What does “physical fitness” mean to the therapist, coach or trainer and what does it mean to the client?

Communication and comprehension are both key components to the success of your client’s performance. Being bogged down with finding the absolute, perfect definition of “physical fitness” (a malleable term that will most likely evolve with time) is less important than explaining the rationale behind the why and how we test individual physical fitness.

Dr. Bo and I dig a bit deeper in part 2 of our Defining Fitness series. We discuss the primary components of physical fitness and why they are important.

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First of all, for a working definition of physical fitness, I use the capacity to perform work without injury.

Hopefully you'll see how this definition can apply to anyone --- the runner, dancer, drummer, Crossfitter, the construction worker--- anyone who moves and breathes.

With a working definition, I can now break physical fitness down to it’s bare bone, the essential components which I call them the 4 C’s of Physical Fitness (see full blog What Does Physical Fitness Mean to You and the 4 C’s of Fitness @ [hyperlink]

1. Competency (of movement)

2. Confidence (with movement)

3. Capacity (to do more movement)

4. Comprehension (of movement and physical fitness)

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Dr. Bo Babenko, DPT, Health Coach and owner of Fitcare Physio

Dr. Bo has been passionate about health and fitness since childhood. Having led a very active lifestyle in sports his whole life, the pathway to helping others with their health started early on. He has been involved in strength and conditioning since the early 2000's as a collegiate athlete, which led to earning his doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2008. Dr. Bo carried on quite a diverse career that has spanned many countries and worked with a wide range of folks from postpartum mothers, to Sheikhs in the middle east, to gold medal Olympians. He has also  been working with clients all over the world through remote coaching to help them reach their physical goals for the past few years and continues to preach about the 5 pillars of health: recovery, nutrition, mindset, movement, and purpose

Guest: Bo Babenko, DPT, Health Coach

Website: Fitcarephysio.com

Dr. Bo's Social Media pages:

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