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fitness

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈfɪtnəs/

fitness means: The condition of being healthy and strong enough to do physical activities easily.

noun

PHYSICAL HEALTHB1

The condition of being healthy and strong enough to do physical activities easily.

  • Walking improves your fitness.
  • His fitness has improved since he started swimming.
  • The job requires a high level of physical fitness.

Common phrases: physical fitness, improve fitness, fitness training

SURVIVAL AND REPRODUCTIONC1

How well a living thing can survive and produce young in its surroundings.

  • The mutation increased the animal’s fitness.
  • Scientists compared the fitness of the two populations.
  • Extra offspring can indicate greater fitness.

Common phrases: evolutionary fitness, relative fitness, fitness of something

Questions about fitness

What does fitness mean?

The condition of being healthy and strong enough to do physical activities easily.

What is fitness in other languages?

Türkçe: kondisyon · Español: forma física · Français: forme physique · Deutsch: Fitness · Italiano: forma fisica · 日本語: 体力

How do you pronounce fitness?

It is pronounced /ˈfɪtnəs/.

How do you use fitness in a sentence?

Walking improves your fitness. His fitness has improved since he started swimming.

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