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Functional Fitness Preservation

Meaning

Functional Fitness Preservation is a clinical objective focused on maintaining or restoring the physiological capacities necessary for independent, high-quality daily living and robust engagement with one’s environment throughout the lifespan. This concept prioritizes strength, balance, mobility, and cardiovascular endurance over purely aesthetic or maximal performance metrics. It is a key strategy in longevity medicine, directly mitigating the risk of frailty, falls, and the subsequent loss of autonomy associated with age-related sarcopenia and neuromuscular decline. The goal is to sustain the physical reserves that underpin vitality.