physical readiness

Ready for exertion

Physical readiness is the state of being physically prepared for a task or challenge—having the strength, endurance, conditioning, or health required.

The term appears frequently in military and athletic contexts: The training program ensures physical readiness for combat, She assessed her physical readiness before attempting the marathon.

It implies not just fitness but fitness adequate to specific demands.

Related

cardiovascular endurance · heart rate · disaster preparedness · muscular endurance · emergency response · fight or flight · functional fitness · calisthenics · agility · mental resilience · athletic performance · coordination · sleep hygiene · plyometrics · outdoor survival · circuit training · rehabilitation programs · flexibility

Opposites
bodily preparedness

physical readinessout of shape

Lacking physical conditioning

deconditioned · frailty · infirmity · debilitation · fatigue

type of readiness

physical readinessmental sharpness

mental acuity

action potential

physical readinessincapacitation

State of being disabled

immobility · disability · impairment · paralysis · inertia

Family

physical, physically, physicality, physician, physic, physics, physique, ready, readiness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G