The UFT could be used by everybody who is concerned with exercise and health. The latter category includes an endless list of users, where fitness assessment has been important, but until now was very difficult or impossible to determine. Examples include fitness centers, medical centers, schools, sports and recreational clubs, military, police, fire fighters, etc. For the first time, fitness of unlimited number of people can be easily determined, categorized and tracked over time, and exercise can be prescribed based on fitness levels. Fitness is more important for the prevention and management of coronary artery disease than any of the other major factors such as body weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, and smoking.
Exercise reduces the risk of dying from a heart attack.
Exercise also reduces the incidents of various types of cancers involving the colon, breast, prostate, lung, and others. Other health related effects of exercise include reductions in bone density loss and in the rate of occurrence of stroke, and improvements in the functioning of the immune system, management of diabetes, and the control of joint pain in arthritis. In short, being fit generally indicates a healthy condition. Being unfit makes you susceptible to various diseases. Aerobic fitness indicates the capability to perform prolonged work.