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greenstormBiology online says:
Fitness
Definition
noun
(1) (biology) A biological condition in which a competing variant is increasing in frequency relative to other competing variants in a population.
(2) A relative measure of reproductive success of an organism in passing its genes to the next generation.
(3) The relative ability of an individual (or population) to survive, reproduce and propagate genes in an environment.
(4) The state or quality of being fit, e.g. physically or mentally; being in shape, good health or well-being.
(5) The capability to perform a function.
(6) The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.
This morning I woke after six hours' sleep and went for a run, my first outdoor run in years maybe? I ran over the bridge into Surrey, through exhaust that tasted like blood and rusty nails in my lungs and into an infinite ocean of pink-gold fog warmed with the imminent rise of the sun. I came back and did better than usual at pushups, pull-ups, and I remembered some yoga poses I'd thought forgotten. The rabbits were as energetic as I, tearing around and destroying their box condo with abandon and great joy.
The windows and doors are all open, with sunlight pooling in my house -- it comes so far across the rooms in fall with the sun low like this -- and illuminating the dust on the windows.
I cleaned a lot yesterday, and it felt good. I don't feel the necessity now.
I feel like I am performing my functions. I am surviving and propagating my self in my environment. I am in relatively good health. My periods of well-being are increasing in frequency relative to the periods of numbness. Sadness and joy are both periods of well-being in this case, or at least they are _being_.
Hello, my life. I'd missed you. Welcome home.
Fitness
Definition
noun
(1) (biology) A biological condition in which a competing variant is increasing in frequency relative to other competing variants in a population.
(2) A relative measure of reproductive success of an organism in passing its genes to the next generation.
(3) The relative ability of an individual (or population) to survive, reproduce and propagate genes in an environment.
(4) The state or quality of being fit, e.g. physically or mentally; being in shape, good health or well-being.
(5) The capability to perform a function.
(6) The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.
This morning I woke after six hours' sleep and went for a run, my first outdoor run in years maybe? I ran over the bridge into Surrey, through exhaust that tasted like blood and rusty nails in my lungs and into an infinite ocean of pink-gold fog warmed with the imminent rise of the sun. I came back and did better than usual at pushups, pull-ups, and I remembered some yoga poses I'd thought forgotten. The rabbits were as energetic as I, tearing around and destroying their box condo with abandon and great joy.
The windows and doors are all open, with sunlight pooling in my house -- it comes so far across the rooms in fall with the sun low like this -- and illuminating the dust on the windows.
I cleaned a lot yesterday, and it felt good. I don't feel the necessity now.
I feel like I am performing my functions. I am surviving and propagating my self in my environment. I am in relatively good health. My periods of well-being are increasing in frequency relative to the periods of numbness. Sadness and joy are both periods of well-being in this case, or at least they are _being_.
Hello, my life. I'd missed you. Welcome home.
