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Frequency
How often you will exercise
Cardio frequency
Minimum of three cardio sessions per week
Strength training frequency
Recommended to do some sort of strength training three to four times per week
Intensity
The amount of effort or work that must be completed in a specific exercise
Time
How long each individual session should last
Recommended exercise time
At least
150
minutes
of
moderate-intensity
exercise or at least 75 minutes of high-intensity exercise a week
Type
What type of exercise will you be doing
Cardio exercises
Running
Swimming
Walking
Dancing
Aerobics
routines
Cycling
Strength training exercises
Squats
Pushups
Pullups
Sit ups
Benefits
of FITT
Good for busting through plateaus
Great for alleviating boredom
Can be used by all fitness levels
Principle of
Overload
A greater than
normal
stress or load on the body is required for training adaptation to take place
Principle of
Progression
The body should experience a gradual increase in workload
Principle of
Specificity
Sports training should be relevant and appropriate to the sport for which the individual is training in order to produce a training effect
Principle of
Individuality
No two persons are the same and their rate of adoption to the same workout differs
Principle of
Reversibility
Adaptation that takes place as a result of training will be reversed when you stop training
Core muscles
Abdominals
Obliques
Back
Pelvic floor
Spine
Glutes
Diaphragm
Abdominals
Helps stabilize the internal organs
Obliques
Located along the sides of the body, plays a role in spinal protection and rotation
Back
The
quadratus lumborum
is a deep abdominal muscle located in the lower back, extends from the lowest rib to the top of the pelvis
Pelvic floor
Houses organs such as the urethra, bladder, intestines, rectum, uterus, cervix, and vagina
Spine
The erector spinae and multifidus muscles are technically back muscles
Glutes
A group of three muscles in your backside that influence hip rotation and extension
Diaphragm
A muscle typically associated with breathing, as it contracts and flattens during inhalation and exhalation
Importance
of
a
strong core
Helps you balance, allows you to sit or stand with perfect posture, and improves your form in most exercises
Benefits of a
strong
core
Balance and stability
Prevent back pain and poor posture
Improve weight-lifting
Abdominal bracing
Strengthens your core, protects your back from injury, and gives you more power
Plyometrics
Mainly a power exercise, about performing explosive moments at max effort, also good for challenging your strength
Plyometric exercises
Pop
Squat
Split
Squat
Jump
Alternating
Lunge
Jump
Reverse
Lunge
to
Knee-Up
Jump
Tuck
Jump
Jump
Squat
with
Heel
Tap
Skater
Hop
Burpee
Box
Jump
Crab
Walk
to
Jump
Single-leg
Deadlift
to
Jump
Lateral
Lunge
to
Single
Hop
Hands-Release Push-up
Broad
Jump
to
Burpee
Burpee
into a
tuck
jump