Fitness

Criteria

The Fitness division will not be featured at the Open Natural Championships. However, it is useful to understand it, as it served as the foundation of the Figure division.

Note that the majority of Fitness champions would come from a gymnastics, cheerleading, or dance background. So, the physiques seen on Fitness and Figure divisions would often resemble those athletes.

Up to 2018, a typical Fitness competition consisted of a swimsuit round and a routine round. In the swimsuit round, competitors would wear a two-piece swimsuit and high-heeled shoes, presenting their physiques with a series of quarter, or half-turns toward the judges and audience. However, modern Fitness competitions have eliminated the physique round to focus strictly on performance.  

The routine round in Fitness is up to 2 minutes long and requires 4 mandatory movements to be included in no specific order. 

Mandatory Movements

Judging

Four components are judged in the routines: