Fitness (attribute): Difference between revisions

[[File:Thesims3-18-1-.jpg|thumb|A demonstration of different fitness levels in ''The Sims 3''|250px]]'''Fitness''' is a physical attribute of Sims in ''[[The Sims 2]]'', ''[[The Sims 3]]'' and ''[[The Sims 4]]''. Unlike real-life fitness, a Sim's fitness has very little impact on anything other than their [[Body shape|appearance]]. Fitness is not affected by or dependent on the [[body]]{{Vgversion|TS2}}/[[Athletic (skill)|athletic]]{{Vgversion|TS3}}/[[Fitness (skill)|fitness]]{{Vgversion|TS4}}skill. Fitness is generally increased through exercise and avoiding over-eating, and fitness is decreased through lack of exercise and eating too much.

 

==The Sims 2==

[[File:FitnessScale TS2.png|thumb|right|A Sim's fitness meter.]]

 

Fitness has no effect on a Sim other than on his or her [[Body shape#The Sims 2|body shape]]. A Sim's body shape is not directly controlled by his or her fitness level, but by flags in his or her character file. These flags normally update when the fitness scale moves into a new range, but they may not do so immediately, Also, it is not unusual for pre-made Sims and townies to have fitness levels that do not match their body shape flags.

[[File:FitnessMismatch TS2.png|thumb|right|A townie's fitness meter, showing a mismatch between fitness and body shape.]]

 

Sims can increase their fitness in various ways, but not all are equally effective. Most activities that increase body skill will build fitness, but not all do. Sims '''can''' increase fitness on [[community lot]]s, even if they are not gaining body skill. However, their body shape will not change until they go home, unless they are on a college community lot{{vgversion|TS2:U}} or a secret hobby lot.{{vgversion|TS2:FT}} Children can perform some activities, such as swimming, which build fitness, but if a child reaches the fit level, their body shape may not change until they become a teen. (Some [[clothes|outfits]] for children have a working fat morph, but not all do.) Sims do not have to perform fitness-increasing activities to maintain fitness, as long as they do not overeat.

 

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Fat Sims can become noticeably fatter than in ''The Sims 2'', and as a Sim gains weight his or her face, arms, legs, and torso become fatter, unlike in ''The Sims 2'' where a fat Sim only gains weight in the stomach area. A fat Sim will have a rounder face and double chin.

 

 

With the "Fast Metabolism" [[lifetime reward]], Sims gain fitness and lose fatness faster, while they gain fatness slower, much like the pleasure and grilled cheese aspiration benefits{{vgversion|TS2:FT}} combined. With the "Body Sculptor" lifetime reward, Sims can choose to instantly become fitter, thinner, or fatter, though the machine might malfunction.

==The Sims Medieval==

Sims can gain and lose weight in a similar manner to ''The Sims 3''.

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Fitness in ''[[The Sims 4]]'' functions similar to ''The Sims 3'', with noticeable differences, such as muscle definition not being able to be chosen by the player, instead being directly defined by a Sim's body weight and muscle size, with higher fitness increasing definition, and higher fatness reducing it. Changes in fitness or fatness during gameplay will change the muscle definition.

 

 

Unlike in ''The Sims 3'', a Sim who gains or loses weight does not gradually revert to his or her original fatness by merely not overeating or not exercising to lose weight. A Sim who increases in muscle size will gradually revert to his or her original fitness if the Sim does not exercise to stay or increase in fitness.