Fitness and Exercise

[Sapphire]

I believe he means stamina. Stamina, strength, speed, flexibility, etc. all have to do with fitness, but everyone has different levels.

[Buffalobiian]

I find that when people generally talk about fitness, they mean having high amounts of stamina and cardio capacity. Strength is often considered, but only proportional to your body height/weight/shape. Fitness drills commonly involve things like running laps or cross country, sit ups, push ups, chin ups, beep tests etc. Mostly exercise you can do out in the open. To a lesser extent, cycling and swimming. However, I haven't yet seen power weight training in so called fitness drills. In fitness classes held by gyms, sure. But they're generally known as a workout program here.

However, about judging fitness using the eye, it can be wrong, though how often, I dare not say. My Health and Phys Ed teacher was like a typical Aussie bloke. Had a belly, looked like he enjoys his trips to the local pub. But guys with rather well defined muscles were no match against him and his slightly chubby physique.

This makes me think: How healthy/fit are sumos? Obviously, BMI and body fat count are hardly a measure.