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Question 1

Why is rest and recovery helpful

Answer 1

The human body reacts to a hard training session by increasing its ability to cope with future punishing training sessions

Question 2

Definition of rest

Answer 2

The period of time allocated to recovery

Question 3

Adaptation

Answer 3

Your body’s response training to cope with new acivity

Question 4

Recovery

Answer 4

Repair or damage to the body caused

Question 5

Overtraining

Answer 5

When you train beyond your body’s ability to recover

Question 6

Why do athletes train longer

Answer 6

Athletes train longer and harder so they can improve. However, without adequate rest and recovery this can backfire

Question 7

Why is threshold important

Answer 7

Threshold set levels for people to train at that effective buts still safe. Work done below threshold will not improve fitness

Question 8

Anaerobic training

Answer 8

These limits are usually 60/80% of your MHR, your anaerobic training they would usually be 80/90%

Question 9

How do you worm out maximun heart rate

Answer 9

220 - age = maximum heart rate

Question 10

Aerobic target zone

Answer 10

60% = (60x204) divided by 100 =122.4
80% = (80x204) divided by 100= 163.2

Question 11

How to work out Karvonen Formula

Answer 11

220 - age(14) = 206
190 - resting heart rate(68) = 138
138 x 0.60 = 82.8
138 x 0.80 = 110.4

82.8 + rhr(68) = 150.8 (60%)
110.4 + rhr(68) = 178.4 (80%)