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Is fit and strong the same?
Strong: Being strong, again, is completely different than being lean or fit. Strength for strength’s sake most times is actually dependent upon size, ie, the larger you are, the stronger you are. And the old saying is true, a person cannot be really strong and really fit at the same time, one or the other had to go!
Does being muscular make you fit?
Building up your muscles with strength training will improve your fitness and conditioning levels, and this will have an impact on your general health. People who workout have less incidence of disease than sedentary people.
What is muscular strength—and why does it matter?
What is muscular strength? While endurance is all about how long a muscle can perform, muscular strength is how hard it can perform. Or, in more scientific terms, it’s “a measure of the greatest amount of force that muscles produce during a single maximal effort,” says Michael Piermarini, M.S., director of fitness at Orangetheory Fitness.
Can you build strength and endurance with the same muscle groups?
And while you often use the same muscle groups when building both strength and endurance, depending on the action, different muscle fibers are recruited: “Slow-twitch muscle fibers (type 1) are responsible for endurance, and fast-twitch fibers (type 2) are responsible for strength and power,” says Stankiewicz.
Does being physically fit make it easier to stay physically active?
And conversely, being physically fit can make it easier to stay physically active. But the truth is both are key to your health and wellness, which is why it’s so important to have regular medical check-ups, eat a healthy diet, and participate in a regular exercise regimen.
What does it mean to be a fit body?
Fitness professionals will tell you that to have a truly fit body requires that you meet or exceed the published norms in five different physical components. These components are flexibility, cardiovascular fitness, body composition, muscular strength and muscular endurance.