EXERTION AND FITNESS CONSIDERATIONS IN DIVING
Fitness is a generic term that represents the person’s ability to meet the challenges of a particular task or activity. Fitness for an executive position may require the ability to concentrate and utilize utmost cognitive activities for sustained periods. For workers, fitness may require the ability to move, lift, and carry heavy objects for eight or more hours a day. For the athlete, fitness implies that the participant is able to meet the exercise, mobility, strength, and intellectual demands that the particular sport requires. Metabolic equivalents (METS) is a measure used to assess fitness for exercise.3
