My Fitness Training Programme.

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James Stewart 10SM

Physical Education G.C.S.E. Coursework

My Fitness Training Programme

Plan

S-P-O-R-T.

Specificity

Every exercise has a specific effect on your body. For example a biceps curl with a heavy weight will strengthen your arm muscles. One with a lightweight will improve their endurance, but neither will affect your leg muscles at all.

This means that you must first decide what you want to improve, and then chose the right exercises. To improve in a sport you must exercise the right muscles and joints that you use in sport, and at the speed you use them. A training programme must be designed to suit the person doing it.

Progression

In order to avoid muscle tears and other injuries, you should build up an exercise gradually or progressively. This gives your body time to adapt to the increased demand on your muscles. The fitter you get, the harder it is to gain improvement, as you are getting closer to your full potential. Your fitness will stay at a constant level if you keep exercising at that level.

Overload

To improve fitness of a certain area of your body you need