My Personal Exercise Programme      

                Planning

Purpose / aim of programme

(What you hope to achieve by doing a health related fitness programme).

 What is your level of involvement in your chosen activity? Outline your normal training- state the time and intensity of your sessions. Have you gained any awards in your chosen sport? Do you have any other sporting interests?

Personal Fitness profile

Explain how fit you think you are.

How do you know how fit you are? What is your resting heart rate?

How quickly does your heart rate return to normal after exercise? How do you know?

What fitness tests have you done to indicate your level of fitness?

Do you have any injuries or health problems?

How much physical activity do you do each week?

Remember to complete and include your personal fitness profile record sheet.

Set your targets

State what you hope to achieve by the end of your training programme.

Consider stamina, strength, flexibility, speed.

What skills in you sport do you hope to improve as a result of becoming fitter?

Awareness of Safety

Outline any potential risks with any equipment or apparatus that you plan to use. What checks have you made?

What factors will you consider when planning the order or types of exercises in your programme?

Warming up and Cooling down

Explain how and why you will prepare your body for exercise and help it to recover after each training session.

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Assessing Your Current Fitness Level

You will need to undertake come fitness tests to works out your current level of fitness.

Make your tests specific to the requirements of your sport.

You should include one fitness test for each components of fitness you are hoping to improve E.g. stamina- multistage fitness test or cooper 12 minute run, sit and reach test for flexibility, sergeant and standing broad jump for leg power,

Explain why each of these tests is important to your training programme.

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