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Being overweight because of a preponderance of bone and muscle does not have the same meaning as being overweight because of fat tissue.Quite often, an improvement in physical fitness is accompanied by a reduction in body fat.Even when exercise does not result in the loss of weight the amount of body fat may reduce.This is because the relative proportions of lean body weight and fat change.The stored fat in the body is reduced, and the lean body weight (primary muscles) is increase.

Body fat and lean body weight can be measure quite accurately in the laboratory.However, because of the elaborate equipment, complex procedures, and substantial time required to test each individual,these methods are not widely used.As a result, researchers have developed othermeans for estimating body fat that are closely related the complex laboratory techniques.Fortunately, simple methods using skinfold calipers are quite suitable for determining lean body weight and fat weight.

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Physical fitness is the capability of the heart, blood vessels, lungs and muscles to function at optimal efficiency. Optimal efficiency means the most favorable health needed for the enthusiastic and pleasurable participation in daily tasks and recreation activities.Optimal physical fitness makes possible a life style that the unfit cannot enjoy.To develop and maintain physical fitness requires vigorous effort by the total body.However the results are well worth the exertion and sweat required.

You might ask:Why di I need cardiorespiratory endurance? Or why do I need an increase in strength? The answer are the same whether you are a man or woman,It is foolish to live at your minimal potential.You need to have more than the minimal capacity for exertion to do your job and to meet emergencies.