Perfect muscle tone and the convincing poses of the world’s best amateur athletes are presented on the stage at The World Games. 2009 Kaoshiung marks the sport's eighth appearance on the Official Sports Program.

Months and years of working out in gyms culminate in the posing routines by men and women displaying exceptional muscularity: perfectly defined, proportioned and symmetrical muscles – the reward of long and focused training.

In women's body building the focus is not on muscle hardness, details and definition. More emphasis is put on the general view of the physique, of the muscle shape, of the levels of body fat, and on the attractive presentation on stage.

Fitness and BodyFitness have recently been added to the traditional IFBB line-up of events.

 BodyBuilding at The World Games 2005