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These exercises increase your heart rate and breathing, promoting cardiovascular health and endurance. Examples include running, cycling, swimming, and dancing.

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Cardiovascular/Aerobic Exercises

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This involves resistance exercises that target specific muscles or muscle groups to increase strength, muscle mass, and overall functional fitness. Examples include weightlifting, bodyweight exercises, and resistance band workouts.

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Strength Training

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These exercises improve your range of motion and help maintain joint health. Stretching, yoga, and Pilates are popular forms of flexibility exercises.

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Flexibility Exercise

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involves alternating periods of intense exercise with short rest or recovery periods. It’s a time-efficient way to improve cardiovascular fitness and burn calories.

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High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

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involves steady, low-intensity exercises like walking, hiking, or light cycling. It’s beneficial for recovery and maintaining overall fitness levels.

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Low-Intensity Steady-State (LISS) Cardio

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These are bodyweight exercises that use little to no equipment, focusing on improving strength, flexibility, and balance. Push-ups, squats, and planks

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Calisthenics

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is a low-impact exercise method that focuses on core strength, flexibility, and stability through controlled movements.

focuses on core strength, flexibility, and alignment, using controlled movements to improve overall body strength and posture.

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Pilates

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combines physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation to improve flexibility, strength, and mental well-being.

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Yoga

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is a high-intensity, functional fitness program that combines elements of weightlifting, gymnastics, and cardiovascular exercises.

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CrossFit

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is a full-body workout that is easy on the joints and great for cardiovascular health.

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Swimming

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is a martial art form that involves slow, flowing movements and meditation. It improves balance, flexibility, and relaxation.

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Tai Chi

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is a high-energy workout that combines martial arts techniques with aerobic exercises for cardiovascular conditioning and full-body strength.

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Kickboxing

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workouts combine elements of ballet, Pilates, and yoga to strengthen muscles, improve flexibility, and enhance posture.

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Barre

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exercises like Zumba or dance aerobics offer a fun way to burn calories and improve cardiovascular fitness

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Dance-base workouts

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involves performing a series of exercises in sequence, targeting different muscle groups for overall fitness and conditioning.

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Circuit Training

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Activities such as hiking, rock climbing, and kayaking provide not only physical benefits but also the enjoyment of nature.

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Outdoor Activities

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What is FITT principle?

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Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type,

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is a fundamental concept in physical education and exercise science. It is a guideline used to create effective and safe fitness programs tailored to an individual’s goals and fitness level.

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FITT Principle

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This refers to how often you engage in physical activity or exercise. It is essential to find a balance between giving your body enough time to recover and providing it with enough stimulus to make progress.

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Frequency

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General Recommendation Minutes of Frequency of moderate-intensity exercise per week

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150 minutes

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General Recommendation Minutes of Frequency of vigorous-intensity exercise per week

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75 minutes

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refers to the level of effort or difficulty of the exercise. It is crucial to challenge your body appropriately to see improvements in fitness.

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Intensity

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The intensity of cardiovascular exercise can be measured using

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heart rate, perceived exertion, or the talk test

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The intensity of strength training can be measured using

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amount of weight lifted or the number of repetitions performed.

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also known as duration, indicates how long each exercise session lasts.

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Time

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The duration of cardiovascular exercise should be at least

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10 minutes

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refers to the specific kind of exercise or activity you engage in. Different types of exercises target different aspects of fitness.

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Type

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closely related to fitness because it helps ensure that exercise programs are structured and tailored to an individual's goals and fitness level.

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FITT principle

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True or False: It is important to note that the FITT principle is not a one-size-fits-all approach.

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True

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Phases of Exercise

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Phase 1 - Warm up Phase 2 - Conditioning Phase 3 - Cool down

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the phase of your workout prepares your body for the more intense work to come in the conditioning part.

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Warm up

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It gradually raises your body temperature, enhances flexibility, and reduces the risk of injury or muscle soreness.

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Warm up

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• Prepares the body for normal to intense activity • Eases the transition from rest to exercise • Improves blood circulation • Increases body temperature • Dissociates more oxygen • Stretch more postural muscles • Reduce musculoskeletal injury

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Purpose of warm up

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you engage in exercises specifically designed to help you achieve your goals, whether it's improving your health or enhancing sports performance. To boost your health such as burning calories, building endurance, and strengthening muscles you can focus on aerobic activities like swimming, using the elliptical machine, or jogging. Alternatively, strength-building exercises like lifting free weights, circuit training on weight machines, or high-intensity workouts can also be effective.

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Conditioning

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• Develop cardiorespiratory fitness • Improve heart health and weight control. • Maintain and improve muscle one, strength and muscle mass. • Maintain and improve muscle elasticity and joint mobility. • Prevention of musculo-skeletal disorder such as low back pain and shoulder osteoporosis

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Purpose of Conditioning

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phase of your workout allows your body to rest and recover, preparing it for the next part of your day.

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Cool down

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what to do to gradually bring your heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature back to normal.

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Keep moving

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• Gradual recovery from the endurance phase: • Adjust the circulatory response (e.g. Decrease of Heart Rate and Blood Pressure) • Improve venous return decrease the risk of post-exercise hypotension dizziness • Reduce risk of cardiovascular Complications (e.g. sudden cardiac death

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Purpose of Cool down

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A simple and effective way to cool down is to

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gradually reduce the intensity of your activity, such as walking slowly.