Definition of fitness
Fitness, in general, is health and well-being, and the ability to occupy and daily activities and sports
fitness: is the level of the physical condition on which an athlete depends on the fitness components of his sport that are measured by measuring devices and scientific tests and compared to the optimum level or is the individual’s ability and physical efficiency to perform his role in life without stress or fatigue
Fitness is divided into two parts:
General fitness (health and well-being)
Special fitness (defined based on the ability to perform specific aspects of sports or any other function).
Fitness is usually achieved through proper nutrition, exercise, and adequate rest.
Fitness has been known in previous years to be able to carry out daily activities without excessive fatigue. However, changes in lifestyles following industrial revolutions and increased leisure times, make this definition insufficient. These days, physical fitness is a measure of the body’s ability to work efficiently and effectively in work activities and leisure times, to be healthy, resistant to ADHD, and to face emergency situations. The essential elements of fitness are: flexibility, elongation, speed, muscle strength, agility, muscle ability, balance, accuracy, muscle endurance, periodic respiratory endurance, and finally compatibility.
Its importance
Its significance is social, health, psychological and mental development.