Personal Exercise Programme.

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GCSE PE- Personal Exercise Programme

Introduction

Fitness is the ability to meet the demands of your environment. For my PEP I will be training in the sport of Rugby. I am going to attempt to improve my strength and power and also my aerobic fitness.

Principles of Training

1. Specificity

2. Progression

3. Overload

4. Reversibility

5. Tedium

1. My PEP has parts that are specific to my sport. During some sessions I have done ball and other skills that are required in the game. Whilst doing these skills I would be improving my fitness as well as my skill as a player.

2. As the weeks go on my PEP gets progressively harder by increasing the intensity of each activity. It is important to not start too hard and to work your way up slowly because you can risk injury.

3. I have applied overload by increasing the demand placed on my body. For example normally I would increase the amount of sets I did for the weights but every other week I would increase the weight as well. I set the training programme out so that