Physical Fitness

"Physical Fitness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The ability to carry out daily tasks and perform physical activities in a highly functional state, often as a result of physical conditioning.

Descriptor ID	D010809
MeSH Number(s)	G11.427.685 I03.450.642.845.054.800 N01.400.545
Concept/Terms	Physical Fitness Physical Fitness Fitness, Physical

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Physical Fitness".

Biological Sciences [G]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena [G11.427]
Physical Fitness [G11.427.685]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Human Activities [I03]
Leisure Activities [I03.450]
Recreation [I03.450.642]
Sports [I03.450.642.845]
Athletic Performance [I03.450.642.845.054]
Physical Fitness [I03.450.642.845.054.800]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Health [N01.400]
Physical Fitness [N01.400.545]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Physical Fitness".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Physical Fitness".

Physical Fitness
Cardiorespiratory Fitness

publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Physical Fitness" by people in this website by year, and whether "Physical Fitness" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 71 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2005

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2003	2	0	2
2004	3	4	7
2005	3	5	8
2006	3	3	6
2007	1	0	1
2008	3	0	3
2009	1	3	4
2010	1	3	4
2011	1	3	4
2012	5	1	6
2013	5	1	6
2014	4	0	4
2016	3	0	3
2017	2	3	5
2018	1	1	2
2019	2	1	3
2020	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Physical Fitness" by people in Profiles.

Kabiri LS, Butcher A, Brewer W, Ortiz A. Youth physical health and years in American homeschools: are they related? Health Promot Int. 2020 Jun 01; 35(3):512-517.

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Amador M, Meza CA, McAinch AJ, King GA, Covington JD, Bajpeyi S. Exercise-Induced Improvements in Insulin Sensitivity Are Not Attenuated by a Family History of Type 2 Diabetes. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2020; 11:120.

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Hübel C, Gaspar HA, Coleman JRI, Hanscombe KB, Purves K, Prokopenko I, Graff M, Ngwa JS, Workalemahu T, O'Reilly PF, Bulik CM, Breen G. Genetic correlations of psychiatric traits with body composition and glycemic traits are sex- and age-dependent. Nat Commun. 2019 12 18; 10(1):5765.

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Zhou Z, Li S, Yin J, Fu Q, Ren H, Jin T, Zhu J, Howard J, Lan T, Yin Z. Impact on Physical Fitness of the Chinese CHAMPS: A Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 11 11; 16(22).

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Liang B, Wang Y, Tsou MH. A "fitness" Theme May Mitigate Regional Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity: Evidence from Google Search and Tweets. J Health Commun. 2019; 24(9):683-692.

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Fahey MC, Wayne Talcott G, Cox Bauer CM, Bursac Z, Gladney L, Hare ME, Harvey J, Little M, McCullough D, Hryshko-Mullen AS, Klesges RC, Kocak M, Waters TM, Krukowski RA. Moms fit 2 fight: Rationale, design, and analysis plan of a behavioral weight management intervention for pregnant and postpartum women in the U.S. military. Contemp Clin Trials. 2018 11; 74:46-54.

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Zhou Z, Dong S, Yin J, Fu Q, Ren H, Yin Z. Improving Physical Fitness and Cognitive Functions in Middle School Students: Study Protocol for the Chinese Childhood Health, Activity and Motor Performance Study (Chinese CHAMPS). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 05 14; 15(5).

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Kabiri LS, Mitchell K, Brewer W, Ortiz A. How Healthy Is Homeschool? An Analysis of Body Composition and Cardiovascular Disease Risk. J Sch Health. 2018 02; 88(2):132-138.

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Ortiz A, Tirado M, Hughes DC, Gonzalez V, Song J, Mama SK, Basen-Engquist K. Relationship between physical activity, disability, and physical fitness profile in sedentary Latina breast cancer survivors. Physiother Theory Pract. 2018 Oct; 34(10):783-794.

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Leppänen MH, Henriksson P, Delisle Nyström C, Henriksson H, Ortega FB, Pomeroy J, Ruiz JR, Cadenas-Sanchez C, Löf M. Longitudinal Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Physical Fitness in Preschoolers. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2017 Oct; 49(10):2078-2085.

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