in a universal definition of fitness.