Concept 6: How much physical activity is enough? Flashcards
overload
most basic principle
progression
build gradually
specificity
you get what you train for
reversibility
use it or lose it
rest and recovery
helps avoid overtraining
dose-response
the more you do the more. you get
diminishing returns
benefits are reduced the fitter you are
indivuality
variable benefits
MET minutes or total calories expended is
volume
an activity from a step in the pyramid is the
type
accumulate 30 min or more per day
ACSM/CDC guideline
MET minute
product of intensity and volume
150 kcal per day
surgeon generals report guideline
US activity guideline 2008
150 min moderate or 75 min vigorous per week
vigorous intensity acitivity burns
7kcal per minute
Step 1
activity equal to brisk walking
step 2
more intense continuous activity
more intense stop-and-start activity
step 3
step 4
progressive resistance training
range of motion
step 5
pyramid principle
no single activity provides all benefits