Principles of Training

Question 1

Individual Needs

Answer 1

Personal fitness needs to be based on age, gender, fitness level and the support for which they are training for.

Question 2

Specificity

Answer 2

Specificity means matching training to the requirements of an activity

Question 3

Progressive overload

Answer 3

Progressive overload is gradually increasing the amount of overload to improve fitness

Question 4

The FITT Principle

Answer 4

The FITT principle enables you to plan an exercise programme to get the most out of it as safely add possible. It stand for Frequency (how often) Intensity (how hard) Time (how long) Type (what method)

Question 5

Overtraining

Answer 5

Overtraining occurs when you train beyond your body’s ability to recover

Question 6

Reversibility

Answer 6

Reversibility means gradually losing fitness instead of progressing or remaining at the current level