Methods of training that will be used in my personal exercise program

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Methods of training that will be used in my personal exercise program

Continuous training

Continuous methods of training mainly affect the aerobic energy system; this training method uses the large muscle groups of the body over a long period of time. Exercises that are usually done within this training are swimming, jogging or cycling. The advantage of this training is that lactate build up that is associated with anaerobic training methods will not be seen. Disadvantages are that this type of training becomes very repetitive.

I will not be doing any training sessions within this type of training as I there is little relation to the sport I wish to train for, however it may of improved my cardiovascular endurance.

Fartlek training

This method of training is a form of endurance conditioning where the aerobic energy system is stressed due the repetitive nature of the exercise. The speed of this training is varied as this depends on the athlete, sessions are usually performed for a minimum of 45 minutes as the intensity can vary from low to high dependent on the athlete as they may be walking or sprinting.

Weight training

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