G12 - HRF
G12 - HRF
G12 - HRF
Sets FITT goals based on training principles to achieve and/or maintain HRF.
Code: PEH12FH-Ii-j-7
The keys to selecting the right kinds of exercises for developing and maintaining each
of the basic components of fitness are found in the principles of specificity, overload,
reversibility, progression, diminishing returns, and individual differences.
1. Specificity
The type of training in which individuals engage should be directed specifically at
improving their abilities in life. Therefore, choose the right kind of activities to
improve each physical fitness component, and the right combination of physical
fitness components to help in activities of daily living. Strength training results in
increases in strength for the muscles being exercised but does little to improve
cardiorespiratory endurance. Also, train specifically for the specific activity of
interest. For example, optimal running performance is best achieved when the
muscles involved in running are trained for the movements required. It does not
necessarily follow that a good swimmer is a good runner. Specificity also requires
that one consider the speed of motion, the number of limbs moving, the direction in
which they are moving, and the range over which the movement occurs.
2. Overload
If a person works often (frequency) enough, hard (intensity) enough, and long
(duration) enough to load the body above its resting level, physical fitness will
improve. If this is done regularly over a period of time, the body will gradually adapt
to the increase in demands. The term overload does not refer to the idea that one
needs to overexert or exert at high intensities to obtain gains in fitness; it simply
means that one needs to load the body more than it is usually accustomed to.
3. Reversibility
Physical fitness or the effects of a physical activity program or an exercise program
cannot be stored. If a person stops training for a period of time (three to five days,
in some cases) a process of detraining will begin. The gains in fitness that were
made begin to reverse themselves. If no exercise is done for a long enough period,
fitness levels can revert to the original starting point. At least three balanced
workouts a week (three hours minimum) are necessary to maintain a good level of
fitness.
4. Progression
Increasing the frequency, intensity, and/or duration of an activity over periods of
time is necessary for continued improvement in physical fitness. Improvements in
physical fitness are realized fairly rapidly at the onset of an exercise or training
program. The rate of improvement will gradually slow down and level off
(adaptation) if an overload is present (meaning that the load is increasing and that
there is progress). At high levels of physical fitness it may even be necessary to
change the type(s) of exercise(s) being performed.
5. Diminishing returns
The fitter a person becomes, the more difficult it is to continue to become fitter at
the same rate. Individuals who begin jogging can, over a relatively short time,
improve the speed and duration of their runs. However, experienced distance
runners may have to spend an entire training season to decrease their run time by
just a few seconds.
6. Individual differences
Every person has a unique physical and psychological makeup that requires a
unique training program. Factors that may play a role are current fitness level,
gender, age, heredity, susceptibility to injury, rest and recovery needs, and diet.
Two people working out with the same program could experience completely
different results.
V. REFLECTION
Essay. Explain how these factors affect our physical and psychological make up.
1. Age
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2. Gender
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3. Diet
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Rubrics for scoring:
Prepared by:
RIZA I. SIBULLAS
Teacher III
Checked by:
Approved:
REBECCA R. IBARRETA
EPS Coordinator