A．how well they could do in athleticsB．what their healt……
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The fitness movement that
began in the late 1960s and early 1970s centered around aerobic exercise.
Millions of individuals became engaged in a variety of aerobic activities, and
literally thousands of health spas developed around the country to capitalize on
this emerging interest in fitness, particularly aerobic dancing for females. A
number of fitness spas existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement, even a
national chain with spas in most major cities. However, their focus was not on
aerobics, but rather on weight-training programs designed to develop muscular
mass, strength, and endurance in their primarily male enthusiasts. These fitness
spas did not seem to benefit financially from the aerobic fitness movement to
better health, since medical opinion suggested that weight-training programs
offered few, if any, health benefits. In recent years, however, weight training
has again become increasingly popular for males and for females. Many current
programs focus not only on developing muscular strength and endurance but on
aerobic fitness as well.
Historically, most physical-fitness
tests have usually included measures of muscular strength and endurance, not for
health-related reasons, but primarily because such fitness components have been
related to performance in athletics. However, in recent years, evidence has
shown that training programs designed primarily to improve muscular strength and
endurance might also offer some health benefits as well. The American College of
Sports Medicine now recommends that weight training be part of a total fitness
program for healthy Americans. Increased participation in such training is one
of the specific physical activity and fitness objectives of Healthy People 2000:
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives.
People were given physical fitness tests in order to find out______.
A．how well they could do in athletics
B．what their health condition was like
C．what kind of fitness center was suitable for them
D．whether they were fit for aerobic exercise
