PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE Flashcards
This makes your body to adapt to muscles stimulation. To maintain effective results you must exercise persistently.
REGULARITY
A principle of exercise that states that specific kinds of exercises must be done to develop specific aspects of the body and specific aspect of fitness. Basically, exercise in a manner that will get you to your goals.
SPECIFICITY
States that the only way to improve fitness is to increase over time. This can mean increasing the amount of resistance and increasing the amount of time.
OVERLOAD
A principle of exercise that states that a person should start slowly and increase exercise gradually.
PROGRESSION
This principle states that if you don’t maintain a regular exercise program, your state of physical fitness will regress. Once a training stimulus is removed, fitness levels will eventually return to baseline. Use it or lose it.”
REVERSIBILITY
Refers to process of the body getting accustomed to a particular exercise or training program through repeated exposure.
ADAPTATION
This principle maintains that no two individuals will benefit from exercise exactly the same way physically or psychologically. Difference in genetics, age, experience, body size, and health status can all affect the outcomes of a workout.
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
THE F.I.T.T. FORMULA
Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type
It refers to ‘how often’ one does the physical activity.
Frequency
It refers to ‘how hard’ one performs the physical activity.
Intensity
It refers to ‘how long’ one does the physical activity.
Time
It refers to the type of activity one does to build a specific part of fitness or to gain a specific benefit.
Type
What are those five (5) exercises that could be harmful?
Standing toe touches
Double leg raises
Deep full squat
Ballistic stretching
Behind the neck press
Heat-related illnesses such as _________ occur when your body can’t keep itself cool. Sweating isn’t enough on its own to cool your body.
Heatstroke
Symptoms of Heat-Related illness can include:
Irritability
General discomfort
Weakness
Headache
Nausea
Cramps
