PE Training types

Question 1

Circuit training

Answer 1

flexible form of training, can be organised in a way to train many different parts of fitness

Question 2

circuit training advantages

Answer 2

suit any fitness level
easy to monitor what you are doing
wide range of choice

Question 3

circuit training disadvantages

Answer 3

appropriate amount of space needed
may require specialist equipment

Question 4

continuous training

Answer 4

exercising for sustained periods of time without rest
steady state training

Question 5

continuous training advantages

Answer 5

improves cardiovascular endurance
improves using your heart rate as a guide

Question 6

continuous training disadvantages

Answer 6

boring, tedious
cause injury due to repetitive contractions

Question 7

fartlek training

Answer 7

more varied than continuous
speed and intensity is varied
running on different terrains, speed altered through out

Question 8

fartlek training advantages

Answer 8

good for sports which acquire changes in speed

Question 9

fartlek training disadvantages

Answer 9

too easy to skip the hard bits
difficult to see how well someone is doing

Question 10

interval training/high intensity training

Answer 10

periods of work followed by periods of rest, alternating periods of short intense anerobic exercise with less intense recovery periods

Question 11

interval training advantages

Answer 11

burns body fat and cals quickly
easily alterable

Question 12

interval training disadvantages

Answer 12

extreme work can cause injury

Question 13

plyometric training

Answer 13

type of training used to increase power, usually uses bounding, jumping or hopping

Question 14

plyometric training advantages

Answer 14

allows muscles to generate force
improves power

Question 15

plyometric training disadvantages

Answer 15

high risk of injury
possible stress caused on injury

Question 16

high altitude training

Answer 16

training at high elevation, less oxygen so you become more tired quickly

Question 17

high altitude training advantages

Answer 17

creates more red blood cells
carry vast amounts of oxygen helping to perform aerobic endurance activities

Question 18

high altitude training disadvantages

Answer 18

difficult to complete the training
costs money to travel to high elevations