For argument’s sake, we could frame Liederman’s
quote in practical terms as follows:
- 1/2 mile swim
- 200 yard run, at full sprint speed
- Ability to jump over waist-high objects
- 15–20+ pullups
- 25+ dips
I would add that anyone should be fit enough
to take on a new fun activity without fearing an
injury. In fact, true fitness can best be defined by
the acquiring of a variety of strengths and skills,
a combination of speed, power, agility, endurance
balance, and coordination...all the while enjoy-
ing excellent health. Fitness is no longer simply
a snapshot measure of how much you can bench
press or how fast you can run a marathon. True
fitness is more a question of how many push-ups
you can stop and do in the middle of a 5k run while
carrying a child on your back...while looking fabu-
lous in a skin tight racing suit!
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