Isn't being "fit" just a social construct?

>>37033869
Is 'a social construct' just a social construct?

>>37033869
No, fitness is pretty well rooted in biology.

Attractiveness, sure. Not fitness, though.

And there is a biological side to that to, as we evolved to seek out mates that would produce viable and healthy offspring, and physical fitness is a trait that is highly indicative of that potential

yes
an american may need less muscle than a bulgarian to be called /fit/

>>37033869
Yes. Consider how the ideal changes every decade.

No, only beauty, however most of the time the two are connected. Only in times or social groups with extreme decadence or poverty is being fat considered attractive, because fatness = prosperity. Not really true in modern times though.

>>37033869
Who ever can run faster, lift heavier or jump higher is more fit.
I don't see asocial construct here, madame.

>>37033884
This.

>>37033887
#бaткa

>>37033869
Being a useless piece of shit is a social construct.

In the natural world you'd be dead.

>>37033884
>Attractiveness, sure.
Attractiveness, no.

attractiveness does have a biological base, which is appearing healthy and capable of producing strong offspring. good skin, wide hips if you're a woman, muscles and height if you're a man, it's no "social construct".

>>37034513
Africans think a wooden plate in your lip is attractive as fuck.


I said in my first post that it is rooted in biology, vis-a-vis choosing a healthy mate to produce healthy offspring with, everything else is social (whether big or small tits are attractive, etc.)

>>37033869
IF being fit means only aesthetics, yes, because education, personal preference and culture would be involved in the positive (and fluctuant) consensual definition of this concept. Aka "social construction" for you post-moderns.

But then, it would rather be "looking fit" and not "being fit".

Otherwise
>>37033913

Physical fitness doesn't need much consensus to be defined. Are your performances above average? Are you physically capable of engaging in casual physical activities, be it work, sports, games, or whatever without excessive strain or fatigue ? And ultimately, does it shows (aka no visible sign of ailment)?

If so you are fit, to a degree increasing with your performances.

>>37034652
Attraction is a clusterfuck of several things
Physical attraction (face/fitness)
Genetical attraction (health/frame)
Mental attraction (intelligence/stability)
Cultural attraction (varries per culture)

The wooden plate thing probably has a more complex history then 'wife put this plate in your lip it makes my dick hard'