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Is fitness a sport?
First, the concept of physical fitness and physical exercise

People's understanding of fitness and exercise is often vague, and some people regard "big muscles" as synonymous with "fitness"; Some people think that exercise is fitness, equal to middle-aged people. In fact, fitness and exercise are two different concepts, which are both related and different.

(1) Physical exercise: refers to the physical exercise that ordinary healthy people engage in to enhance their physique. Mainly to develop and enhance the function of human internal organs. Especially cardiovascular system and respiratory function, as well as strength and endurance. That is, exercise based on aerobic metabolism. However, due to the different age, gender and health status of the participants, the content used is also different. For example, jogging in the morning and old people playing Tai Ji Chuan.

(2) Fitness: (BODY-BUILDING) is a physical activity that uses heavy or special equipment such as bare hands, dumbbells, barbells and kettles to exercise, increase physical strength, develop muscles, improve body shape and cultivate sentiment. It is a branch of weightlifting and an independent competition. Because its competition is health, strength and beauty, it is called bodybuilding competition.

Second, the relationship between the two:

From two concepts, physical education belongs to low-level and popularization, while fitness belongs to high-level, improvement and specialization. Physical education is the foundation, and the development of fitness promotes physical education. The purpose of both is to enhance people's physique, one focuses on a healthy body, and the other focuses on a bodybuilding figure. Therefore, both men and women, old and young, should take proper exercise at the same time as physical exercise to make our bodies healthy and fit.

You don't have to go to the gym to exercise. In fact, as long as you have a sense of fitness, you can exercise anytime and anywhere in your daily life, such as watering flowers, lifting books, abdomen, climbing stairs and mopping the floor.