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Fitt Principle
Fitt Principle
Fitt Principle
Frequency
How often you do exercise?
How often should you be exercising?
-Guidelines:
cardiorespitory training – minimum of 3 sessions
per week
ideally 5-6 sessions per week
Cardiorespitory training-
-Aerobic (in the presence of oxygen - any activity that is
performed at a low to moderate intensity for more than 90
seconds, allowing oxygen to release energy through
metabolism, is usually called an aerobic activity)*
-improves your cardiovascular system
-should be continuous in nature
-should use large muscle groups
Running, walking, cycling, swimming, aerobics classes
Resistance training -
Anaerobic (in the absence of oxygen... and any
activity that is performed at a medium to high
intensity for less than 2 minutes, where energy is
derived without oxygen, is usually called an
anaerobic activity)*
-stressing the neuromuscular system
-weights
-resistance bands
-circuit training
* Physical fitness is a compromise of
cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, flexibility,
power, speed, coordination, agility, balance,
accuracy and toughness.
**CDC recommends:
Children and adolescents should do 60 minutes
(1 hour) or more of physical activity each day.
Sports Training Principles
Sport specific training has a more in-
depth set of principles that should be
applied:
-specificity
-overload
-adaptation
-progression
-reversibility
-variation
*taken from: www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/fitt-principle.html
*for more information: “Sport Training Principles” (1997) Frank Dick