Shuttle run

100m

Shuttle run

100m

Shuttle run

This picture makes me inexplicably happy!“What is fitness?” If you haven’t yet read this article from the CFJ, it’s a must read. (pdf file)

What Is Fitness and Who Is Fit?
Outside Magazine crowned triathlete Mark Allen “the fittest man on earth” (http://web.outsidemag.com/magazine/0297/9702fefit.html). Let’s just assume for a moment that this famous six-time winner of the IronMan Triathlon is the fittest of the fit, then what title do we bestow on the decathlete Simon Poelman (http://www.decathlon2000.ee/english/legends/poelman.htm) who also possesses incredible endurance and stamina, yet crushes Mr. Allen in any comparison that includes strength, power, speed, and
coordination? Perhaps the definition of fitness doesn’t include strength, speed, power, and coordination though that seems rather odd. (Read the rest in the article)