stay right on top of it

masterding · Sep 24, 2015

Quote from VOA news:
'All of us can lower our fitness age by staying right on top of it, taking good care of ourselves, especially physical activity. '
What does 'stay right on top of it' mean here?
Thanks.

MikeNewYork · Sep 24, 2015

It means doing whatever you can to stay fit.

masterding · Sep 24, 2015

MikeNewYork said:
It means doing whatever you can to stay fit.

Then what does 'it' refer to?

MikeNewYork · Sep 24, 2015

It means the program or the project.

masterding · Sep 24, 2015

MikeNewYork said:
It means the program or the project.

Definition of "on top of" from dictionary.com quote:

46.on top of,
a. over or upon.
b. in addition to; over and above.
c. close upon; following upon:
Gale winds came on top of the floods.
d. in complete control:
on top of the problem.

Which one do you think fits into this context?
Thanks.

Johnyxxx · Sep 24, 2015

Stay on top of
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/stay+on+top+of

Here is the article:
http://www.voanews.com/content/study-links-excercise-and-lower-fitness-age/2972941.html

Eckaslike · Sep 24, 2015

masterding said:
Definition of "on top of" from dictionary.com quote:

Which one do you think fits into this context?
Thanks.

Option d. It means you are staying in control of something by doing something about it.

masterding · Sep 25, 2015

Thank you all for the help . Because 'Thank & Like' function doesn't work for me , I have to do it manually in the reply.
Thanks again.

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