Monday 9 September 2013

Year 12 (Double) - Unit 15: Instructing Physical Activity

Background Information:
You are a fitness instructor at The John Warner Sports Centre. You have 2 very different new clients who would like to improve their levels of fitness and would like to learn about some of the theory regarding Fitness Training. The first client is a fit 25 year old man who has 6 months to prepare for his first attempt at a marathon.  The second is a morbidly obese 40 year old woman who has been advised to improve her general health.
 

Task 1: Using blogger, describe the following principles of training:

  • Progression

  • Reversibility

  • Specificity

  • Overload

  • F.I.T.T.

  • Individual Needs
TIP: Imagine you are giving this information to your two clients:
  • Define the principle
  • Explain how it might be applied to their individual training plan
  • What would happen if the principle was not applied
Describe and apply them to a training session/programme to fully explain. You should also
describe how the body can respond to regular exercise. Include:

  • Hypertrophy

  • Muscle Tone

  • Stroke Volume

  • Resting Heart Rate

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