PE Chapter 5

Frequency means

• How often

• Where

• How long

• How hard

Intensity means

• How long

• Where

• How often

• How hard

FITT (Time) means

• How hard

• How often

• Where

• How long

Principle of overload means

• it does not benefit you to exercise

• exercising more than you normally do improves fitness

• decreasing your amount of exercise improves fitness

• the amount and intensity of exercise should gradually increase

Principle of progression means

• you should exercise more than you normally do to improve fitness

• you should decrease the amount of exercise

• you should increase the amount and intensity with each exercise session

• the amount and intensity of exercise should increase gradually as your body adapts

Threshold of Training means

• the point of exercising too much/your upper limit of activity

• minimum amount of overload you need to build physical fitness

• above you threshold of training and below your target ceiling

Target ceiling means

• above you threshold of training and below your target ceiling

• minimum amount of overload you need to build physical fitness

• the point of exercising too much/your upper limit of activity

Target fitness zone means

• above you threshold of training and below your target ceiling

• minimum amount of overload you need to build physical fitness

• the point of exercising too much/your upper limit of activity

People with a Marginal Fitness Rating have less risk of health problems than people with good fitness.

• True

• False

A high performance rating is not necessary for good health.

• True

• False